Colder first thing but warmer with sun in the afternoon. Car cleaning again. H.B.S.Mc. making 105 to date. Won £1 in Neston Council sweep. Brushed up around the bins.

A fine warm sunny morning but changed to cloud and drizzle later. Hoeing up the drive. Got some creosote for my fence. Let Mr Shac see the A.B.C. Thought it v.g.

Beautiful warm sunny day. Cleared some carbon out of No. 1. boiler. Cleaned both the jets. Finished the squares under fruit trees. Started on beds in front main lab door.

A lovely warm sunny day again today. Car washing again. A.S.K.D. making 99 to date. Glued my A.B.C. A lot of stuff to burn from Hans Hall.

A lovely day again. Finished the borders. Did the mowing. Ron went to the match at Liverpool. Nell went back with Dot for tea. Saw Bert Harris in Sheaf.

A lovely day, warm and sunny. Started to fork the borders. Dot and Ron came. Stayed the night. Got my A.B.C. back off John Roe.

(Granddad collected sticks in the shape of every letter of the alphabet and framed them. My mum still has it.)

A morning of heavy cloud but not so cold. Finished the fence. Started to rain about dinner time. Rained all afternoon. Unable to go to P. Watched tele.

A cold wind blowing again today. Started on the fence. Worked at it all day until 8 p.m. but not quite finished. No one came to see us.

A nice day. Dull at first but nice and sunny later. Another heifer to burn. Cleared lab bins. Car washing. H.S.Mc. making 95 to date. Burnt 100 chicks from an experiment.

Milder today but rain again. 300 galls of oil came. Hope it’s the last for this time. Burnt a heifer. Also a lot of hens from Hans Hall. Got some more wood for my fence Buried B Cottrel.