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Tag Archives: Canterbury bells
18.4.40
Violent wind & horribly cold most of day. In the afternoon about an hour’s heavy rain, after which it is warmer & more still. Narcissi are out. Wild thyme out. Daffs beginning to go off a little. Sowed sweet peas, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged Canterbury bells, clarkia, daffodils, eggs, narcissi, phlox, rain, roses, sunflowers, sweet peas, weather, wild thyme, wind
3 Comments
11.10.39
Still, sunny & fairly warm. Ground a good deal dryer. Planted out 10 Canterbury bells, about 20 sweet williams, 20 carnations, 25 wallflowers (flame). Continue tomorrow if not raining. Added some more to compost heap. Staked some of the crysanthemums° … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged apple jam, Canterbury bells, carnations, chrysanthemums, compost heap, eggs, hen-run, raining, spade, sweet williams, wallflowers, weather
6 Comments
30.7.39
A little rain during last night. Today hot. Canterbury bell seeds germinating. Pulled first carrots today. Earwigs now very troublesome. 10 eggs (2 small).
19.7.39.
Showers, but mostly fine. Everything now growing very fast. Many peas. A few tomatoes about the size of marbles. One or two marrows about size of peanuts. Not certain whether a pullet has started laying prematurely or whether the mother … Continue reading
9.7.39.
Warm, no rain. The little apple tree (grenadier pippin)[a] so weighted down with apples that we are obliged to support the branches. Kate[1] is unwell, refused food this evening & was sick, or threw up her cud. Muriel also somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged apple tree, Canterbury bells, crab apples, goats, Kate, loganberries, Muriel, newt tadpoles, rambler rose, red currants, weather, wild cherries, wood pigeons
1 Comment
21.6.39.
Cold, windy & some drizzle. Fire in the house all day. Did nothing out of doors. Did not put the goats out, owing to cold. Perennial Canterbury Bell (very poor flower) is well out. 11 eggs. Sold 40 @ 2/2 … Continue reading
16.6.39.
Heavy rain in the night, raining on & off most of the day, till about 5pm. when it cleared up. Too wet to do much out of doors. Placed strings for beans (much too low), began preparing a patch for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged beans, Canterbury bells, cream cheese, goat's milk, grass, grit for hens, heavy rain, newspaper cutting, potatoes, pullets, recipe, strawberries, weather
7 Comments
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