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Tag Archives: loganberries
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
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8.7.39.
Raining much of the day, a fine interval in the evening, very windy. Picked some more loganberries. One hollyhock beginning to flower. A few runner beans show buds. Tomatoes flowering, also several marrows. One or two snapdragons beginning to flower. … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged chickens, ducklings, egg total, hollyhock, limping pullet, loganberries, marrows, potatoes, runner beans, snapdragons, tomatoes, weather
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5.7.39.
Hot. A short shower in the evening. Bergamot in bud. The white chick looks bad, & the pullet which is limping no better. A few loganberries ripe enough to pick. Started creosoting henhouse. Sowed radishes, cos lettuce, parsley. E. sowed … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged bergamot, chickens, cos lettuce, Eileen, french beans, henhouse, limping pullet, loganberries, parsley, radishes, weather
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2.7.39.
Overcast most of day, a heavy shower in the afternoon, & cold enough to have a fire. Both the hens guarding chicks have begun laying eggs & the younger one showed a tendency to stray away. E. therefore put her … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged apples, broad beans, chickens, clarkia, Eileen, Full-o-Pep, gas, loganberries, strawberries, weather
4 Comments
25.5.39.
Yesterday & the day before very warm. Today overcast, chilly enough to have a fire, & a few drops of rain. Got back[1] yesterday after nearly 3 weeks’ absence. Soil is very dry, weeds terrible except in kitchen garden. The … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged apples, aubretia, bush roses, carnations, cheddar pinks, chicks, currants, double egg, egg total, flowers, forget-me-nots, gooseberries, hemlock, loganberries, mole, Muriel, nettles, pansies, peonies, saxifrage, sweet williams, tulips, vegetables, wallflowers, weather, weeds, yellow alyssum
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