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Tag Archives: mist
29.4.40
I think a little rain in the night. All day overcast, with sometimes fine mist almost amounting to rain, but not exactly cold. Mended the fence, which cannot be done completely as there are not enough stakes. Planted out 1 … Continue reading
14.1.40
No thaw. Thickish mist. Extremely still, no sun visible but not particularly cold. 8 eggs.
28.12.39
Back at Wallington. Very cold, but no wind. In London there were a few frosts &, round about Xmas, extremely dense mists, making traffic almost impossible. Here freezing hard since yesterday, & snowing all today. Extremely light dry snow, which … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged corrugated iron, egg total, eggs, lavender, London, mice, mist, snow, traffic, Wallington, weather, white leghorn, xmas
7 Comments
11.12.39
Raw, chilly, thick mist most of the day. 7 eggs.
7.12.39
Very hard frost last night, which did not begin to thaw till after-noon. Thick mist in the evening. Mr R. turns over the frosted ground, digging the frost in, which he says kills the wireworms etc. 9 eggs.
22.10.39
Very misty, not cold, a short spell of sun in the afternoon. No wind. Turned out & examined some of the bags of potatoes. Found that some K. Edwards had gone bad, but no Red Kings, or very few. Threw … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged aubretia, blenheim, cooking apples, eating apples, eggs, king edwards, lime, market, meetrop, mist, potatoes, pumpkin, red kings, savoy, sun, weather
5 Comments
21.10.39
Very fine, clear, still autumn weather, with a touch of mist. Distinctly chilly morning & evening. E., Lydia[1] & self picked 41/2lb. blackberries. Nuts seem to be already ripened & fallen. Oak trees now mostly yellow, hawthorn & ash leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged ash, blackberries, chilly, egg total, eggs, Eileen, hawthorn, lydia jackson, mist, nuts, oak trees, weather
3 Comments
31.8.39.
Ringwood [1] (Hants). 24-29.8.39 hot, yesterday & today fairly heavy rain. Blackberries are ripening in this district. Finches beginning to flock. Very heavy mists in the early mornings. [1] See 565, 28.8.39, n. 1.
