Tag Archives: Muriel

10.9.39

Warmish, but overcast. Dug the 2 rows of King Edward potatoes (actually most of them are not K.E. but another larger kind, perhaps Great Scott). Again very poor though better than the earlies. The best had 16 sizeable potatoes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged disease, eggs, goat, great scott, heat, king edward, marrow, Muriel, potatoes, pumpkin, weather | 4 Comments

20.8.39.

Posted on 20 August by orwelldiaries

Hot in the morning. Then thunder & heavy showers. Raining hard tonight. Goats greatly terrified by the thunder, & M. managed to break loose from her chain. Pinched out growing point of pumpkin. Gave onions their final thinning out. First … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged goat, Muriel, onions, peas, pumpkins, thunder, tomatoes, weather | 2 Comments

3.8.39.

Posted on 3 August by orwelldiaries

Unbroken rain from early this morning till about 8pm. One or two dahlias now in flower. Examining yesterday one of the large black slugs common at this time of year (about 4” long when extended) noticed that the curious holes … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged barley, black slugs, dahlias, goat, Muriel, oats, plums, toadflax, wheat | 4 Comments

9.7.39.

Posted on 9 July by orwelldiaries

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

1.7.39.

Posted on 1 July by orwelldiaries

Fine most of morning, very heavy showers in afternoon. Garden mostly in good condition. Some strawberries ripe, a few broad beans fit to pick, onions improving, runner beans just starting to climb strings. Hay is cut & stacked in small … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged ducklings, hay, marigolds, milk-yield, Muriel, runner beans, scabious, strawberries, weather | 2 Comments

10.6.39

Posted on 10 June by orwelldiaries

Extremely dry & pretty hot. Began hoeing maincrop potatoes, which are mostly through. Lettuces & marrows seem O.K. Many flowers in the garden drooping. The rainwater tank is now almost empty (the first time this has happened, but E. was … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged egg total, Eileen, Kate, lettuces, Muriel, new goat, potatoes | 3 Comments

9.6.39.

Posted on 9 June by orwelldiaries

Very dry, less hot. No signs of rain. Planted two more marrows & removed the covers from the others. Did more weeding. The turnips have completely disappeared & very few onions are left, & some of those wilting. Shall re-sow … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged broody hens, Kate, lettuces, marrows, Muriel, new goat, onions, potatoes, turnips, weather | 5 Comments

8.6.39.

Posted on 8 June by orwelldiaries

Very dry, not quite so hot. Prepared another marrow-bed, this time digging it less deeply & putting on 4-inch layer of lawn-clippings. Shall compare results of this style of bed with the other. Weeded & hoed the French & runner … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged apples, Daily Mail rose, delphiniums, french beans, marrow-bed, Muriel, runner beans, weather | 4 Comments

2.6.39.

Posted on 2 June by orwelldiaries

Very hot, very dry, a good deal of wind. Young seedling tending to droop. Titley has peonies, columbines full out. Honeysuckle also full out. A sweet william here & there beginning to open. Apples on the grenadier about the size … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged apples, cherries, columbines, honeysuckle, Muriel, peonies, sour milk, sweet williams, Titley, weather | 6 Comments

31.5.39.

Posted on 31 May by orwelldiaries

Fine & warm, but strikes very chilly as soon as the sun begins to go in. Tomatoes (protected from the sun with sacking) are O.K. A few French & runner beans showing. M’s mate no good. When bringing her back … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged french beans, goat, milk-yield, Muriel, runner beans, tomatoes, udders, weather, white owl | 4 Comments