Tag Archives: primroses

12.4.40

Evidently a little rain in the night, but it had dried up by the afternoon. Gathered sticks for dwarf m. daisies. Prepared a place to sow canary creeper (about 10 days hence), burnt up a little rubbish, gave wallflowers liquid … Continue reading

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31.3.40

Rather cold, & violent wind all day. A certain number of primroses out, also blue & white violets, & celandine. No other wild flowers. Saw a sheep with two newborn lambs, the first I have seen this year. Notice that … Continue reading

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11.1.40

No thaw. It would be possible to skate on the church pond, but unfortunately I have no skates here. The other ponds not bearing. Water beetles (the kind whose legs look like oars) can be seen moving about under the … Continue reading

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12.4.39.

Wallington: Yesterday[1]  exceedingly warm & fine, said to have been the warmest day for that date for 70 years. Today even more so. We now have 26 hens, the youngest about 11 months. Yesterday 7 eggs (the hens have only … Continue reading

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10.4.39

Southwold: Have been here since 1.4.39, but spent most of the last week in bed. A week ago, on arrival, weather mostly coldish, very still & rather misty. Thick sea mist on 2.4.39. Blackthorn flowering in places. Primroses abundant. Wild … Continue reading

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