Tag Archives: snow

16.4.40

Frost again last night. Most of the day sunny but not too warm. Some falls of snow or sleet in the afternoon. Grape hyacinths, what there are of them, now well out. Some of the shallotts° branching. Planted 28 lb … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged eggs, frost, grape hyacinths, majestic, potatoes, seed, shallots, sleet, snow, soil, turnips, weather | 4 Comments

16.3.40

Posted on 16 March by orwelldiaries

Fairly fine day. The snow has now almost gone. 19 eggs. Total this week (5 days): 75.

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15.3.40

Posted on 15 March by orwelldiaries

Hard frost in the night & the roads very slippery this morning. Today fairly sunny & warm. Thawing fast, but most of the grass still covered with snow. A few blue crocuses appearing. 16 eggs.

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14.3.40

Posted on 14 March by orwelldiaries

Heavy snow in the night & during a good deal of the day. Nasty slushy snow which will not lie long, but makes everything very nasty. Impossible to do anything out of doors. Began water-glassing some eggs, experimentally. It appears … Continue reading →

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13.3.40

Posted on 13 March by orwelldiaries

Re-opening this diary after a long absence due to ‘flu etc. The day we left, 30.1.40, the roads were so completely snowed up that of the 31/2 miles to Baldock we were only able to do about 1/2 mile on … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged adco, Baldock, birds, blackcurrants, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carnations, compost, crocuses, cuttings, daffodils, egg total, eggs, flu, frost, gooseberries, grass, hare, leeks, peonies, polyanthi, recurrants, rhubarb, roads, rose, snow, snowdrops, soil, tulips, wallflowers, water-glass | 10 Comments

29.1.40

Posted on 29 January by orwelldiaries

The coldest weather hitherto. Heavy snow last night, everything snowed up, drifts 4-6’ deep in places, roads more or less impassable, so that there has been no traffic of any kind all day. Violent wind. In spite of all this … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged eggs, roads, snow, traffic, village pump, weather | 55 Comments

28.1.40

Posted on 28 January by orwelldiaries

Very cold. Heavy snow last night, making about 1 foot deep. A little snow most of the day. 8 eggs.

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27.1.40

Posted on 27 January by orwelldiaries

No thaw. Last night distinctly milder, then heavy sloshy snow. Freezing very hard again this evening. Birds very hungry. A thrush hanging round the shed today, seemingly weak with hunger. 9 eggs. Total this week: 56. Sold 1 score @ … Continue reading →

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26.1.40

Posted on 26 January by orwelldiaries

No thaw. In the afternoon considerable wind & some very cold rain which froze as soon as it fell, leaving a thin skin of ice over everything. Then some heavy & rather squashy snow. 4 eggs.

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23.1.40

Posted on 23 January by orwelldiaries

Evidently a little more snow in the night. Milder, but no thaw. 6 eggs. Am not counting one that was laid on the floor of the pullets’ house & was broken. There were 3 there altogether, so at any rate … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged bacon, curing, eggs, macon, mutton, newspaper cutting, pullets, smoking, snow | 11 Comments