Category: 50 YEARS AGO

• Saturday 17 July 1976

  Mum – At Dunoon. Did not feel v well. Pain in left back. ?kidney – due to sitting on stone wall at Tighnabruiach?? Went after prayer. New people arrived – not as nice as last week. Syd & Ann & Graham left. Felt v tired all day. Had hair set in afternoon. ?haematuria. Roger –…

  July 17, 2026

• Friday 16 July 1976

  Mum’s Diary At Dunoon. Left D at 10.30 on boat to Tignabruiach & Kyles of Bute. E went on a 4 mile walk at T. Bought “Judge” tin opener like mum’s at T. £2.53. Very rough trip out in am calmer on way back. Good concert in parts at night – recorded some of it.…

  July 16, 2026

• Thursday 15 July 1976

  Mum’s Diary At Dunoon. Left 8.30 to go to Glencoe. Rained off & on all day, but most enjoyable trip – driver good & informative. Tea at Inverary. Sat behind Graham & opposite Dot, Mary & husbands. Played Scrabble for fun at night. Realised prayer of Monday for a male to talk to had been…

  July 15, 2026

• Wednesday 14 July 1976

  Mum’s Diary At Dunoon. Free Day. Went in Dunoon in am. Showery all day. Went round south of peninsula in aft & to Toward Lighthouse. A&E went in swimming pool – I watched. Had letter from mum – says P Claxton going to do roof so I rang P at night – she didn’t know…

  July 14, 2026

• Tuesday 13 July 1976

  Mum’s Diary At Dunoon. Rained in am. Left D at 10.30 on boat (private launch) & it had just stopped raining – to Millport on Great Cumbrae Island 1½ hrs down Clyde. Sun shone & was hot there. A & E cycled round island – about 10 miles. Back in boat. Played Scrabble at night…

  July 13, 2026

• Monday 12 July 1976

  Mum’s Diary At Dunoon. A&E went on walk. I went on coach trip to Helensburgh, Luss & Loch Lomond. Bit depressed all day – v lonely. Rained off & on. Social in evening. Prayed prayer of helplessness. Sid Collins talked to me in evening. Told him about me. Said he loved me – but I…

  July 12, 2026

• Sunday 11 July 1976

  Mum – DHALLING MHOR. Rain in am. Went to Church of Scotland am & pm. quite nice. Fine after lunch. Went walk round Holy Loch – about 4 miles. Wrote to Cecil. Roger – Got up fairly early and rang Caroline up at about 9. Unfortunately she was still in bed as she’d not got…

  July 11, 2026

• Saturday 10 July 1976

  Mum’s diary – Left Norwich 4.45am arrived Dhalling Mhor about 3.30pm. Good journey. Drizzling when we got there. Nice people – not many young people though. Had single room. A & E in multiple. About 425 miles. Roger – I think that the four Angolan mercenaries sentenced to death have been shot today. After England’s…

  July 10, 2026

• Friday 9 July 1976

  Mum – Hair set in am. Took A to dentist for filling in am. Work in aft. R went to party at night – then to sleep at Gary’s. Did packing & went to bed at 9.45. Malcolm rang & asked me if I’d write an article for “Christian Viewpoint”. Roger – Today the induction…

  July 9, 2026

• Thursday 8 July 1976

  Mum – Hot. Took Alan to see Mr Hunt – opticians in aft. His eyes are “abnormal”. To have new glasses & return in 1 year. Went to St P Guild at Jill’s – Chinese meal. V nice. £1.25 – but I’m odd one out, but they don’t make me feel this. Made Alan 4…

  July 8, 2026