Tag: cabin
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Tuesday 25 September 1973
Had a poor night got up 9 times did not work in my cabin. Ethel went for the OAP & also the doctors brought me some tablets and also a bottle of medicine. After dinner Ethel went to a meeting at the Congregational church in Norwich. Notes From 1971, grandad had been experiencing prostate problems.…
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Monday 17 September 1973
I did odd jobs in my cabin. Ethel went by bus to paint a cupboard for Sheila at College Road. The man who wanted Waverley Road cried off because he could not sell his own. Notes Grandad had a purpose-built cabin which he used for woodworking and other practical tasks, see Chapter 85. Ethel refers…
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Tuesday 31 July 1973
I was a bit better did odd jobs in my cabin. Notes Although he felt better on this day, grandad’s health was poor at this time, see Chapter 100. Grandad had a purpose-built cabin in his garden which he used for woodworking jobs etc, see Chapter 109.
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Saturday 21 April 1973
I did odd jobs in my cabin, started putting the wind-mill sails back, will be a longish job. Notes For more detail of the kind of practical jobs grandad did, including work on the windmills he had made, see Chapter 109. At the house where they lived in Drayton, he had a purpose-built workshop which…
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Monday 5 March 1973
Did odd jobs in my cabin. Cleaned mower. Notes Grandad had a purpose-built workshop in his back garden which he referred to as a cabin (see Chapter 109).
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Thursday 22 February 1973
Tidied up my cabin. Ethel went to DLM. Notes The cabin grandad refers to was a purpose-built workshop at the back of their house. Ethel refers to Ethel May Cecilia Parkin, my grandmother. DLM stands for Drayton Ladies’ Meeting which was based at Drayton Methodist Church and which was started by my grandmother in 1964…
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Wednesday 14 February 1973
Snow again in the morning. Very cold. I put on my over-alls & did odd jobs in my cabin first time wearing overalls this year. Gas workers went on strike or a go slow as from midnight Tuesday. Notes Cabin refers to a purpose-built woodworking cabin that grandad had at his house/bungalow. The gas workers’…