Tag: Front lawn
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Friday 9 November 1973
I finished mowing the front lawn also mowed the grass in the road. I think this will be the finish of lawn mowing this year. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house which required a great deal of care and attention, including mowing, see Chapter 109. Grandad…
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Thursday 8 November 1973
I mowed just over ½ of the front lawn. Ethel went to DLM. Weather milder. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house which required a great deal of care and attention, including mowing, see Chapter 109. Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DLM refers…
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Friday 2 November 1973
I raked the front lawn. Roger, Alan & Elizabeth came for the day, Roger finished mowing the back lawn, he did it well. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at both the front and back of their house. These were surrounded by pine trees. So, they needed to be raked to remove pine needles…
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Saturday 11 August 1973
Dolly cut the front lawn. Very hot. Notes Dolly refers to grandma’s first cousin, Dorothy Rose, who we knew as Auntie Dolly. She lived in Bedford but often visited grandma and grandad, see Chapter 106. Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house which required cutting frequently, see Chapter…
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Thursday 26 July 1973
I mowed the front lawn with the Roto. Ethel went to DLM. Weather a bit cold. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house which required a lot of care, including frequent mowing, see Chapter 109. “Roto” refers to their rotary mower. Ethel refers to my grandma Ethel…
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Monday 23 July 1973
I cut the remains of the front lawn. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at both the front and back of their house. These required a lot of effort to maintain including frequent mowing, see Chapter 109.
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Wednesday 30 May 1973
E&D went to Norwich, shopping. I cut & cleaned the edges of the front lawn, weather fine & sunny at times. Notes E refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. D refers to Dorothy Rose, who I knew as Auntie Dolly. She was grandma’s first cousin and lived in Bedford. She visited grandma and…
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Thursday 5 April 1973
Arthur came & fixed the tiles in the window, he also helped me clear the back lawn of cones & branches which fell on Monday. I did the front lawn later. Notes Arthur refers to Arthur Elsegood, grandad’s friend. I am not sure which window he is referring to or if he is referring to…
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Tuesday 20 February 1973
I raked the front lawn. Notes Grandma and grandad had lawns in both their front and back gardens. They were surrounded by pine trees so they spent a lot of time clearing needles and cones from the lawns (see Chapter 109 for example).