Tag: Lawns
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Sunday 23 September 1973
Ethel went twice to DMC. Harvest Festival. Sheila & Fam came for tea. Sheila cut both lawns. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DMC refers to Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107. Sheila refers to my mother Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. Fam stands for family. It was our practice to…
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Tuesday 18 September 1973
Did a bit of lawn raking. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house. They were surrounded by pine trees so often got covered in cones and needles. These needed to be rake off particularly before mowing, see Chapter 109.
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Wednesday 29 August 1973
Sheila, P, A & E came for dinner, Patricia came from Switzerland, got to Norwich about 12.15. Sheila cut both lawns. Notes Sheila refers to my mother, Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. P refers to my sister Patricia (Tricia) Jane Carrick nee Drew, A to my brother, Alan Charles Drew and E to my sister,…
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Wednesday 8 August 1973
Dolly cut the back lawn. I raked the cones & needles of the front lawn. Notes Dolly refers to grandma’s first cousin, Dorothy Rose who we knew as Auntie Dolly. She visited grandma and grandad frequently, see Chapter 106. Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house which required…
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Monday 30 July 1973
Had a very poor day going to the loo about every 30 minutes. Sheila came & cut the lawns. She brought Dolly from the Bus Station. Notes Grandad’s poor health related to his prostate which he finally had operated on, see Chapter 100. Sheila refers to my mother Sheila Drew nee Parkin. Grandma and grandad…
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Thursday 14 June 1973
Arthur came, we pulled some trunk trays to pieces. At 19.30 Sheila came & mowed both lawns, she tried the roto mower was pleased with it. She finished the lawns with the cylinder mower, the roto does not pick up the grass a better one would but could not cut better. Ron brought me 2…
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Monday 28 May 1973
Bank holiday. I repaired the clutch control on Ron’s Atco mower. Sheila & P, R, A & E came for tea. Sheila cut both lawns the grass was very long. Notes The bank holiday was Spring Bank Holiday. For details of grandad’s views on the change from Whit to Spring Bank Holiday, see Chapter 112.…
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Wednesday 9 May 1973
Sheila cut both lawns in the afternoon. Notes Sheila refers to my mother, Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. Grandma and grandad’s house had large lawns at the front and back. Grandad was proud of these lawns. They required mowing frequently, see Chapter 109.
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Tuesday 8 May 1973
Ethel’s birthday she had 27 cards. I had a garden fire, burning the rubbish blown off the trees Monday April 2nd. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Grandma was born on 8 December 1901, see Chapter 16. So, in 1973, she turned 72. Grandma and grandad’s house had large lawns at…
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Tuesday 17 April 1973
E & I put the frame back in the caravan, I put hard board instead of glass in the frame. Elizabeth came for dinner, Sheila cut both lawns. Alan came with Sheila but went back with her. Notes E refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. The caravan was at Drayton Methodist Church –…