February

1910, FEBRUARY

1 TUESDAY           Partridge and Pheasant shooting ends.

Dull morning and it came on to rain about eleven o'clock and kept on all day.

It was our washing day and of course it didn't dry. Father and Jack went to Bromsgrove.

2 WEDNESDAY           Candlemas.

Dull morning and it came on to rain about one o'clock and rained all the afternoon, then cleared off in the evening.

I was at home all day. Bert Millard came down after tea and went with Ned to Droitwich.

3 THURSDAY

Very foggy in the morning but it cleared about twelve and was a nice afternoon, a sharp frost at night.

Marion Wall ¹came in the afternoon to stay the night, so that she could go to the Social. Ned and

Miss Gilbert and Marion Wall and I went to Hanbury to a Social in the evening; we all enjoyed it very much. Father and Jack kept house.

4 FRIDAY

Nice bright morning and very nice all day, being much warmer.

I cycled down to Droitwich in the afternoon and went up to Aunt Bessie's to tea.

5 SATURDAY

Wet morning and it rained more or less all day.

We were very busy all day. Mr. Ralph Palmer and John Wilson of Astwood were here shooting and they killed about 40 rabbits.

6 SUNDAY

Fine mild morning until about twelve and rain most of the afternoon.

Father and the boys and I went to Church in the morning. Philip Marshall² came to tea. Miss Gilbert went to Broughton to Church at night.

7 MONDAY

Bright mild morning with just one or two showers during the day.

The hounds met at Hanbury Wharf and Miss Gilbert and I walked up to the meet. Father and both the boys went hunting; they had a fair day's sport. Jack fell off and plastered himself with mud.

8 TUESDAY           Shrove Tuesday.

It was colder and rather windy and ever so many showers in the day, then it froze a bit at night.

Dolly Gibbs and Doris Millard came in the afternoon to go to a Social at Winnetts Lane. Ned and Bert Millard, Dolly and Doris and Miss Gilbert and I all went down; and we all enjoyed ourselves very much.

9 WEDNESDAY           Ash Wednesday. First day in Lent.

Very foggy all day.

Cousin Lottie Gibbs ³ and Martin came to dinner. Miss Fowler⁴ and Evelyn Horton⁵ came to tea; and Bert Millard came down in the evening.

10 THURSDAY

Fine morning but it rained a little in the afternoon.

Ned went to Mere Green shooting and Jack and Miss Gilbert went to a party at Mr. Seagers of Goosehill in the evening. Father was at Droitwich so I was the only one at home in the evening.

11 FRIDAY

Nice bright warm morning but it went colder at middle day; there was a sharp storm of sleet and rain.

The hounds met at Dunhampstead and the boys and father went, but they had a bad day's sport.

I was at home all day. The boys and Father were booking all the evening.

12 SATURDAY

Fine day.

Father and Jack went to Bradley Green; and Ned was at home all day but went down to Droitwich on his bicycle in the evening. Miss Gilbert and I drove down to Droitwich in the afternoon; and went on up to Witton to see Aunt Bessie. We came back home to tea.

13 SUNDAY

Fine day.

Ned and I went to Church on the morning and Father and Jack went in the afternoon to the induction of the new Parson; Miss Gilbert went to Wolmer at night. Jack and Ralph Lord⁶ came down to tea.

14 MONDAY           St. Valentine.

Very nice day.

It was our washing day and it was the first time we have had it fine for about two months and we dried nearly all of it. Father and Jack went hunting; they had a very good day's sport. Ned was at home all day and went shooting in the afternoon. Father and the boys were booking at night.

15 TUESDAY

Fine morning but rather stormy in the afternoon.

Father and Jack went to Bromsgrove. I walked up to the station to order a truck in the afternoon.

Father and Ned went to Westfields⁷ in the evening.

16 WEDNESDAY

Bright and frosty morning but it rained in the evening.

I went to the Sick Nursing Class at Hanbury in the afternoon. The boys went beagling at Hadzor.

Jack Jackson came in the evening and we played cards.

17 THURSDAY

Fine morning but very windy all day.

I went up to the Hall to tea in the afternoon with Mrs. Howson to meet the new Rector and Mrs. Colman. Ned went to the Club in the evening.

18 FRIDAY

Fine day, only very windy; it was very rough in the night and blew one of the attic windows in.

The boys were Bradley Green all day. I cycled over to Porters Mill⁸ in the afternoon; and Hubert came back with me to arrange to go to Birmingham with Ned tomorrow to see the football match.

19 SATURDAY

Very windy and stormy all day.

The boys and Father went to Birmingham; to the football match and pantomime. Bert Millard and Hubert Jackson went with them and came back here to stay the night. I cycled down to Droitwich in the afternoon.

20 SUNDAY

Very wet and windy all day. We all went to Church in the morning when the new Rector preached for the first time. Miss Gilbert went at night.

21 MONDAY

Fine nearly all day, only rather windy, with one or two showers.

The hounds met at the Vernon Arms and I went on my bicycle to the meet. The boys and Father went, but Father had to come home again because one of the horses had got in the ditch. They didn't have a very good day and Jack's horse fell down and put him off again.

22 TUESDAY

The wind has gone down but it was a very wet morning and fine in the afternoon and evening.

Father went to Kidderminster and the boys were at home all day. I was going down to Aunt Bessie's, only it rained so I was at home all day. Ned went down to Droitwich in the evening to fetch his new bicycle.

23 WEDNESDAY

Nice fine morning but one or two showers in the afternoon.

I went to the Nursing Class at Hanbury in the afternoon. Ned went up to the Club Room in the evening.

24 THURSDAY

Stormy most of the day.

Father went out in the afternoon and the boys were at home all day. Dick Fowler came in the evening and we played cards. Ned went up to the Club.

25 FRIDAY

Very wet and miserable all day.

The hounds met at Dunhampstead but none of us went because it was so wet. Ned went to Ham Green in the afternoon; and Father and Jack went to Phepson. We were all at home in the evening and we played cards.

26 SATURDAY

Fine in the morning but rather wet in the afternoon.

I went to Porters Mill to stay the night. Ned went to the Pump House⁹ shooting. It came on to rain when I got to Droitwich so I called at Aunt Bessie's and had tea; then went on to Porters Mill after the storm was over.

27 SUNDAY

Fine and nice all day.

I went to Claines Church with Aunt and Uncle¹⁰ in the morning, and to [Martin] with Hubert in the evening.

I came home at night.

28 MONDAY           Hare hunting ends.

Fine but dull in the morning , it came on to rain about twelve and poured nearly all the rest of the day.

The hounds met at Feckenham. Father and the boys went but the boys came home about three because they were wet through. Father stayed out all day and had a fair day's sport. Unfortunately it was our washing day.