July

1910, JULY

1 FRIDAY

Stormy all day.

Father and all the boys went to Hanbury Stock Sale. I went down to Aunt Bessie's to tea in the afternoon on my bicycle. All the boys rode their bicycles down to Droitwich in the evening.

2 SATURDAY

Stormy all day and it thundered in the afternoon.

Father and Jack went round the country in the morning, and to the bowling match at Hanbury in the afternoon. Ned and Bert went to Droitwich to take the butter in the morning and to Mr. Roes of Astwood to fetch some pigs in the afternoon. Miss Gilbert and I were at home all day.

3 SUNDAY

Stormy all day and a very heavy thunderstorm in the afternoon.

We all went to Church in the morning and it poured with rain all the afternoon. Father and Jack went for a walk after tea and Ned and Bert went to post. Miss Gilbert went to Church.

4 MONDAY

Fine all day.

Father was at home all morning and went to Mr. Longlands in the afternoon.

Ned took some pigs to Blackwell in the float. Bert and Jack were at home all day gardening and doing odd jobs. After tea Jack went down to Droitwich on his bicycle and Bert and Ned went to Hanbury to cricket practice. It was our washing day and we dried it all.

5 TUESDAY Dividends on Consols due.

Fine until about four and then it simply poured all night.

Father and Jack went to Bromsgrove market and they both came home to tea. Ned and Bert went to Bean Hall pulling docks and they didn't come home until teatime. It was rainy all day. We were all at home all the evening.

6 WEDNESDAY

Very dull all day and inclined to be stormy.

Father was at home all morning and in the afternoon he drove and took me with him to Porters Mill.

All the boys went to Bean Hall for the day to finish dock pulling. In the evening all the boys went down to Droitwich on their bicycles. Mr. Collins the Curate came in the evening to ask Father to subscribe to the choir outing.

7 THURSDAY

Fine all day and a little brighter.

Father went to Mr. Cooks of Hawford and took Jack with him. Ned and Bert were at home all day doing odd jobs. Miss Gilbert and I mowed all the lawns. Hubert from Porters Mill came to tea and brought some pigs. After tea Ned and Bert went to Droitwich on their bicycles and Miss Gilbert went up to the Schools on hers.

8 FRIDAY

Fine all day.

Father was at home all the morning; he waited to see Mr. Cooks of Hawford, then he went with him in his motor to Droitwich and came home to tea. All the boys went to Bean Hall mowing. I rode my bicycle down to Droitwich in the afternoon and went up to Aunt Bessie's to tea. Ned and Bert rode their bicycles up to Hanbury in the evening to cricket practice.

9 SATURDAY           Midsummer Fire Insurances due.

Fine and nice all day.

Father went round the country in the morning and back to the cricket match in the afternoon.

Ned went to Bradley Green to finish mowing in the morning; and Bert and Jack went to Droitwich to take the butter. In the afternoon the boys and I all rode our bicycles up to Hanbury to the cricket match; they played against Bromsgrove College and lost.

10 SUNDAY

Fine day.

We all went to Church in the morning. In the afternoon Hubert Jackson, Ralph Lord and Jack and Martin Gibbs came to tea. All the boys except Jack rode their bicycles to Bean Hall after tea and he had to go to post. Father went for a walk and Miss Gilbert went to Church.

11 MONDAY

Very nice day.

I went with father for a drive to Norton Hall.

Ned was at Bean Hall at work all day, and Jack and Bert went to Mr. Coooks of Hawford to take some cattle. Doris came down in the evening to bring my bicycle and Ralph Lord came to bring Ned some things he had brought for him from Bromsgrove.

12 TUESDAY

Very hot all day.

Father went to Kidderminster market.

All the boys went up to Bean Hall haymaking for the day. Miss Gilbert and I picked half the blackcurrants in the morning; and in the afternoon Miss Gilbert wrote her bicycle down to Droitwich and came home to tea. Emily Wilson came to tea and to see Father's garden. I sold my lamb to Father for £1.0s.0d.

13 WEDNESDAY

Very hot day.

Father went round Phepson in the morning and then he went on to the boys at Bean Hall to help them haymaking and they didn't any of them come home until nearly ten o'clock. I rode my bicycle up to Kitty Harries in the afternoon and came home to tea. Aunt Fanny Jackson and Mary came to tea. Mrs. Lord and Nora Palmer¹ came down in the evening to see if we had got any blackcurrants.

14 THURSDAY

Very hot all day.

Father was at home all the morning and went to Droitwich in the afternoon to play cricket for the Droitwich West End. The boys were at home all day busy haymaking. Jack went to Norton Hall in the afternoon and Mr. Joynson gave him two Chinese geese. Miss Gilbert went to Farmer Fox's at Cutnall Green to tea. I went to a sewing party at the Hall. Miss Howson came back with me then I walked part of the way home with her. Ralph Lord was down here to tea.

15 FRIDAY St. Swithin.

Dull and cold all day.

Father was at home all morning and walked round Phepson in the afternoon; he was at home to tea and then went up to see Mr. Millard in the evening. Ned and Bert were at work at home all day and Jack went to Bean Hall to sow some seeds. Ned and Bert rode their bicycles up to Hanbury to cricket practice and Jack rode his down to Droitwich to post. Uncle Alfred Jackson and Hubert called to see Father in the evening.

16 SATURDAY

Dull in the morning but nice and fine in the afternoon.

Father went to Stoke in the morning and then went to see the county cricket at Worcester in the afternoon. The boys were about home all day. I rode my bicycle into Worcester with Emily Wilson to do some shopping and went to the county cricket match as well; they were playing and it ended in a draw. Ned and Bert rode their bicycles down to Droitwich in the evening.

17 SUNDAY

Dull morning and rained most of the afternoon and evening.

We all went to Church in the morning; and Miss Gilbert went in the evening. Father and Jack went to Mr. Palmer's of Hadzor after tea and Ned and Bert started to Intall Fields but it came on to rain so they stayed at the Schools.

18 MONDAY

Fine day.

Father went to Pershore to see some cattle he had got at tack there. The boys were at home all day haymaking and after tea they rode their bicycles down to Droitwich and went to a circus that was down there. I went up to the Schools in the afternoon to fetch my bicycle and in the evening rode over to see Jenny Terry.

19 TUESDAY

Fine all day but a shower in the evening.

Father went to Bromsgrove and came home to tea; then in the evening he went up to Hanbury to the Recreation Ground to see Mr. Millard and had a game at bowls. The boys were at home all day haymaking; in the evening they went up to Huntingdrop fishing. Mr. Coleman called in the evening to see Father but he wasn't in. We were very busy all day washing.

20 WEDNESDAY

Fine first thing in the morning and stormy the rest of the day.

Father went to Bewdley and came home to tea. In the evening he went to Mere Green to see Mr. Wilson.

Bert and Ned were at home all day doing odd jobs and Jack went on his bicycle to Bromsgrove to see if he could find two sows that had got out. All the boys went fishing to Huntingdrop again after tea. Jenny Terry became the mother of two fine sons ²

21 THURSDAY

Fine day but not much sunshine.

Father and Ned drove round Bradley Green and Phepson in the morning and in the afternoon Father went to Droitwich to play cricket for the West End. Ned went haymaking in the afternoon and he had to go to Phepson to skin a horse that had died in the evening. Jack and Bert were at work at Bean Hall all day. After tea I went and helped Jack to take in the hayfield for a bit and then walked on to fetch my dress from Mrs. Baylis at the Lodge. Miss Gilbert and I got the walnuts to pickle in the afternoon.

22 FRIDAY

Stormy but fine at times.

Father took Jack with him round the country and they were away all day. Ned and Bert went to Droitwich in the morning and to Bromsgrove to fetch some sows in the afternoon. I went up to Aunt Bessie's to tea and came home early. Miss Fowler came across in the evening to fetch some Sweet Williams. Ned and Bert went to cricket practice in the evening.

23 SATURDAY

Fine day but very windy and rather cold.

Father was about home all morning and drove Mr. Millard to the cricket match at Hewell in the afternoon. The boys drove the other trap and took Norman Palmer. Doris Millard and I rode our bicycles to Astwood and then drove with John and Emily Wilson and we called to see Aunt Green on our way home. The match was drawn: Hanbury declared at 200. Mr. E. Alsopp made 104 of the runs. Miss Gilbert went down to Droitwich in the evening.

24 SUNDAY

Stormy most of the day.

We all went to Church in the morning. Ned went up to Broughton Court to tea because it was Jack Lord's 21st birthday and Bert went up after tea. Miss Gilbert went at Goosehill to Mr. Seagers to tea. Jack went to post in the evening and Father went a walk.

25 MONDAY

Stormy most of the day and very windy.

Father and all the boys were about home most of the day.

After tea Father and Jack went up to the Recreation Ground on the float and Ned and Bert went up on their bicycles.Miss Gilbert and I were at home all day and did a lot of of sewing.

26 TUESDAY

Fine day but rather windy.

Father went to Kidderminster market and came home to tea. The boys were at home all day haymaking. In the evening Bert and Ned went to Droitwich on their bicycles and Jack went up to the Recreation Ground on his. I rode my bicycle over to see Jenny and her two sons for the first time.

Farmer Fox came to dinner.

27 WEDNESDAY

Fine all day and not quite so windy.

Father went to Westfields in the morning and Mr. Howson came back with him here to dinner; and then drove him round the country in the afternoon. Jack went to fetch a cow and calf from by Kidderminster and didn't come back until teatime. Ned and Bert were working in the hay all day until nearly ten o'clock at night. Jack went to a wrestling match at Bradley Green in the evening. Cousin Philip Gibbs came in the morning, and Kitty Harries called; she was on her way to see Jenny. Doris came down in the evening and Miss Gilbert rode her bicycle down to Droitwich.

28 THURSDAY

Fine in the daytime but rather stormy in the evening.

Father was away round the country all day and came home to tea.

In the evening he went to Hanbury bowling first, and then he came back to Mr. Wilson's of Mere Green to super to meet Ted Hartright and Mr. George Gerrard. The boys were haymaking all day except Jack and he had to go to Stock Green in the afternoon to fetch some cattle. Ned went down to Droitwich in the evening on his bicycle. Jack and Bert were at home all the evening for a wonder.

29 FRIDAY           Trinity Law Sessions end.

Very nice day.

Father took Jack with him round the country and they came home to tea.

Ned and Bert were haymaking all day and after tea they went down to Droitwich on their bicycles.

I went to the Hall to help Lady Georgina ³with the mother's meeting tea. I drove three old women up there, and took them home again. Doris came down in the evening.

30 SATURDAY

Nice day but a bit windy.

Father went to Droitwich in the morning and to a bowling match at Wychbold in the afternoon.

Ned and Bert were haymaking all day and went down to Droitwich on their bicycles in the evening.

Jack was away drovering all day. Miss Gilbert and Doris and I rode our bicycles into Worcester in the afternoon to do some shopping.

31 SUNDAY

Fine and nice all day.

Father and Ned and I went to Church in the morning. Bert and Jack didn't go because they had to go round the sheep because Ted had gone to Camp. Ernest Millard and Jack Lord came to tea. Miss Gilbert went to Church in the evening. Father went a walk and Bert and Ned went to Droitwich to post.