Saturday 16 July 1836

No kiss washing after cousin

Ready in 55 minutes Fahrenheit 57 1/2 at 8 1/4 and the sun out – a little driving rain till 10 minutes or 1/4 hour ago – highish wind – out for 8 1/4 to 10 with Wood x 2, Richard and Benjamin, at the pool – took Sam Booth and Jack Green from puddling about the cave to sink the phaeton house for cellar and Frank to cart the stuff away to fill up about the cave

Breakfast at 10 in about 3/4 hour.

Took Ann out top pool but she soon went in again – I stayed with Wood and co till their dinner at 12 then sauntering and looking about and considering at the pool, 1/2 hour then with Ann 1/4 hour and took her out into the walk for 1/2 hour

From then 1 1/4 to 5 50/60 kept Wood x 2 hard at work setting stone and puddling. Then sauntered about considering till came in at 6 1/4

Dinner at 6 1/2 – coffee – Dr Abraham Jubb came to the aunt for above 1/2 hour and then sat 1 5/60 hours with Ann and me till 9. Ann and I sat talking a little – then with my aunt at 9 1/2 to after 10 inking over my accounts afterwards settled with George and wrote the above of today till 11 1/4

Fine day after the drizzling of this morning which had cleared up before 9 – Fahrenheit 54 now at 11 1/4 p.m.

Too windy today also to finish the Lodge chimney. David Booth the mason and company did up the doorway from the parlour into the phaeton house. Robert Schofield and Joseph Sharpe resetting the causeway in the high wind front of the house and making little drain along it. Robert Mann very poorly – confined to his bed

Rainy between 11 and 12 and till longish after Journals in bed – rubbed Ann’s neck with spirit of wine and camphor as usual, 10 minutes.  

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/19/0076

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