Friday 29 March 1839

[Good Friday]

Dull morning small snow occasionally driving about Fahrenheit 44 inside and 35 1/2 outside at 8 25/60

Slept with Ann last night the first time for almost ever since our return home she seems all the better for it tho I was perfectly quiet no shew of even playing sleeps very fairly

With Robert the joiner ordering about the 3 steps up to the gallery being widened an inch so as to finish up to the great pillar with no boxing between

Breakfast at 9 in about 40 minutes then again a little while with Robert the joiner, about the balustrading on the landing - whether to have 7 or 6 balustres - chose 7 the same number as all the other compartments tho' the latter 7 will be rather closer than the others

Off to church at 10 10/60 - Mr. Horsfall did all the duty (tho' Mr. Wilkinson was at church) preached 28 minutes from Luke xxiii. 21. Crucify him - crucify him - 20 minutes at Cliff hill Mrs. Ann Walker very well - home at 1 1/2 - changed my dress

Somewhile with Robert the joiner and with Ann ordering about box to send to her sister containing books and vouchers bredecake

Out about 2 1/4 - sometime with Jack Green at the top terrace breaking stone and doing up in the turret - then with Robert Mann filling up about the oak-root posts in the Lodge road - had George and my 3 horses and 2 carts and William Lord and Ben filling soil and coarse stuff from near the terraces - out with Robert till after 7 planning about the top terrace walk at the turret

Came in at 7 10/60 dressed - dinner at 7 20/60 Ann read French - wrote the last 8 lines till 9 10/60 then coffee - read the paper came upstairs at 10 1/2 and Fahrenheit 40 inside and 32 outside finish, cold day - Ann took three of brodies pills tonight  

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/23/0009

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