November 21

Posted by sydney on Nov 21st, 2008
  • 1792: November 21, 1792 – Sent 3 bantam fowls to Miss Reb. White at Mareland, a cock & two pullets.
  • 1790: November 21, 1790 – A vast tempest at Sarum; & an house beat down.  The mast of a man of war was struck at Spit-head by the lightening.
  • 1786: November 21, 1786 – Bought 61 bushels of peat-ashes, & laid them up in the ash-house.
  • 1785: November 21, 1785 – Partridges associate in vast coveys.
  • 1782: November 21, 1782 – The conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn is over; & the former, which lately was just below the latter, is now to the E. of him, & in a line parallel with the horizon.  These planets are so near the sun at setting as to be visible but a small time: & are so low as not to be seen at all at Selborne, because of the hill.
  • 1781: November 21, 1781 – Finished dressing the vines.  The new wood was small, & not highly ripened; so it was laid-in the shorter.  It covers the walls regularly.
  • 1777: November 21, 1777 – Planted a number of small beeches in the tall hedges.
  • 1776: November 21, 1776 – The thatch is torn by the wind.
  • 1773: November 21, 1773 – Yellow water wagtail.

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