June 12, 1784
Posted by sydney on Jun 12th, 1784
Men wash their sheep. Hoed carrots, parsneps, &c. Received 5 gallons & a quart of French brandy from Mr Edmd Woods.
June 11, 1783
Posted by sydney on Jun 11th, 1783
Soft rain all days. Snails come forth in troops. Mr. Beeke came from Oxford.
June 5, 1782
Posted by sydney on Jun 5th, 1782
My Bror. Thomas White nailed-up several large ‘scallop shells under the eaves of his house at South Lambeth, to see if the house-martins would build in them. These conveniences had not been fixed half an hour, before several pairs settled upon them; &, expressing great complacency, began to build immediately. The shells were nailed on horizontally with the hollow side upward; & should, I think, have a hole drilled in their bottoms to letoff moisture from driving rains.
May 31, 1780
Posted by sydney on May 31st, 1780
Master Etty went on board the Vansittart India-man at Spithead. Thunderstorm in the night with a fine shower.
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