Posted by sydney on Oct 1st, 1784
Gathered-in the Swan’s egg, autumn-burgamot, Cresan-burgamot, Chautmontelle, & Virgoleuse pears: a great crop. The Swan-eggs are a vast crop. A wood-cock was killed in Blackmoor-woods; an other was seen the same evening in Hartley-wood.
Posted by sydney on Sep 29th, 1784
Took possession of Selborne curacy.
Posted by sydney on Sep 27th, 1784
Nep. Ben White left me: me stayed a few days.
Posted by sydney on Sep 26th, 1784
Mr Taylor took possession of Selborne vicarage.
Posted by sydney on Sep 25th, 1784
Sister Henry White, & her daughter came.
Posted by sydney on Sep 21st, 1784
Gathered-in the early pippins, called white apples: a great crop.
Posted by sydney on Sep 17th, 1784
Nep. Ben White left me: he stayed a few days.
Posted by sydney on Sep 16th, 1784
Martins cling, & cluster in a very particular manner against the wall of my stable and brew-house; also on the top of the may-pole. This clinging, at this time of year only, seems to carry somewhat significant with it.
Posted by sydney on Sep 15th, 1784
Mr Randolph left us. The autumn-sown spinage turns-out a fine crop: but it is much too thick. We draw it for use.
Posted by sydney on Sep 14th, 1784
The heats are so great, & the night so sultry, that we spoil joints of meat, in spite all the care that can be taken.