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Carted straw all day from the paddock called Barrow Hill. After tea we took a load of straw over to … Continue reading 31/7/90
Carted straw all day from the paddock called Barrow Hill. After tea we took a load of straw over to … Continue reading 31/7/90
A Day For the Queen¹. It had rained all night and was still showery in the morning so after we … Continue reading 30/7/90
It was a changeable, showery day but we managed to get three loads of straw in from a paddock called … Continue reading 29/7/90
Richard and I started at six and went over to Upton Lovell to cover a haystack against the forecasted rain … Continue reading 27/7/90
I went around to Sundial Farm and we began carting hay. After we had unloaded a tractor and trailer-load of … Continue reading 26/7/90
I left Grove House at about 9:00 and began hitching towards Warminster. I walked the first 3 miles to the … Continue reading 25/7/90
Sally took me over to a nearby farm where the two girls [John and Sally’s daughters Caroline and Emma] were … Continue reading 23/7/90
Around mid-morning I took young Matthew Blakiston into the Swindon Hospital to see John. We stayed there for an hour … Continue reading 22/7/90
GOING AWAY We got out of the youth hostel at 7:00 and drove into town. We said goodby there and … Continue reading 21/7/90
At Dog Kennel Corner, where Burke’s Pass opens onto the wide Mackenzie Basin, I turn onto the Haldon Road and … Continue reading BACKSTORY PART 4: The Shepherd Years.