Mr. George Cooper repaired the veranda at the farm. In the afternoon I was very poorly. In the evening Julia and I went for a walk as far as Watergate. [Ed. Newport]
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859Archive for October, 1857
Nothing particular occurred this morning, in the afternoon I went to Newport and did my marketing instead of tomorrow.
Mr Atrill brought grandma six bushels of swedes turnips. Mr William Wittington repaired the roof of Wootton Villa. In the evening Wootton Bandsmen favoured us with a tune. Mother read aloud to us nearly the whole evening. We retired to rest about
I did a little gardening. In the afternoon Mother went to Newport. I sketched St. Edmunds Church at Wootton. Miss Fanny Wall called to see us. In the evening Mr G.C. called to see us, he very kindly pointed out the imperfections of my drawing for which was very much obliged to him but I […]
Washing day, I went to Newport, heard that Delhi was taken, but was not able to get a newspaper, so I know nothing of the particulars. In the evening I did a little drawing. Grandma gave me a new pallette.
I drove mother as far as the lodge gates on the road to Ryde in the donkey cart, it was a very pleasant morning. On my return home I called to see Mrs Tharle and having hindered her for about half an hour I resumed my journey. I met Robert but did not have any […]
This morning we went to church, Mr Scot took his text from the 22nd Chapter of Luke and the latte clause of the 19th verse “This do in remembrance of me”. In the afternoon it rained so we remained at home. In the evening Julia and I played a few tunes on the flutina and […]
I and mother went to Newport, in the afternoon Julia went into Newport, she arrived home about 7 o’clock. The performance of Ryde Theatre will I think conclude this evening.
Mr Scot called on Grandma.
A very wet day indeed. Grandma gave us leave to go to Newport this evening to see W.H. Noodin’s new entertainment of “Out of Oddities”, but on account of the weather we remained at home.