8th January (Removed the tree from the hall).

1. See to the dogs - Fed and watered. Cleaned the kennels. Left in the garden.

2. See to the sheep - Took across some hay. Checked and counted the sheep.

3. See to the greenhouses - Checked and watered round. Potted on plant.

4. Pruning - Did some rose pruning in the Rose Garden.

5. Break for tea.

6. Seeing to the logs - Filled the log box and coal buckets in the hall.

7. Removed the Christmas tree from the hall.

8. Break for lunch.

9. Clearing leaves - Cleared and carted away the leaves from the rose garden.

10. Packing up.

11. Seeing to the dogs - Fed and put away the dogs.