Went work all day. Went Mr.Jenk’s reception at Padgate C.C with Graham Lloyd. I had 8 pints of bitter. Walked home at 11.30pm up Longbarn on way past house picked flowers out of these gardens. Went down Barnes Avenue picked 3 roses out of Catherine’s garden*. Took my shoes off coz they made a noise. I was quite drunk. Got in about 12.15am. Not a bad night out. Walked home on my own. Put flowers in a vase.

* I walked, staggered along Barnes Avenue and just before I got to Catherine’s house I took my shoes off in order so as not to wake anybody, and stole three roses from her parents garden. I must have been there for a while because it is difficult to prune roses without the appropriate tools, as anybody knows the stems on roses are quite thick and very prickly. However, I acquired the flowers, replaced my shoes and walked home pleased with myself and happy I had something that belonged to Catherine. Another interesting point about this peculiar mission is that in order to get home from Padgate Community Centre, I would have had to gone about a mile out of my way to get to Catherine’s house, passing mine in the process.