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29 February

[No entry today, because it wasn’t a leap year in 1661!]

Sunday 1 January 1659/60

5°C / 41°F
(monthly average for December 0000) About

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  • So to bed, I wonder if Samuel had a four poster? must have had I suppose? thats how they kept the draughts out wasn’t it?

  • But … but …

    … what’ll we do without our daily Sam? So to bed indeed!

  • Indeed and so to bed. But not before we’ve had a few drinks for old Sam!

  • But looking on the bright side:

    When Sam has a leap year and we don’t, we will have two entries to look forward to.

  • And so… I don’t think I’ll get up.

  • i believe that last year (1659/1660) was a leap year for Sam.

  • You’re correct, Daniel. Last year (1659/60) was leap year. It was on the 29th of February that Sam first tasted metheglin (mead.)

    The good news is that, even as we speak (and/or 343 years ago) Sam is/was working on his entry for March 1.

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