Some concern over my lawns before canvassing again in supportive areas of Little Paxton on a damp and chilly day as the girls swan in the pool and the ferry dispute talks failed. Tony Jacklin’s wife, only 42, has died in Spain and the Ryder Cup Captain is devastated
Slept well enough last night and was up and about in good time for breakfast for once. Just cereal, as usual, and then out to the doves and to chat to Pete about the lawns. He was to cut them again today, despite being damp, as the grass is quite yellow as it has been too long in length for too long a time. Out this morning canvassing, an activity I was to repeat this afternoon and evening, with longish breaks for meals and watching the World Championship Snooker on TV. I made my own salad lunch and had a cooked meal this evening. Quite a successful day in Booth, Sweeting, Reynolds and Ramply, as well as Gordon Road, Sylvan and Bloomfield Close. I am now re-canvassing the ‘undecideds’ as well as getting the ‘outs’ for the first time and the support is good. I’ll not be able to get round though.
Later this evening, my journal and some more TV. The weather was chilly today, with increasingly low cloud and rain in the air, but it did not put me off canvassing or discourage Debbie and Della from swimming with a friend. The news today is still full of the ferries dispute. A truce between the seamen’s union and the ferry companies has fallen through and now a strike breaking flotilla of two ferries is going to try to operate as the union action resumes. Two sad deaths today. Actor of the ‘Dr Cameron’ part in ‘Dr Finlay’s Casebook’. Andrew Cruickshank, has died at the age of 80, but young Tony Jacklin’s wife, only 42, has died in Spain and the Ryder Cup Captain is devastated.