A pleasant trip to visit the John and Brenda Tomlin and family in St Albans after some time working on council topics, managing my livestock and then watching televised football later as football results and fan behaviour dominates the news.
Went to bed on time, but it was an hour or two before I could get off to sleep in the end. Up eventually after a lay in and my Sunday fried breakfast. After the recent country dancing, I was only weighing 13 stone 1 lbs, which is very good. First thing this morning, I worked at my desk, typing up an amended document on sewage disposal problems that took into account the results of my meeting with the Technical Officers. This took a long time. Punctuated by my livestock husbandry and telephone conversations with Mike Pope and Mark Slater. Unfortunately, Mark (the only Labour man on St Neots District Council) will be away for the Economic Development Committee meeting and then the Southern Area Consultative Committee meeting as well and so I will not get much support from that direction! Soon time for lunch, then all into the car for the long trip to St Albans to see the Tomblin family.
A long visit, starting poorly by virtue of Di’s navigation, and then being of some interest and companionship. John and Brenda used to be neighbours in Little Paxton, before they moved away. Home rather later than planned and a little time to watch England getting beaten by the Republic of Ireland, 1-0, before setting my mole traps, tending the birds, writing my journal and going to bed. As bad as the result, was the violence between England fans and the West Germans, who ‘ambushed’ them on the way back and taunted them over the result. Today was fine, sunny and warm.