A dry and pedestrian meeting of the Kimbolton School Society committee at the Castle this evening
A dry and pedestrian meeting of the Kimbolton School Society committee at the Castle this evening

Drama on the London and New York stock exchanges, as the FT100 fell more than 200 points before climbing back to lose only 70. A morning tending my birds and fish and then publishing two press releases on the HDC using ‘ratepayer money for political purposes’ and announcing the candidature of Derek Giles.

No news yet for poor Dad whose morphine pain-killing dose seems to be making him feel very vague and forgetful. A dry and pedestrian meeting of the KSS at the castle on their fireworks display between calls organising the St Neots Museum

A day of trouble as the stock exchange fell further but it avoided the worst forecasts of an out-and-out crash. Still the London FT100 fell more than 200 points before climbing back to lose only 70. For my part I spent time with the koi this morning and then occupied the rest of my time drafting and printing two press releases. I have launched into a condemnation of the HDC publicity brochure as being ‘ratepayer money used for political purposes’. The other release was about Derek Giles standing for the St Neots Town Council election for the Social and Liberal Democrats.

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Lunch and then I delivered the press releases on my way to see Dad at Addenbrookes. Today was to have been the decision day for my Dad, but they were putting the day back again. One of the consultant surgeons (ENT) is back in and the other (Neurology). shortly expected. We hope that they will see Dad soon so that a decision can be made for Mr Lambertini’s  to be announced at his Thursday round. I spoke to the nurses to ascertain all this and then twice to Freda by phone as well. I also pressed them to consider reducing Dad’s morphine pain-killing dose as it seems to be making him feel very vague and forgetful, whilst not being in sufficient pain to need them.

Home for tea, a few phone calls organising the museum launch and then out to a meeting of the KSS (Kimbolton School Society) committee. A dry and pedestrian affair that concerned itself mainly with arrangements for the forthcoming fireworks display at the castle. Once home, another museum call and then a late session writing my journal before the TV news. The news is of the drama on the London and New York stock exchanges after 'Black Friday'.