The day of the Horning Village Fete which takes place with the Regatta in full swing
The day of the Horning Village Fete which takes place with the Regatta in full swing

Daniel's friends, Gary and Steve, arrived and took off in the inflatable dinghy on an adventure whilst I took Di and the girls across the river to the fete on the riverside village green and then to the local swimming pool by boat before tea of toasted sandwiches on the Heronshaw veranda after. I then worked long and hard on the garden and Di also did some work inside the old bungalow on what was the hottest day of our holiday and perhaps ever. Saddam Hussein's Iraq invades Kuwait before dawn and President Bush orders US economic embargo against Iraq

This was the day of the Horning Village Fete which takes place with the Regatta in full swing and makes several thousand pounds each year for the British Legion, Village Hall and other charities. Daniel's friends, Gary and Steve, had arrived last night for a visit and stayed the night at Heronshaw, sleeping on the lounge floor in their sleeping bags. They took off in the inflatable dinghy this morning on an adventure whilst I took Di and the girls across the river to the fete on the riverside village green. It was a nice traditional affair with a marquee under which we could get out of the sun and have morning coffee and, later, a sandwich lunch. There were games to play such a "Splat the Rat", "Knock the Lady Out of Bed" and Bowls and Tombola. Stalls sold cakes, crafts goods, second-hand books and children’s' things and we had a go on just about everything. I put Debbie on the "bed" and managed to knock her off with my last shot of five.

** "Read More" BELOW for the complete story **

In the afternoon, I took the girls to the local swimming pool by boat and brought them back afterwards as I made a lot of telephone calls and monitored my answering machine. We then had tea of toasted sandwiches on the Heronshaw veranda after which I worked long and hard on the garden and Di also did some work inside the old bungalow. She is warming to the place, particularly as it is so cool in such hot weather. Daniel's friends had to go back today but he had enjoyed the visit and, as he had washed the boat, I let him take the Range Rover tonight to go and see some girls they had met on a boat.

It was very hot today - the hottest day of our holiday- but it is expected to be hotter still tomorrow and the next day and the hottest day ever on record (in 1911) may yet be surpassed. Saddam Hussein's Iraq invades Kuwait before dawn and President Bush orders US economic embargo against Iraq