Most of my 44th Birthday spent gardening on my lawns but some nice presents and cards to wake up to before Debbie set off for school and Di and Della joined me for a visit to Willington Garden Centre for supplies. Later a Birthday Tea with four candles as we plan to take Debbie and Sundance for a hack with Charlotte Pig for a long hack around Grafham Water the next day.
The news is of Michael Hazeltine joining the public criticism of Thatcher's leadership style after the resignation of Sir Geoffrey Howe and certain back-benchers are asking her to go, but will she?
I was tired this morning as, not only I had I got to bed late, but I did not sleep very well even then. A little lay in and then Di wanted me to get up to be with the girls at breakfast for my card and present opening. I had a good few cards and had not been forgotten, though Daniel was still asleep and gave me his later. After I had eaten breakfast and got washed and dressed, I wrote up yesterday's journal and had a visit from the electrician who finished installing the last light in my office. Then, after Debbie had left for school, I took Della and Diana over to Willington Garden Centre where I was successful in finding the Autumn Toplawn that I had been looking for to treat my lawns against earthworms and leather-jackets. We had coffee and spent too much time there for Diana's liking as she wanted to go supermarket shopping.
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We stopped off at Eaton Socon on the way back and got some nice beef and other food for tomorrow and then came home for lunch. I started work on the garden and then continued after the meal as it was a sunny day to start with. I used the birch broom to sweep away some of the numerous worm casts before mowing the grass and then a couple of small boys asked to help. I got them to finish it and then help collect up some leaves. Managed to apply the lawn dressing to the games lawn before dusk and then started to mow the other riverside lawn but was beaten by the lack of light. A birthday cake for tea with four candles on it and then an evening resting and playing chess with Debbie before writing up my journal and going early to bed. Debbie has arranged to go horse-riding tomorrow and I have to try to collect Sundance in a horse trailer and take him over to Meagry Farm so that they can join Charlotte Pig for a long hack around Grafham Water.
The news is of Michael Hazeltine joining the public criticism of Thatcher's leadership style after the resignation of Sir Geoffrey Howe and certain back-benchers are asking her to go, but will she?