David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Invited to join the present opening on Della's 11th Birthday. Managing some organisation with respect to the FOCUS advertising plan to put things back on the rails.
This was Daniella's 11th Birthday and I was invited to attend her birthday tea later on.
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The Party Aftermath thinking about the trouble at the party and wondering how we could have avoided it.
I slept uneasily, despite my late retirement, thinking about the trouble at the party and wondering how I could have avoided it.
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Much of the day preparing for Debbie's 16th Birthday Party which was mainly a success with 150 guests spending over £450 at Daniel’s bar but also subjected to violent gate-crashing by ‘Leeroy’ and friends. My property search was being thwarted by a former political adversary Peter Norman
A night's sleep and long chat whilst we walked the dog together about what accommodation I should try to find to replace the rented one in Park Way that Mr & Mrs Peter Norman have now declined to rent to me despite the satisfactory nature of my references. They still hold a big grudge over me unseating Peter from the District Council some four/five years ago!
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Some drizzly and warmer days up to 90sF but it was fine for the election which went well for us. Helping and advising the LibDems new reign at the St Neots Town Council meeting and their enlarged group on the District Council as well as reconciling problems at the St Ives Branch LibDems.
My health was a major issue this month as I suffered from an acute food poisoning rash. Some mixed experiences with Wiggly but I still made arrangements to rent 3 Park Way for us as my missive to Diana followed.
After some last ditch reconciliation attempts, Diana shut the door sharply in my face at The Hayling View saying, "Girls, Dad does not live here any more" finalizing our separation.
A Norfolk holiday with Wiggly at Harnser and aboard The Paxton Princess. Tory leader John Major was offering himself for re-election as his authority over his Conservative party was waning, as England were winning their international Rugby matches.
Fighting in the former Yugoslavia where Bosnian Serbs are still holding British United Nations peacekeeping troops captive as hostages to ward off further air-raids. More of the UN Hostages are being released from Bosnia and the immediate crisis seems to be over for the moment.
I was not thinking very much about the weather this month but there was a mix of drizzly days, before some sunnier but warmer times arrived with temperatures touching the low 90sF at one point.
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Working in Horning cutting the lawns as temperatures touched the low 90sF locally.
Then down to The New Inn for lunch in the Jolly and back to Paxton to collect Diana and Debbie for the trip to Kimbolton to see Della in her last Prep play.
After dropping them home, Diana shut the door sharply in my face saying, "Girls, Dad does not live here any more".
A good night on the boat, despite my sore ribs, and I was the first up and getting showered and shaved ready to take Sam for a walk.
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Leaving Berney Arms late but just in time to get under the Bure bridges but stopping in Yarmouth before cruising home to Horning.
John Major's authority over his Conservative party is waning as his Welsh Secretary and fellow cabinet minister John Redwood decided to stand against him in his "confidence" leadership election.
Slept well after our meal in the pub the previous night and then slept in as my organiser alarm failed to sound.
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