Daniel’s first Saturday morning at school as I work on household accounts and income tax and then lunch with the family before shopping in Bedford and planning winter holidays and the news of last night’s meeting of Cram just beating Ovett last night in the 1500m
Another early start – Daniel is off to school again today and Diana takes him to the St Neots bus stop to catch his bus that will carry him every day from now on. A leisurely breakfast and morning. I let out the ducks and then tackle some domestic paperwork. I make up my personal accounts for the last few weeks and pay over a cheque for £650 to Diana that represents £500 monthly allowance and the balance of reimbursements for the cleaner, gardener etc. Then to complete the information for my accountant to fill my 1982/3 Income Tax declaration.
Coffee with Diana and then off with Di and Debbie to Kimbolton to collect Daniel. The day which had been cool but sunny until then, turned into gusty squall of rain and the rest of the day remained wet. We drive to the Happy Eater in Sandy for lunch and then to Bedford, parking in the Moat House car park. The walk over the bridge and through the Saturday Market is wet but we are well protected. After a pleasant afternoon’s shopping we meet at Debenhams for afternoon tea and then drive home via Harry Kitcheners for a marine catalogue.
A quiet evening listening to the stereo Hi Fi and reading holiday catalogues for a possible fortnight in the Caribbean next Christmas. News today of the full press conference staged by the Russian Military where they admit shooting down the S. Korean airline but are not apologetic, they still maintain, with no evidence to support it, that it was a spy plane. Great excitement last night when Steve Cram and Steve Ovett met in the 1500 metres race at the end of an excellent athletics season. Cram just won it in an excellent hard running contest and the crowd went wild with excitement. The football season is well underway with a full programme today as the last fixtures of the cricket season are completed.