Gradually got going and worked on The Lady and my company minutes whilst enjoying a fine and sunny day as there are mutual claims of intimidation in the Miners’ Strike and other minds turn to disarmament
A good sleep until 8 o’clock and then a morning mug of tea whilst I finished yesterday’s Economist and then The Sunday Times and my journal to keep me in bed until 10.30. I did, however, get up to have my fried breakfast for a while. Then out with the ducks and only nine eggs as we have not been feeding them too well lately. A day of little effort and less achievement but I did manage to fix a security bracket to the new French windows to our room’s balcony. Also to saw down the row of conifers in front of 39 Gordon Road as they were getting too big and blocking out the light.
A fine lunch of chicken, without wine as I have been too susceptible to it these last few Sundays. A little work on The Lady this afternoon sealing the seasoning cracks in the solid mahogany and also sanding and varnishing the canopy corner which has had a full day to dry out. After a hamburger barbeque by the river we all took a walk to the common and watched a cricket match for a while.Tonight a hair wash and bath after succeeding at last in completing my Comart and Byte Shop review meeting minutes.
The weather this weekend has been beautiful – clear skies and warm sun with clean cool air and I am sure that, even though we have a range of seasons, there is nothing more enjoyable than a fine British summers day.
News today of the Home Secretary, Leon Brittan, condemning miners intimidation and of Arthur Scargill, the NUM President, responding that the Government are orchestrating the dispute and the police using violence and intimidation. Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe, is in Moscow to meet USSR Foreign Minister, Gromyko, as the Russians criticise the USA response to calls for banning space weapons. 150 arrests follow a peace protest at a military installation and Iraq again attack Iranian ships.