Further day of press and radio interviews, child care and progressing Grove House tidiness as the Bank rate rises to a very round 10%
I had set the clock alarm for 6.30am this morning but I was still too tired to get up on time. Eventually I struggle down to prepare a morning drink for us all and then a breakfast of cereal and toast for me. The customary struggle to get washed, dressed and ready before Daniel off by bicycle and dropping Debbie off at the Little Paxton Primary School. To Grove House and to see very poor tidiness and housekeeping. The reception area is full of partial photocopies and empty folders, and in each room the new desks are upside down with the wrapping paper strewn all around. Up to my office and several journalist interviews by telephone: Personal Computer News, The Trader and then Cambridge Radio who arrange to return after lunch for a recorded interview.
By lunch I was upset that I had not received the folders of press cutting copies and also that the desks had been untouched and rooms left untidy. Home via the school to collect Deborah on a glorious, very hot and sunny day. Temperatures must have touched the 80s Fahrenheit. A lunch with Joan in attendance, doing the housework, ironing and washing up. Debbie was quite good and we eat the food Grandma had left the previous evening.
Back to work, dropping off Deborah somewhat late to school, and noted a very significant improvement in the reception area and offices. Then to the Radio Cambridgeshire interview, which went well and should be heard tomorrow morning. A call from Richard Jones of Ashursts to finalise a few details and then home to watch Jimmy Conners beat Ivan Lendel in the Mens’ semi-final at Wimbledon.
Daniel arrives late, having cooled off after school in Kimbolton pool, and then he puts Debbie to bed whilst I drive to Hinchinbrooke to see Diana and Daniella. They are well but the baby is a bit jaundiced, but that shouldn’t affect my plans to bring them home tomorrow. The Cambridge Evening News picture and article was fine.
A hot, sticky drive home, the ducks away, and then to watch the news. The Nigerian Commission are looking increasingly culpable in the political kidnapping, the miners dispute is now in its second day of earnest negotiation, and bank interest rates have risen ¾ % to 10%.
I sit out on the balcony writing my journal until the twilight fails at 10.20pm.