Sunday 3rd June 1984 Catching up on World Economic Summit and other affairs and hosting a family lunch and outing to the St Neots Riverside Park Fair and do some chores as a schooner is wrecked in the Tall Ships race and the Iraqis attack more Iranian tankers at Karg Island
A good lay in, waking at nearly 8.00am, and first to prepare the family’s drinks. Diana is having a hard time sleeping and only managed to drop off after 3.30. The final weeks of her pregnancy are most uncomfortable, but it will soon be over. A fine fried breakfast for the first time in a while and then back to bed for the full morning to read The Sunday Times and Economist. The news full of preparations for the Economic Summit in London later this week with security and political public relations paramount. Also of analysis of the world economic problems with the US deficit on balance of payments labelled as one of the main problems, although I put it down to lack of expansion and synchronised policies.
Up for lunch and then to settle in front of the television to watch a waterlogged Monaco Grand Prix and a one-day cricket match where Prost won a truncated race and Middlesex easily beat Derbyshire. Then off with the family at Diana’s insistence to the large fair open in the St Neots riverside car park. All manner of rides including roundabouts, carousels and ghost trains for Deborah; helter-skelter for them both and then I was tempted onto a fast running concentric wheel with Daniel and ended up with arms strained trying to hold on! Home with candyfloss all round and, the weather being fine, we decided to have a barbecue on the sheltered rear garden patio. Then, after, out to pump up the car tyres, shampoo the outside and vacuum within; to clear out the duck hutch and usher them in; and a relaxed session watching a suspense film on the television. A little late to bed after catching up today on these last two days journal entries. News today of another missing child, a wrecked schooner in the Tall Ships Race and another Iraqi attack with Elendard Planes and exocets on Iran tankers at Karg Island.