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Some time in my office completing important industry correspondence and resigning memberships of some unimportant and unproductive committees before advising Peter King on his Kode share sales after he had resigned as Daniel helps me with some surveying ahead of our house alterations before going to the Kimbolton Statute Fair and the Russians are accused of stealing Western industrial secrets as Thatcher calls a halt to mutual expulsions
I slept well with my jaw not giving me too much trouble and awoke to my morning tea and paper as usual. Breakfast, the paper, and then showered and dressed so as to be able to go out to the doves, who were very hungry this morning. They are showing signs of courtship and I wonder if they will lay more eggs, but I do not think so. A dull start to the day, but warm and sunny later so as not to be too bad. I noticed that the riverside lawn was looking a bit dry in places – particularly under the trees – and so I rigged up two hoses and started what was to be an all-day effort to stop these turves shrinking in places. To my office and several phone calls; first sorting out BMMG representation in Esprit, then querying our conveyance document for Bill’s riverside plot, which was indeed wrong, touching base with the BMMG secretariat to resolve a few matters and lastly chasing the architects over the start of the building work. They now confirm a start next Wednesday and we will meet on site on Friday morning to review the work plan.
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Off to The London Tower Hotel for a BMMG meeting on the LAN project after collecting my College of Arms scroll and back through heavy traffic to an evening of garden and swimming pool planning as the US buy French rather than British radio communications sets for their ‘Star Wars’ project.
A better night, but my jaw is steadily deteriorating and becoming more painful. Awake to morning tea and time to read the FT headlines before breakfast, but, time being short, I have to shower and dress quickly so as to get out. By car to London, where I call in at the College of Arms and collect my Patent. This is a splendid document and I shall tell more of it later. On to the Tower Hotel car park and by foot to the International House for a day of BMMG meetings. First the Council meeting and, though successful with much business transacted, it was poorly attended, which is a shame. The group now numbers of 30 and it is difficult to see why only a quarter of them can trouble to attend.
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Time to catch up on reading after a bad night worrying about Daniel’s bike accident and then a closely supervised homework session with him later after pursuing my interest in my heraldry and garden temple ideas and before some time planting box shrubs as the diplomatic tit for tat continues with the Russians and Pay rises of 8 ½ % were offered to 1 ½ million local authority workers in defiance of government guidelines
A very bad night’s sleep, with mind active on my plans for the new riverside plots and also of concern over Daniel and his bicycle accident yesterday. He was not badly hurt, but it could have been worse. Up to get relief from the insomnia and then to manage a couple of hours sleep before waking to morning tea. I get up and sit on my bedroom chair to ease my aching back whilst reading the paper. This complaint has been worsening of late and I can only conclude that the stretching over my Hayling drawings for hours on end cause the problem. Up to a breakfast of toast and fruit juice and then a shower and hair wash to get me into a more lively mood. Dressed and out early to feed the doves. The stray dove has now tamed to the bird table and I almost managed to note his number (for I think he is a cock). To the office and a start to the day’s work.
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Working all day on my Hayling view garden plan and enjoying lunch using our best silver and dinner service as Geoffrey Howe works the weekend assessing the damage of the Soviet expulsions and Sev helps Europe to our first Ryder Cup victory against the US in more than two decades
Asleep well until woken with my morning tea about 7.15. It seems that Diana wanted a lay in but Debbie was wondering about the house and woke her up. As the paper had not come, I got up, dressed and washed and was then ready for my Sunday breakfast. Diana always gives me fried egg, bacon, mushrooms and bread on Sunday and today was no exception. Out then to try feeding the doves, who ate a little, and then in to resume my garden plan. After I had drawn a while, I went outside to get some more dimensions and let out the ducks. It was dry today (which was a blessing) but cold, with a chilly wind. When the sun was out and away from the breeze it got quite warm and almost pleasant at times. Five eggs today, which is a bit better, as I wouldn’t let them out until 10.45. Morning coffee and then back to my endeavours. By lunchtime I had redrawn all of the existing front and riverside gardens, leaving the potential new plots until after lunch. In to a meal of chicken, roasted with some nice vegetables. We used our best silver and china and so I had a washing up job to do afterwards, which took until 2.00pm.