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Back to School – Debbie starts her first day as a school ‘Junior’ today as I tour the garden and appreciate the successful plantings before taking Diana to Cambridge where, after coffee and before lunch, I hired a dinner suit and Diana looked for a dress for the forthcoming ball. A good purchase of a battery drive TV and VCR for both house and boat, some fire extinguishers and then back home to find Diana wanting to go off with friends for her tea and Daniel skimping on cleaning my car before a better evening swimming in the pool with friends. Neil Kinnock addresses the TUC, full details emerge of the SS Admiral Nakhimov tragedy with hundreds dead or missing and more repression in South Africa
Another good night, but Di got up early to get Debbie ready for her return to school and her first day as a ‘Junior’. All ready for breakfast and Debbie was quite keen on going back and we made jokes about ‘Mum being nervous’ to take her mind off it. Then I waved them away and fed the doves to be ready for Di’s return. I am using a long wire feeder now to stop the nine from climbing all over each other, but they are still a bit wary of it. A couple of Erith Hire cruisers had moored opposite last night and seemed to be full of schoolboys on a trip with a couple of adults. A walk round the garden looking at the shrub beds whilst waiting for Di and noticed that, as well as the shrubs, the dahlias are flowering well – strong plants with flowers of all colours.
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A contrasting cool, damp, breezy day that still started better as I let Diana go to Bedford with Daniel to pay for his computer repairs and stayed in my office to work hard on my outstanding administration before remembering, this time, to take Debbie for her riding lesson on Patchy. This as the TUC hears protest motions about Murdoch’s treatment of the Print Unions, the UK government introduces visas for black commonwealth countries, the aftermath of the Los Angeles air disaster rages with over 70 dead and now a large Soviet ocean-going liner, SS Admiral Nakhimov, with 1,000 people on board, has been sunk by collision
Slept well again and slept on until Di brought me tea in bed. Read yesterday’s Observer’s business news in bed and noted that I must invest in more National Savings Certificates, now that the limits for this form of tax-free investment has been raised. Quickly shaved and showered, dressing in time for a modest bowl of cereal (my weight has risen to 14st 1lb with too much eating recently). What a contrast in weather this morning as I venture out to feed the doves. After yesterday’s beautiful start to the day, today was raining, with a cool, damp breeze from the north-west. To my office and the start of a session working on administrative matters.