The assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Rashid Karami, when a bomb was detonated aboard his helicopter
The assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Rashid Karami, when a bomb was detonated aboard his helicopter

A morning of dredging and digger choreography on the moorings and investments arrangement in my office after which I re-roofed the re-positioned summer house. The stunning news today was of the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Rashid Karami, when a bomb was detonated aboard his helicopter whilst a predictable election campaign continues at home

After a late-night working on my journal, I slept soundly and was awoken to a sunny and bright morning by Diana with my morning tea. Next, dressed, showered and shaved and down to a family breakfast of cereal etc. Once Daniel was off to school and I had used the bathroom, my gardener (Pete) and Mr Larkin had both arrived and I went out to chat to them and see what they are going to be doing. Pete was quite depressed by the state the garden had got into after a week, but set about the lawns as a priority. Peter Larkin had not heard from Robin Felbrig with the digger and was a bit lost as to how to proceed. I helped him by phoning a few companies and in the end, as the requirement was urgent, he opted to have a JCB and drive it himself tomorrow, which will be quite an event. As the dredger opposite was starting along our lower moorings, he then dropped his own work boat down to Eddie & Stella’s plot and started doing some piling there.

All this disruption meant that I did not achieve a great deal this morning, but I did manage to sort out the EHP share problem and prepare the Unit Trust certificates of Daniel for signature this afternoon. Di prepared a salad for lunch and then I went into St Neots to post my letters, get the things signed by my accountant, and also buy some roofing felt and mastic for our relocated summer house. Home and then most of the afternoon and evening roofing the structure and made a good job of it. Di had her friends round for coffee this afternoon and I went in the garden and inadvertently startled their children! Debbie went to Brownies tonight and Daniel revised maths before working on his boat. Bad news for Di as she weighed in 2lbs heavier at Weight Watchers. The stunning news today was of the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Rashid Karami, when a bomb was detonated aboard his helicopter. At 66, he has been a fixture in many of the past governments. In a growing Iran/British diplomatic row, Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe has pledged further action if the charges are laid against British Diplomat Edward Chaplin. The Iranians are still complaining about the treatment of the Iranian Vice Consul, Ali Ghassemi, and it seems they may have some point on a technicality, but Howe states that the cases are not comparable. In the election battle, Tebbit (the Conservative Chairman) attacks Labour for being in the union’s pocket, whilst the Alliance leader, Dr David Owen, complains of the appalling record of the Tories on unemployment policy. David Steel pushes the education issues and health service funding. Labour leaders push the Tories failures on jobs and industry.