A successful road trial in my Reliant after a very poor night still in pain and suffering from a cold and then off in the more suitable Range Rover for a family lunch. To Cambridge this evening to see the film ‘Cry Freedom’ as Daniel looked after the girls
Had an appalling night’s sleep, both pained with my chest and feeling warm from spending the day outside in the cold. My head cold did not help either. By early morning it was time for Di to wake and so I rolled over and woke her with intimacy. Ahead of the routine this morning and managed to write up yesterday’s journal before breakfast. Out after to see if I could start Percy. I laboured the starter, but got it going in the end. I still think that you cannot close the choke enough from outside the engine cowling. I took Daniel to his school bus stop, as a trial run, and the van ran fine.
I then put the Range Rover bench seat in the back, made a cushion for Di and thus took all of the girls to the Jubilee village stores. We made quite a sight, but it was a successful foray and we both arrived and returned in good shape. I then washed and leathered Percy and then the Range Rover – the latter being five times the chore! Morning coffee and the dove & duck feeding time. The stray dove is getting bolder and bolder and so I caught it by hand and confined it in a box for a while. All off in the Range Rover to the Little Chef for lunch. Then I was dropped back home with Debbie, whilst Di drove to Cambridge to collect some Ercol dining chairs from her mother. I spent all afternoon cleaning out the inner garage (until it was perfectly clear) and then tinkered with Percy’s semafore indicators until I made them work well on a fully charged battery. Only got the windscreen wiper and some body touching up and polishing to go. After tea I was still able to find light to feed the ducks and doves and then I took Diana to Cambridge tonight to see the film ‘Cry Freedom’ about Afrikaner repression of the blacks. Home late, but Daniel had looked after Della and Debbie fine. No news today as I was out all of the time.