I was struggling with too much to do today after a succession of late nights but I did manage to wipe over the Rolls-Royce but then had to rest this afternoon before sorting out my office files this evening. A nice lunch after which Di took the girls to her brother’s house for Catherine’s Greek style birthday but they were too late back to go swimming with Amy and Katherine, which was a shame. News of a gunmen on the rampage in Walsall, a huge ‘race against time’ for Sport Aid as we hear the Bangladesh is still underwater
A succession of late nights, and the weight of outstanding work I must do, acted as rather depressing influences for me today. I was down rather late for my fried breakfast and then had to have my shower after. Along the way, I read the rest of yesterday’s FT and Investors Chronicle which both take a gloomy view of the economy and concur with me that the best place to have savings is in the building society. After this, I went out and vacuumed and washed/wiped over the Rolls-Royce that had become quite dirty from use. Indeed, it had still confetti inside from Linda’s wedding! This took the whole morning which gradually warmed up and became quite sunny. I was exhausted by lunchtime and, after a nice meal of roast chicken, I could only sit and watch the TV motor racing most of the afternoon.
Di took the girls to her brother’s house this afternoon as they were celebrating Catherine’s birthday and it was another one of those elaborate Greek events which I steered well clear of. The upsetting thing was that they wanted to be back by 4:30 PM to go swimming with Amy and Katherine, but were too late which rather spoiled things. It was again warm and still today, but the weather forecast is of a cold night and then cold and windy weather moving in as the week draws on. I work on this evening, tidying away a mess from my office and cleaning out my drawers and files, as I had been frustrated at not being able to find anything. I have so much to do and seem to make so little progress. The news this evening is a reflection of the times – a man goes on the rampage in Walsall, shooting three youths with a shot gun and then shooting and killing himself. On the international front, there has been a massive joint effort to raise funds, as 50 million people run in ‘a race against time’ by running 10 km in 128 countries for Sport Aid. The sponsored funds so raised will be used to fight famine and disease amongst the world’s children. Bangladesh is still under water.