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This was a big day for Debbie’s riding as she formed part of a nervous ride that ventured out gingerly after the recent equine accidents. A busy day as Di also took her to Ely for a children’s cathedral service and fun session, Della to her friends Caroline’s house in Caxton and Daniel to his friends Gary’s house in Cotton. This evening scanning drawings for my Paxton Park chapter as we had news of a new outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central London and of the British Embassy evacuation in Karbul
I had a better night and we all awoke early to get Debbie off to the stables and Daniel to school. My cold had taken a turn for the worse today, but I soldiered on regardless. I got Debbie to the stables by 8am and spent an hour mucking out Sundance’s stall, feeding and grooming him. As there was no sign of a move to go out as a ride I brought Debbie back and so she still managed to go off for her swimming lesson and earn off between 9.30am and 10.00am.
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A slow start before working on the Buckden Ward Focus all morning and Council correspondence and the St James’s Church section of the Little Paxton History this afternoon and evening. The Wandsworth prison dispute continues, and a North Sea oil rig was shut down for safety reasons whilst controversy has erupted over the British Telecom chatline services running up bills for youngsters.
After a very late night I could only tumble out of bed, late, for breakfast in my dressing gown. I was also suffering from a cold and too many hours outside in the evenings at the stables and so lay in bed until eventually washing and dressing by 10am. I finished off the layout for the Buckden Ward Focus this morning and worked on until a late lunch until the job was finished. This afternoon, I undertook some Council correspondence on matters of planning etc., and then this evening, I undertook the alterations to the church section of the Little Paxton History after having had feedback and comments from the vicar and churchwardens.
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My own cold was no better today, on the coldest day for some time, and I had to collect Daniel from school as he was also suffering but I joined Diana for a trip to Huntingdon where I met the district Council footpath officer to discuss bridleway opportunities. More care for my ailing Koi carp and more riding clothes for Debbie. An evening Parish Council meeting dominated by Paper Mill development issues but also decisions to welcome back the village football team. German diplomat helps mediate between religious factions in Ulster and the Tories propose new restrictions on local government
I still had a restless night but had managed more sleep than of late, even though my cold was no better this morning. Another cold day today, the coldest for some time. I decided to join Diana on a trip to Huntingdon at short notice this morning and met Mr Abrahams, footpath officer of the District Council, and discussed local bridleways in the area to see what the chances were of increasing and enhancing the network. I got home in time to collect Daniel from Kimbolton School as he had to take the afternoon off and go to bed with his cold. Whilst in Kimbolton, Diana bought Debbie a hacking jacket and a body warmer having already got her a waxed jacket in Huntingdon. After surviving on the minimum of clothing so far, she now needs a variety of clothing for her regular rides. I got home for a couple of hours work on my Focus for Buckden Ward which enabled me to finish the three front covers but not much more. I also had to do a water change on the pond and apply the last treatment of Steryzine to remove the younger generation of parasites.
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After a poor night with my cold and worrying about Debbie’s Sundance, I visited Fiona at the riding stables to discuss the problem which she put down to lack of exercise and a controlling reign and this proved correct later when Debbie successfully mastered Sundance, overcoming her nervousness. Later, to hear progress from the committee about finding a site for the new St Neots Museum. Deadlock remains in the national prison dispute with London and the Isle of Wight presenting problems, another Belfast City Centre bomb attack injures a policeman, more checks are proposed for Boeing airliners and the London Stock Exchange has its first fall after world-wide profit-taking.
I had a very poor night again, with my elevated temperature and cold to cope with. It was late in the night before I could get to sleep and so I did not want to wake up this morning and was late for breakfast. I was also worrying about Debbie’s horse-riding and her pony Sundance. After a slow and snuffly wash and shave, I set off to see Fiona at the riding stables to discuss our concerns. She reassured me that it was Sundance lacking exercise and being frisky and the same time not having its controlling reign – the martingale. Whilst there, I also screwed on the pony’s new water bucket and sprayed his name onto this and his feeding bowl as well. Then to St Neots, where I had a haircut and bought a new water purifying filter jug as well. This afternoon, I worked on Percy Meyer’s next Buckden Focus layout for his County Council Ward and finished the editing of the articles, though the layout of the three derivatives will take most of tomorrow to do. Debbie went with Lisa Drake again to the stables and, under Fiona’s supervision, got into the saddle and mastered the pony, which was very brave of her as she was still very nervous.
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