The longest day after a very hot and sticky night and a busy one for me as my gardener Pete is absent this day, leaving me to do all the watering feeding and mowing. An order for 18 more books for local libraries means we have sold over 420 copies so far. Derived to Godmanchester Meadows reveals them in full use when I should be able to buy with vacant possession. A visit to Saint Neots town Council with Sally Guinee this evening to support Michael Pope. The first day of a national train strike at home and the execution of three protesting students in China are the main news items
A very hot and sticky night that left us struggling to get to sleep. Late to breakfast accordingly and then I had to do all of the Wednesday’s chores in the absence on this day of Pete, the gardener. These included watering the flower baskets and conservatory, back flushing the pond filter and feeding the fish. Diana got the Escort to the garage for a service and did some book transactions. We had orders for 18 copies from the libraries today which will see plenty of copies for reference and lending in local libraries. I worked out that we had sold some 421 copies so far, which is quite good for the first six weeks. This afternoon, I took a drive over to Godmanchester Meadows that I’m supposed to buy with vacant possession. However, there were about 50 to 60 cows in one field and another just been harvested for hay!
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I also mowed the games lawn this morning, which is looking quite good despite the drought. Several processions of youngsters were passing on The Haylings today as they had their nature walks. One of the Little Paxton boys was most indignant about my sprinkler after hearing the national news and did not realise that there are now no water restrictions for holders of sprinkler licences in the AWA area. This evening, I went along to the Saint Neots Town Council meeting with Michael Pope to give them some support. Sally Guinee was also there, and we chatted to the press afterwards. The news today is of the rail strike which affected the railways and London Underground. The roads were not very congested as thousand stayed at home or in London hotels. The Chinese authorities have executed three of the protesting students for setting fire to a train. The SLD MPs have open the spectre of further discussion on the party’s short title with suggestions that it be ‘Liberal Democrats’, which is a great distraction again