After another desk-clearing session, I took Di and Daniel in the Rolls-Royce for a nice lunch at the Ferry Boat Inn at Holywell and then rushed him to Buckden School for voluntary service before collecting Debbie from school for horse riding where she eventually got a jumping lesson in the field and did well. Home to my delivery of aquatic plants from the Stapely Garden Centre and then off this evening to meet Priory activist, Sally Guinee, to recruit her for our District Council campaign. Chinese leader Teng Xiao Ping, failed to placate the populist Chinese student protesters and UK inflation hits 8% with interest rate rises a prospect.
This was another hot and humid day. There was no Joan today and so Diana stayed at home to do her housework. I cleared my desk (again!!) and then received the morning mail and with it the complete deeds of The Hayling View. I then spent an hour or so reading and checking them before filing them in the fireproof safe. There were forms to fill in, bills to pay before lunch was soon upon me. Daniel was home this morning and finished off his computer project on my machine. Di was depressed and so I took her and Daniel out in the Rolls-Royce to the Ferry Boat Inn at Holywell, where we enjoyed a nice lunch on the riverbank.
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The car was a joy with its hood down on such a warm day. Once home, it was a rush to get Daniel to Buckden School for his voluntary service, after which I had a short rest at home before I had to rush off to collect Debbie from school for horse riding. It was a sleepy affair at the stables with four people coming and then those arriving later. Debbie eventually had a jumping lesson in the field and eventually did quite well and the more so for me not watching. Then home to find my aquatic plants arrived from the Stapely Garden Centre – water lettuce, water hyacinths and four varieties of tropical water lilies. I had insufficient time to plant them but started the job and made sure that there were to be well cared for. This evening, I had a meeting with Michael Pope we went to see a Priory activist, Sally Guinee, to recruit her for our district Council campaign and I think we succeeded. I was home a little late on a humid and warm night. The news tonight is of the Chinese leader Teng Xiao Ping, failing to placate the popular Chinese student protesters. Inflation is to hit 8%, which puts the government under pressure and interest rates may have to go higher but this lesson did not seem learnt on the stock exchange.