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A late breakfast after a late night and then a concerted effort to finish the last two FOCUS edition layouts before something of a mad scramble to get packed and loaded up for my visit to Norfolk, collecting another cement mixer on hire from Cosy Corner on the way.
Mum was very pleased that I called by to see her for a couple of hours and gave me a meal and we talked about Dad as it was just about the anniversary of his funeral and a very poignant time and she rather strangely claims that she sees Dad glowing in her room on night-time occasions! US Defence Secretary, Dick Cheyney, advocated the use of immediate force to liberate Kuwait which was rather a frightening. It seemed to be getting colder than of late which was a rather worrying thing in view of my cementing plans.
I was late to bed watching the sport and then reluctant to get up this morning. In the end, I made it for a late breakfast and, after reading the paper and mail, settled down in my office to write up these last couple of days' journal. My chores, and then I was able to resume the last two FOCUS edition layouts at 10.00am, working all morning. Within an hour, when Percy telephoned and arranged to come round, I had completed Paxton and was working on the Buckden and Offord "Villages Edition". Lunch and then, with some relief, I had laid out the last by mid-afternoon and Percy took over the resulting artwork and undertook to get it to the printers for publishing later this week. There was then something of a mad scramble to get packed and loaded up for my visit to Norfolk. I can now get ready in half an hour or so and collected another cement mixer on hire from Cosy Corner on the way. It seemed to be a good idea to visit Mum this evening and she was pleased to hear from me via my car telephone and even more pleased that I was actually able to call by for a couple of hours in the evening.
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Spending virtually the whole day on my Journal and the Focus layout after breakfast with the family in my dressing gown and whilst briefly seeing Daniel after he spent the night with his friend in Cambridge. After completing most of the Focus I took a break watching televised football and snooker until taking tea with the family in the lounge.
Sadam Hussein has accepted the offer of talks with the US, former West German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, sweeps to victory in the first all-German election since 1932 and Gorbachev's domestic problems continue.
I was up very early this morning and came down to my office in my dressing gown to update my journal for these last few days and the month of November before breakfast. I achieved this satisfactorily and still managed to shower and shave but had to have my nice Sunday fried breakfast in my dressing gown again. There was no sign of Daniel, who had stayed with his friend in Cambridge overnight, but he popped in this morning and then came back for Sunday lunch when we had a proper chance to have a chat with him. He enjoys Di's food after his own cooking and the perpetual junk food he has at other times. He says that Angela is still his girlfriend and that all else at university is well, but we would never known anyway as he seldom answers with more than a single syllable.
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A day of worry for me concerning IRA security worries over the Kimbolton School Xmas Fayre, which dispersed as I helped with the catering arrangements. FOCUS plans followed and great news later about the Channel Tunnel breakthrough. The US has announced an invitation to Iraq for talks as it receives UN approval for force to liberate Kuwait if necessary.
I was up a little slowly this morning and came to breakfast in my dressing gown again. I dressed afterwards and then did my morning chores quickly so as to be ready for the expected arrival of Peter While. He was due to come and help me with my FOCUS editing this morning. I spent my time waiting for him by continuing to update the FOCUS copy, printing out the edited text in a sequential order. Then I found that he did not arrive until late (after not coming at all last Monday when expected) which was a bit upsetting. It would be good if my political colleagues regarded their party efforts as commitments as it would make all of our efforts more valuable and productive. Diana took Della to her horse-riding lesson later and we were both due to go to the Kimbolton Christmas Fayre; but I was doubtful about the extent of the security precautions.
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