Feeling much better as I set the sprinklers to water the garden and tended the swimming pool which was sadly still too full of chlorine residue to be safe for the girls to swim. Di took Debbie to Staughton and then joined me in tending Dad’s grave ahead of Mum’s visit. Daniel went off to work again and the girls cooked some cakes as Di and I sorted out some of the rooms so that they could be used and I was occupied printing out my electronic diary.
The first plane carrying Western hostages back from Iraqi with the US Sen Jesse Jackson and another 20 tornado attack aircraft fly out from Britain as Thatcher scathingly attacks Iraqi leader Hussein as being callous and unfeeling. Gorbachev will first meet Jordan’s King Hussein before Bush this coming week
I woke up feeling much better than yesterday and managed to tend my fish and conservatory plants before breakfast. It was a fine English breakfast that Diana had cooked superbly and was much appreciated by all of us. Daniel was even slower to rise than usual. He had gone on from his evening job to go bowling in Peterborough until the early hours. This morning, I worked a little at my desk and then set out the sprinklers to water the garden and tended the swimming pool. The chemical level that was needed to clear the poor has left residues which are still too strong to allow the children to safely swim yet which is a pity. Diana had taken Debbie to Staughton and, once she had put the lunch on, she joined me for a trip to the cemetery to attend my Dad’s grave.
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We weeded and removed as many stones as possible while smoothing down the earth. Then I trimmed the grass around his plot, as well as that reserved for my Mum, as we know that she is coming to see it tomorrow and I did not want to disappoint her. Home (after picking up Debbie) for a nice lunch of roast chicken and I spent all of this afternoon and evening getting completely up to date with my electronic journal and printing out the chapters for June, July and August. It became quite warm in the afternoon and Daniel went off to work again for the lunchtime session. The girls spent this evening cooking and made some cakes, whilst Diana tried to sort out Debbie’s arrangements for returning to school, tidying her bedroom and the ironing room so that they could be used effectively. I helped by fitting a headboard and by putting up picture hooks.
I also hung my antique maps and other pictures and certificates in my office so this too is nearing completion. The news tonight was preoccupied with the first plane carrying Western hostages back from Iraqi, which came with the US Sen Jesse Jackson who had been visiting Iraqi pleading for their freedom. His intervention added a few more hostages to the release list, but there are many more held as captives who are not being allowed to leave. Another 20 tornado attack aircraft fly out from Britain as Thatcher scathingly attacks Iraqi leader Hussein as being callous and unfeeling. Gorbachev will first meet Jordan’s King Hussein before Bush this coming week