Preparing the swimming pool and gardens for Della's 7th Birthday Party and then playing with my new Weatherfax system by picking up signals from Bracknell. I was far too late to bed, but it had been a more physically-relaxing day.
I rose very stiff after the last couple of days exertions and was slow to dress and get up. The family found my appearance quite a revelation after the dirtiness and scruffiness of late. It had been raining overnight but cleared up early and so I was able to go out and clean the swimming pool ready for Della's party. I also swept the drives and generally tidied things up and everything looked much better as a result. Then some time trying to commission my weather fax system and it went well really, even though there was much to learn and absorb.
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I managed to pick up signals from Bracknell using the radio's own aerial but there are still mysteries remaining in the matters of getting the right quality and printing out the results. Once the charts are obtained there is still the little matter of interpreting them, but this will all come with experience.
Daniel helped by collecting and then inflating the "bouncy-castle" and, when the guests arrived in mid-afternoon, the weather had cheered up and the sun shone on them. Della had invited girls off all ages as friends and they all enjoyed the activities of bouncing, swimming, and playing party games so that they said it was the best party that they had ever come to! This evening, I was hooked on the Weatherfax, trying to make it work well and also to understand the outputs from the various stations. I was far too late to bed, but it had been a more physically-relaxing day.