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Home again to Paxton after a nightmare journey of Christmas congestion, ice frost and freezing fog and just time for lunch before the very demanding meeting with the Cambridgeshire firearms officer. A rush to get out with the family to The Cambridge Arts Theatre for their Pantomime "Cinderella" as the weather got even worse.
It was Sam's first day of freedom after having been inoculated against the canine diseases. I was therefore able to take him for an extended walk down Racing Reach access road as well as along Ropes Hill Dyke. He had awoken around 4.00am this morning and again at 7.20am which was not so good, but I got him to go back in his kennel without further protest each time by use of the torch and command. The long task of locking everything up, leaving the property safe and then loading up the Range Rover for the journey ahead. I had to try to get back as soon as possible, having a full day ahead.
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Managing Sam in Norfolk, dropping Doris Vincent off to the station and driving to Smallborough to see the Dunham’s and chatting a while about planning permissions.
A cheap hair cut in Wroxham and then to Latham’s in Potter Heigham shopping before back to receive Jack to give him a key. Then to collect my new curtains and fit them and put up an alarm sounder box. The day had been quite cold but bright and so I managed to get out on The Jolly with Sam to give him his second trip out.
The world news is too depressing with wars, rapes and atrocities and the home news not much better with an old lady beaten up and murdered by an intruder on the eve of her 100th birthday
Sam woke me up around 6.00am with a couple of whimpers but then went back to his basket without intervention. He next awoke around 7.20am but even then, I just shone a torch in the kennel, told him to go back to his basket and he willingly obliged until I was ready to feed him around 8.15am. This represents a deal of progress as I am now starting to get the sleep that I need and can prevent him from ruling the roost and disturbing the neighbours. I had to do quite a few chores this morning and made a list so as not to forget any of them. I first got Sam fed and ready to get into the car so that I could take Mrs Vincent to Wroxham station to catch a train for a few days in London. She was still fussing over the recent break-in but has calmed down somewhat.
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A better night with Sam driving off to take him to the Norfolk Vet, and to hear of the Ropes Hill Dyke break in next door.
Advice on Sam’s heart murmur and diet before back to get the dressmaker to try the curtains and also to chat to Jack who had come by and wanted a key to Harnser in case of trouble
Sam woke me up at 6.20am this morning but I was so sound asleep at first that Diana woke first and roused me. I quietened him down and made him wait until 7.30am which time suited me, but I could not get back to bed and so opted to get ready to leave early. I had breakfast, washed and was on my way around 8.15am, missing most of the traffic through both Cambridge and Norwich. I stopped for refreshment en route and then made for Ropes Hill Dyke thinking to have a relaxing half hour with Sam before confining him again for the journey to the vet.
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Sam was kinder on me last night sleeping through until 6.00am and then cooperated during the day as Steven Bloom came over and wanted to borrow the Rolls Royce for Christmas.
I took Diana and the girls off to the Little Paxton Family Carol Service in St James' Church. The weather was bright today and then the skies cleared this evening to make it bitterly cold again
Sam was kinder on me last night sleeping through until 6.00am and then going straight back to his basket for a further hour on command. The morning chores for him and The Hayling View and I then invited Steven Bloom over. He had expressed a wish to borrow the Rolls Royce for Christmas and I was trying it out for him. I also showed him my hunting air rifle and Sam and he was very impressed with both of them. This took me up to a nice lunch of roast chicken and then I went out and cleaned the car this afternoon. The drive got quite wet and so I put Sam in the back of the Range Rover and he was happy there until I had finished.
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