Still very tired at the start of a very cold day with a chill northerly wind, we drive to Cambridge after dropping Della off at school, then drop off print cartridges for refilling and still made Eadon Lilley's in time for coffee with Charles and Norma, with Charles much better after recent illness.
A healthy lunch in the Cambridge Theatre Roof Garden Restaurant after which we returned Della’s wheelchair to the Red Cross. I forwent our Town Council Group meeting and, instead, helped Debbie with her homework who was upset and struggling until then as I tried to spend more time with the family.
I was still very tired this morning and needed to get more sleep that I was allowed but I felt a little better for not taking the tablets. I telephoned for a doctor's appointment to square the situation with him next Monday. A little time to administer things and then Diana returned from dropping off Della at school and I drove her to Cambridge. We delivered my spent toner cartridges to the Supercharge depot for re-charging and still made Eadon Lilley's in time for coffee with Charles and Norma. Charles seems much better after his recent illnesses, and it was nice to see them there. The rest of the morning shopping on my own and with Diana. We found a very good book about the French people, and I scanned a number of bookshops.
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Lunch in the Cambridge Theatre Roof Garden Restaurant where I enjoyed a healthy meal of Broccoli Soup and baked Cod and Prawn Fret which quite filled me up and should have done wonders for my diet at the same time. More driving chores afterwards as we collected my toner cartridges and took back Della's wheelchair to the Red Cross. This had been of great help to her and so we gave a donation of £20. Home in mid-afternoon to a few telephone messages from press, colleagues, and constituents and, once they were dealt with, I had tea with the girls. Della was invited to play after school by a class friend from Great Paxton which was nice. I opted not to go to the Town Council Group meeting and, instead, helped Debbie with her homework and wrote a planning spreadsheet programme to analyse the time I am currently spending on various activities.
I note that, despite my pains, I am spending 22 hours a week on voluntary work (instead of 12) which is much more than on the family, Heronshaw, Paxton Princess and my other planned interests. I updated my journal and intended to have an early night. It was very cold today with a slight but chill wind from the north. The gardener seems not to find things to do when the weather is so cold but I do not mind as the wet mud stops him getting on with the riverside path at the moment. Debbie was rather fragile tonight with a cold, weeping with frustration, but had cheered up by bedtime when all her work was done.