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This was a nice and hot and sunny day, after an early heavy shower that caught the girls waking to the school bus stop. There was double good news in the mail this morning to go to Norfolk with, the approval for my Horning building control consent, and the original Vat receipt from Barnes Brinkcraft.
After turning the compost heap first thing at Paxton, I set off for Norfolk to find the Amis workmen had been progressing the new Harnser quay heading. A make-shift evening meal of seafood that I had collected on my way through Wroxham after which I relaxed a while to listen to the radio and rest after today's exertion.
There was a certain reluctance on my part to get going this morning after last night's drinking and late night, but I was just about down to breakfast in time in the end. The girls went off to school and walked immediately into the only heavy shower of the morning and I just got the barbecue set out of the rain and under the balcony in time. I caught up on the mail and my journal before doing some Hayling View chores that had to be done before I could leave for Norfolk. Good news in the mail this morning: The approval arrived for my building control consent which was a great relief and then Barnes Brinkcraft had eventually sent me the original VAT agreement for the construction of the Paxton Princess that I had been awaiting.
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A full programme on a hot day, starting with playing with Della, showing the gardener how to care for the compost heaps and swimming pool, and then completing my admin chores as Glisson Printers Company Secretary before hosting a swimming and barbecue session for friends and neighbours and then an evening Parish Council A.G.M taking Linda there and home afterwards!
I was up and about fairly early again today and, after breakfast went outside to do a few things. I had given Della her usual "piggy-back" to relax her for school this morning; but then diverted round the house to take her for a ride round the garden which rather shocked her and made her laugh! I had just about finished sweeping the back garden and hoovering the pool by the time that Bill arrived, but still showed him how to do this for future reference. Then to my compost heaps where I instructed Bill in how to look after them; them being left unturned for too long and not rotting properly until I tackled them last night. He had brought along some runner beans to put in alongside the shed and I helped him move some things before having to leave him to it and coming in to get on with some other work.
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A domestic day working at The Hayling View, clearing out gutters after the recent heavy rain, turning my compost heaps and receiving a visit from Di’s parents and swimming in our pool. Thought of taking the boat round the coast for the East Coast Boat Show but Steven was not available.
A bit groggy after my late night, but up to have breakfast with the girls and then out to clear out the down-pipe hoppers that were overflowing with the heavy rain the other day. This was a muddy job and I got a full bucket out of them by unscrewing the clips and emptying the hoppers out. The mess I made, plus an accumulation of debris, meant a long job of sweeping the areas afterwards and I got the gardener to help me and then showed him how to vacuum the swimming pool. Inside afterwards to update these last two days journal and then some more administration jobs to catch up further.
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To Cambridge with Di to see her parents and persuade Norma to accept a health check at my expense after all of her coughing. Lunch at the Arts Theatre Restaurant and then back to Paxton for a Village Hall Committee meeting, which started with me in the Chair. And treating them to a drink in The Anchor afterwards.
As I lay in bed, I heard the reed warblers back opposite in the river and, what with the swallows now being back at Heronshaw, we can now say that the summer visitors have arrived, and the new season has just about begun
The girls to school and then I did a little work on my journal before Diana persuaded me to go to Cambridge with her. On the journey, I made many telephone calls returning the messages left from yesterday which was good use of my time. Then we dropped off the deeds for Heronshaw at my Cambridge solicitors before parking at the Round Church and walking to meet Di's parents at Eadon Lilleys. Her Mum, Norma, still has a cough and cold which I now think must be some sort of allergy or viral infection; or she is run down, and I fear the onset of shingles or pneumonia if she goes on refusing to see the doctor. I persuaded her over coffee to accept a health screening session at the Evelyn Hospital at my expense which was a relief for us and Charles. A long chat and then another date to meet them for lunch as they accepted my invitation to the Arts Theatre Restaurant later.
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