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To Horning for a few days’ stay after driving via Nanny’s to return her car, now that Daniel has his own back after repair. On to Norfolk in the heat of early afternoon, enjoying the Range Rover’s air conditioning.
Amis had made good progress on the new dock, and I measured the depths and noted their use of the dredgings. The girls did some revision prior to their exams and rowed around in the dinghies. I watched the sun set tonight really pleased to be back in Norfolk
I was awake early this morning as the open curtains and windows brought me very close to the dawn chorus. I did not feel very well to start with after staying up late last night and drinking too much alcohol, but I soon felt better as Diana made me a nice cup of tea. Breakfast with the whole family - even Daniel was up on time - and then I worked my way through the range of chores so that I was soon ready to leave for Norfolk. I got the rest of the family to carry out a prodigious amount of luggage and then successfully loaded it all in the back of the Range Rover before we set off. Debbie joined Daniel in Mum's car and the rest were with me as we drove in convoy to Stanton.
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A sunny day after early morning mist and a busy one after an unsettled night with Peacock noise starting off with catching up with administration and cleaning the barbeque before watching England beat Pakistan in the second one day test running and then Daniel hosted his friends for a swim in the pool. The evening joining Nigel and Lynne for a meal at Ye Olde Plough" at Bolnhurst after which we heard that Della had done very well with her school work
Up a surprising number of times in the night to go to the toilet and I put it down to a combination of drinking too much in the evening and the coolness of the night-time air drifting through our bedroom. The peacock has taken up a regular roost in the large oak tree outside our windows and calls regularly throughout the night which is rather disconcerting. Breakfast and a "piggy-back" for Della in the usual way and then out to do some chores. The day started cool and misty before the sun came out in mid-morning and so I not only did the filters and fed the animals, but also gave the pool a good clean and then tackled the barbecue.
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Another very hot and sunny day which meant that I had to get the Rolls Royce air conditioning fixed, which I did. We also collected the Range Rover which had a fuel pipe constriction fixed and turned down a deal on a newer one.
I played tennis on the games lawn with Debbie again up until dusk and, although she was playing at school today and was using her best racquet this evening, I did not go to a St Neots LibDem branch meeting this evening as I wanted them to get used to doing without me
Another very hot and sunny day which made me even more determined that ever to get the Rolls Royce air conditioning fixed. Slow to start due to aching body and limbs and the need for a hair wash but, after breakfast with the girls, I chased a vehicle air-conditioning service firm and then drove over to Lower Gravenhurst in Bedfordshire to get him to look at it. He charged me £60 for the re-charge and check but it ended up working and I was pleased at that. On to Bedford where I dropped in on the Range Rover dealer and found that they had traced the latest problem to a fuel return pipe pinched by the fuel tank and that the car was ready.
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A hot and sweaty day turning the compost heaps and making an abortive trip to collect the Range Rover, which had not been fixed as anticipated. A dip in the pool after lunch to cool off and remove the ‘composty’ smell and another barbeque by the pool after playing tennis with Debbie again.
After weeks of violent demonstrations and civil anger at the rule of a military leader that had taken over in a coup; the "God-King" of Thailand called in the parties and read the riot act to get them to co-operate.
I was up and out early this morning, digging away at the compost heap. But first, I saw the girls off to school and helped Diana to overcome their normal sensitivities and nonsenses. A call to the Range Rover service agents who had been trying to contact me yesterday and then out to the heap. The gardener was fretting about the bedding plants; worrying about where to put them and whether he had too many or too few but I had to let him get on with it in the end as there were no ideal answers. I used my time in turning the huge compost heaps and was getting angry at the amount of rubbish at the bottom that had not been shredded before they were last made.
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