Catching up day at home on a fine and sunny day sorting the mail and conducting informal meetings and telephone calls to solve problems and progress solutions.
Outside with Daniel and later getting him and Diana back talking again after she was depressed. Debbie enjoyed her first day of water sports at Paxton Lakes; learning sailing, canoeing and wind-surfing and Della went off to enjoy the day with a friend.
The news still of post-Yugoslavian problems and the evacuation of medical emergencies. At home the police officers are determined to resist reforms on pay and conditions
.This was a hard day for me, going through my mail, listing all of my outstanding tasks for action, conducting informal meetings and telephone calls to solve problems and progress solutions. After I had taken Sam for a rather difficult walk (he was all excited again about being back here and had to get used to the routine, smells and sounds) I found that Diana was still in a depressed state of mind and so I first sat her down and talked to her about Daniel; persuading her that the best thing was to talk things through with him and get some agreement on where things went wrong.
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Out with Daniel to examine the pool and work out a new reporting format and tighter regime to guard against future problems and then a long chat with the gardener about his problems with the garden. More work on the plumb tree as we are becoming inundated with fruit after what has proved to be a fantastic season. Phone calls to check on when the solicitors need funds for both of my family property investment transactions and then to order boat parts for repairs to the Paxton Princess.
With respect to the paperwork, I could only reconcile our chequing and credit account statements and attend to matters outstanding on my late mother's estate and all the correspondence that involved. An opportunity to purchase aerial photographs of The Hayling View today, after a salesman called with some shots after some speculative work. Debbie enjoyed her first day of water sports at Paxton Lakes; learning sailing, canoeing and wind-surfing and Della went off contentedly to stay the day and night with a friend.
A fine and sunny day that let the gardener get on but was rather a waste for us in Paxton. I was pleased to see both Daniel and Diana talking together in a far more relaxed mood later. The news still of post-Yugoslavian problems and the evacuation of medical emergencies. At home the police officers are determined to resist reform of their terms and conditions including the introduction of appraisals and performance-related pay.