A poor night of sleep and awake to a cold and frosty morning. To the vet with Sam where he got the ‘all clear’ for his medical test and then some shopping and lunch in Wroxham. To Lowestoft to get the latest charts and updates and then back for a tea of herrings and cockles.
Some calls to and from home and an upsetting experience having to leave an overly pregnant women walking after her car broke down.
A poorish night, unable to sleep very well until far too late and then woken early for Sam. At least my Teasmade worked well and I awoke to breakfast on a frosty and cold morning. The pity is that, to get sunshine and clear skies during early March days, the weather leads to cold and frosty nights to go with it. I just had time to smooth over the riverside lawn where the wood pile had been before I had to load Sam up for the trip to see his vet in Norwich. We were just on time and went straight in to see the vet who put Sam up on to the examination bench and listened to his heart with a stethoscope. She took a worryingly long time before announcing that she had found nothing at all wrong with his heart and was willing to sign the insurance form accordingly.
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Then on to do a whole range of other duties; shopping and collecting boat parts etc before settling down for lunch at the cafe in Wroxham. To Lowestoft to get the latest charts and updates and then back for a tea of herrings and cockles. I was delayed upon my return by Doris Vincent getting into another flap - this time over a light being left on in a neighbouring property - but I suppose we cannot be too vigilant about security nowadays. Quite late by the time I had made my tea and completed the washing up but I did have a look at the nearest of the new charts and saw how much the sand banks had been changing. Telephone calls from Diana and to Daniel and Steven today to make arrangements for the next day. I heard that poor Debbie had to have a day off school with a bad cold and that Diana was still suffering similarly.
More cold and sunny weather again this evening. I was worried and depressed today after spotting a lady in difficulties whilst I was driving back from Lowestoft. I saw a car parked with hazard lights flashing and saw this lady walking with difficulty nearby looking very pregnant. I turned round and caught up with her and established that she had broken down and was carrying a baby a week overdue, but I could not make her accept a lift or even use my car telephone even though I tried to be insistent. She said that her mother lived nearby, and she would telephone for help from there, but I think that she was really being unwilling to get into a car with a stranger. This has become a poor society when a woman with an overdue pregnancy cannot trust to a genuine offer of help and has to walk a distance. I was upset by it as she staggered on up the hill and will now never know if she was all right.