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A good training day for Sam as we walked around Horning and stopped off at Horning Tea Shoppe for morning drinks and snacks. Shopping at Latham’s in Potter Heigham and off to Norwich for Debbie’s skin treatment as it rained for much of the day.
Margaret Thatcher’s memoirs confirm her Downing Street rule was a process of domineering dictate and the Sein Fein President, Gerry Adams, has angered all and sundry by helping to carry the coffin of the I.R.A. bomber
I had planned a haircut for today, but it was not to be for, when we arrived in Stalham at 12.15, we found that the barbers had already closed at noon for its early closing day. The day started with me just beating the alarm radio by waking before it turned on. I still had to wash and shave but got out in time to prevent Sam fouling his run. In fact, he had a good day of obedience and co-operation and was rewarded by spending much of the day in the car with us. As I walked him around Horning this morning, we were met by Alan Giddings who stopped in his mini and chatted for a while. He told me that both he and David were currently working on extending the buildings in Wroxham Barns where the petting farm idea had really taken off.
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Most of the spent in Norwich again after firstly quartering Sam across the fields again and flushing a covey of partridges. I collected Doris Vincent's photographs of the floods, and after lunch at McDonalds and upon finding the cinema full, we dropped the girls off for a similar time at the roller-skating rink.
Some tea for the children and then I took Diana to The Wroxham Hotel for dinner, The Riverside Restaurant being damaged in the floods, but the floodwaters of Horning were now continuing their slow but steady decline
For the second day we had to spend most of our time in Norwich as, not only did Mann Egerton need the extra day to get the hose and fit it, but also it was the day to collect my de-humidifier from Bonds. First, I had Sam to walk and I took him across the fields again and gave him some good exercise in quartering. Of course, he got out of control again and flushed a covey of partridges before I could stop him! He also saw his friend from the big house again but passing traffic put paid to any chance of a play together.
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To Norwich for lunch in the new Castle Mall before back to Horning with oversized throwing dummies for Sam’s retrieving training.
News of Irish terrorist outrages; with bombs in the Shankill Road and then more disrupting public transport in England. Jo Grimond, the former Liberal Party leader, has died after a stroke.
The Conservative government in Canada loses office after many years in power but now the Liberals must find the answer to the calls of the French Quebec separatists.
Somewhat disoriented after the clocks went back last night. I was awoken by the radio that thought it was still 7.00am but it was actually 6.00am now. Late out with Sam and I walked him over the road and across the fields and met the old lady from the big house over there and her dog. They had also suffered from flooding after the heavy rain. Back for breakfast and then a rush to get to Norwich in time for Mann Egerton. On arrival, the service manager could find nothing wrong with the door lock and nor could I. Strange how it could be faulty and then fix itself but I was told that it was probably water getting into the lock.
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The day at Harnser helping neighbours in the floods and preparing for the family arrival. Jack said that the 1912 floods were far worse when seven inches of rain fell in a day.
Awoken by the radio alarm again after staying up a little late and then slow to get my breakfast and then take the dog for a walk. I went down Crabbett's Marsh road again and throughout I was relieved to see that the water was a few inches down. Sections of the Ropes Hill Dyke Road were clear of the water but others were still under though I was still concerned that the new work was soggy and liable to deteriorate under early traffic movements. Jack was along later in the morning and we exchanged views on the reasons for the flood and he told me that the 1912 flood levels were much higher still. It is always going to be difficult for the water levels to drop when heavy rain coincides with high tides and north-westerly winds.
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