A longish walk with Sam over the fields at Molesworth Manor Farm and then liaising with Robert Ward about goose and rabbit shooting. Then a long session updating my journal.
The proposed Sein Fein ceasefire has been interpreted by the British and Irish Governments as being satisfactory and the British team management have refused to withdraw the ladies national team from the World Cup on a drug technicality
Another slow start to a day and then out for a longish walk with Sam over the fields at Molesworth Manor Farm.
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I saw that the tractors were cultivating much of it and so called in on Robert Ward on my way back for a chat. Unfortunately, he was busy but I arranged to see him next week and at least brought up the subject of shooting the rabbits and pigeons over the half of his farm that is now going back into cultivation.
The day at home working on the archiving of these last six months' journal which has taken a back seat because of all of my activity. When out again with Sam this afternoon, I was told of a large flock of geese on John Osborne's land opposite and so I telephoned him in the early evening and got permission to shoot them if they reappeared which was good.
I also learned that he has planted oilseed rape in the fields and meadows opposite which will be good for pigeon shooting but bad for Debbie's hay fever next spring during her GCSE examinations.
The family were keen for me to get copies of the computer games on my 4/86 machine and, having left a message for Wiggly on her answering machine, I was expecting her to call but she was probably late back from her south coast business meeting on this further day of train strikes and disruption.
A relatively early night, tired this time after the port and snooker with Nigel. The government now seem persuaded that the comments of Sein Fein leader, Gerry Adams, in the Irish Times as interpreted by the Irish Government as being satisfactory now are acceptable to them also.
However now the Protestant paramilitaries have killed a Catholic in an obvious attempt at provocation which will not succeed. Despite the English athlete having failed her second drug test, the British team management have refused to withdraw the ladies national team from the World Cup on a technicality.
Even so, if the hearing proves her guilt, any medals or achievements will not be recognised as the Russians would have taken our team's place. This morning a huge storm on the Norfolk/Suffolk border with six inches of rain in Beccles and other areas leading to flash flooding or run-off water.