Training Sam and keeping Diana happy and watching another of the televised European football matches and this time saw Manchester United in a goalless draw.
The main news is of another ferry tragedy. Like The Herald of Free Enterprise, this one the M/s Estonai also capsized with the great loss of life of 850 people
Was sound asleep for the night and did not even get up for the toilet I was so tired. Diana regressed to being a bit grumpy first thing but then seemed to cheer up and relax once the children were down to breakfast.
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I gave her yesterday's message about Helen Young telephoning and, because she said that she did not want to see anyone at the moment, this may have triggered her off. A full shower and hair wash this morning and I was late to get out with Sam, leaving the girls to make their way to the bus stop on their own.
When I did take him out, he seemed fit enough and so I tried him on some hunting but, whether it was the illness or lack of raining or poor wind I do not know, but he was very ragged with no pattern or control. I left it until later to try him with the squirrel again and the rabbit and pigeon that I had shot but was pleased then that he had redeemed himself with some good retrieves and no mouthing of them.
I opted to miss tea in favour of some late cheese sandwiches and went up to Molesworth with Sam instead. First, I ran him over the set aside and tried to get him hunting to more of a pattern. He was better than this morning but was still too far ahead. At least he found a pair of pheasants and held them for me. I just wish he would stop creeping forward on them. Even if they are running, he should hold his position and let me catch up.
After this, we walked around the edges of the fields in amongst the larger trees and I missed several pigeons and rabbits through slow reaction, though none of them were the easy shot like yesterday. Home to watch another of the televised European football matches and this time saw Manchester United in a goalless draw.
The main news is of another ferry tragedy. Like The Herald of Free Enterprise, this one also capsized with great loss of life and amidst stories of its loading doors incorrectly shut and taking on water. The ferry sank in The Baltic en route from Latvia to Sweden. It was down within ten minutes and, with its high sides and difficulty of safe evacuation, up to 850 people have died with only 100 saved.
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