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We found gloriously hot weather in California after snow, ice and rain at home during a month.
I was distracted from finance and investment, but I agreed to the design for the Heronshaw replacement, and a £3,500 alteration to Harnser as I started working with my Psion.
Also not a lot of time for training Sam and he was sent to kennels for our time away. I watched Norwich City play draw an exciting match with Manchester City and triumphed in the Premier League 3-0 against local rivals Ipswich Town.
Also saw England beat Scotland to take the Calcutta Cup, the Grand Slam and the Five Nations Championship all in one go.
It was a busy month for me as the local organiser for the Liberal Democrats getting colleagues elected to key posts and helping my fellow St Ives LibDem in crisis.
Much of my private time was spent seeing Wiggly as our relationship deepened but I tried to see Diana as well.
The family holiday to California took up the rest of the month; with time first in San Francisco, then Anaheim at favourite venues such as Universal Studios, Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland in the north and then the ships and Sea World Park in Dan Diego.
I opted not to go on a possible day trip from San Diego to Mexico in favour of a more relaxing Pacific Beach outing in the sun.
Back home, John Major had major problems on his hands over the European Common's vote and Tony Blair was hosting a breakfast at The Dorchester with many top businessmen to compete for support.
This as the pound sterling hit new lows and interest rate rises seem to be on the cards. More than 80% of local authorities have cut back in their provision of Social Services following government grant cuts.
Better news as Toyota, in Derby, has announced plans to build another factory complex next door to its existing site for the Corolla car model.
Elsewhere, John Major met the Arab leader Yassa Arafat, and the US President Clinton welcomed the Sein Fein leader, Gerry Adams, for a St Patrick's Day reception.
The Canadian Navy has seized a Spanish trawler and found that most of the 350 tons of turbot on board were undersized.
After I left for California later in the month, we experienced gloriously hot and sunny days continuously, but we left behind a month at home that has seen snow falling hard and settling such that the ground was blanketed with snow and ice.
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