David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
The old building of Heronshaw was nearly demolished by this time and the replacement was now costed at £6-70,000. Chancellor Kenneth Clarke announced his micro-Budget today still smarting over his House of Commons defeat.
Good news as Norwich City signs a new striker, Ashley Ward, who will play against Chelsea on Saturday.
An appalling knife attack on the staff and shoppers in a Birmingham store leaves several with serious neck lacerations and the Managing Director of the Lyme Bay Activity Centre where several children died in a tragic canoeing accident has been jailed for three years for manslaughter
By now the old building of Heronshaw was nearly down. All of the roof was gone, also the bungalow walls, leaving the boathouse underneath the old dwelling itself.
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After the morning chores to put the girls on the school bus, delayed by congestion caused by a lorry broken down and a sports car going through a wall after I managed a walk on Mill Meadow.
Then off to Norwich for Diana's Christmas shopping expedition after spending the night with Wiggly after eating at The Chinese Bridge Restaurant
This was the day of Diana's Christmas shopping expedition, and she had chosen to go to Norwich for the day. The fact that I planned to go later was just coincidence.
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After the school run, walking Sam and then to Cambridge with Diana and the Kings Pantry lunch soup and baked-potato lunch special.
Then the afternoon shooting on Mill Meadow and evening obedience training.
John Major’s Government loses the key vote on increasing VAT on fuel from 8% to 17.5% in The House of Commons and are in big trouble.
I have fallen into a pattern of spending alternative Tuesdays going with Diana to see her parents in Cambridge and this was the week for it.
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To the bus stop with the girls and pleased to see how friendly the Paxton Kimbolton Schoolchildren are. I caught Diana in the bedroom with mixed results.
Then to get the Christmas decorations and wrapping papers etc. out of the lofts.
Before to the cinema in Bedford for the afternoon with Di. I called on Wiggly this evening and we had a nice chat and cuddle for an hour or two.
I was still tired this morning, and it took a lot of effort to get up and showered in time for breakfast and the walk to the bus stop with the girls.
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Quite a stormy day after the wind and rain had increased overnight. After struggling with Sam’s training, I gave the GSP Club training day a miss.
I took the family to Waresley Garden Centre to get the Christmas Tree as I struggle with keeping Wiggly happy.
The wind and rain had increased overnight and it was quite stormy when I woke up this morning. The curtains were bellowing out but at least the temperature was still mild as this month carried on where last month left off.
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Struggling to wake Nigel at Hail Weston House to arrive late at a Peterborough shoot with Nigel and evening with Wiggly at the Singapore Restaurant as she creates over me clock-watching and making my way home.
I awoke just before 7.00am and got Diana up to get me a cup of tea and then struggled up and out myself. The car loaded and then over to Hail Weston House by arrangement to meet Nigel at 8.00am.
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