David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Sunday 26th June 1994 - Several sessions leafleting with sisters Wiggly and Joanne after a good training session with Sam in the morning sun who was woken by Debbie swimming in the pool.
Helping two girl owners train a black and hairy Newfoundland to retrieve in the gravel pits
I slept well until 7.00am when I was awoken by Sam whimpering and so looked out to find Debbie swimming in the pool and unsettling him. Down to breakfast and surprised by the number of people up so early this morning.
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A recovery day walking Sam after a thunder and lightning start and then struggling with election plans whilst trying to keep my LibDem colleagues working together and rising above their disputes.
On to the Little Paxton School Fete later after the disappointing girls’ eye tests.
John Major and his colleagues seemed to be getting into another pickle over the appointment of a successor to Jaques Delore as EEC President.
The background to last night's meeting was a fierce storm with thunder and lightning and we would have hoped that the air was cleaner today but it was still close and muggy. Staggered up and, after breakfast, took Sam for a long walk across the common to relax and give him some exercise after a couple of days' shorter walks.
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Struggling to complete my Rolls Royce repairs for lack of parts and then taking Diana along to Della's Kimbolton Prep Sports Day.
Later, struggling to unite members during the LibDem Branch AGM and having few afterwards to help with sorting out leaflets for our forthcoming by-election campaign.
It was another very hot and humid day and, after my recent late nights, I was not very well equipped to cope with it. A rush to get out with Sam and then along to Cambridge Street Motors to drop off the Rolls Royce for the repairs to be done before taking Diana along to the Kimbolton Prep Sports Day.
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After walking Sam, off to Pathfinder House to correct Wiggly's nomination form to the Returning Officer’s satisfaction, so she is now a candidate. Then back to progress her Eynesbury election planning and surviving her attentions
A repeat of the routine where I walk Sam before 9.00am and after 5.00pm and try to tackle my work in the meantime. The poor thing still seems to be suffering from a cough which could either be due to the clouds of pollen and seeds which billow up as he runs across the fields or even his latest sin of running off with the door mat and chewing it up.
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An organising day spent tending Sam with his cough and then preparing the Rolls Royce for its MOT retest and struggling to re-insure my Land Rover Discovery.
The evening trying without success to contact people about election preparations and so turned to my journal and other general correspondence and telephone calls.
Another one-day rail strike as the government still prevents British Rail from settling with the signalmen's union.
I opted to walk Sam early and late today so as to have much of the working day in my office. The poor thing is coughing occasionally at the moment but then there is so much pollen and vegetation seed around that it might just be that.
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Spending the day taking the Ford Escort to Bar Hill and then driving to Horning and back.
Taking breakfast and walking Sam at the Thetford five-way roundabout and then strimming at Ropes Hill Dyke until my arms were numb with vibration.
Back home, much talk and activity about Wiggly’s election campaign
Rain greeted us as we got up especially early to travel and spend the day in Norfolk but it did not put us off. A short walk for Sam whilst Diana took the Ford Escort to Bar Hill and then I drove over to pick her up so that we could go on our way.
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