David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
After my morning dog walking and training regime with Sam after another cold night, the trip to Jarrold’s for morning coffee with the girls before meeting up with Daniel at Julian Gunn, the contact lens specialists.
Then shopping for shooting decoys, watching televised rugby and cricket before a family louting to Cromer cinema to see "Save Willy", a moving film about the plight of a killer whale held in captivity.
We experienced another cold night and 7.30am call but, allowing Debbie to use the bathroom first, I climbed in bed with Diana for warmth and company until it was light. Breakfast together and then me out with Sam, taking him for a relatively short run along the roads in the morning frost and doing some obedience work.
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After surviving an unusually-cold night which froze the nearby dykes and roads, I walked Sam and then took the girls to Wroxham library and had personal Electric Boat demonstrations.
Lunch with the family at The Horning Tea Shoppe and then my shooting lesson at the Mid-Norfolk Shooting School. Then to The Broads Hotel in Wroxham for their carvery dinner
We experienced an unusually-cold night which froze the nearby dykes and left frozen roads and frost everywhere, but we were warm and comfortable in our beds at Harnser. We were slow to stir as a result, so that Debbie beat me into the bathroom and I had to wait even longer before getting up.
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A better night’s sleep and awake to hear of Daniel’s cheap gearbox repair before walking Sam and managing the gardener. Then setting off from Paxton for Norfolk after the panic to collect Della from school in Kimbolton.
There was no sign of any of this so-called "earthquake" that was supposed to have shaken Norfolk. I telephoned Jim and July Bird at Wymondham and they had seen and felt nothing. After arriving and sorting things out, enjoying baths and an early night.
An earlier night and better night's sleep to wake more refreshed than of late and determined to make a good start to the day. After my bath last night, just a light wash this morning and then dressed to be amongst the first down for breakfast. Daniel had come in late last night before I went to bed with good news of his car gearbox repair, and he was equally full of beans this morning at getting his automatic transmission completely overhauled at a cost to him of only £190.
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Visiting The Rigbys at North Scarle near Lincoln with Sam for training tips as I persuaded Diana to get cleaning help now Daniel was back at home and making a mess.
Then a chat with Diana and Cliff Roberts of Mill House this evening about the work that the NRA are doing on the downstream approaches to the Paper Mill Lock.
A rare earthquake near Swaffham in Norfolk yesterday, but only measuring 4.0 on the Richter Scale
I had written to Trevor and Barbara Rigby arranging to visit them today and I therefore had to get out with Sam first for his regular morning walk and I did not spare him for lack of time but got him in the water again amongst the ice to do some fine water retrieves.
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After a carpet of snow started melting, I walked Sam and then attended an investment meeting with my trustees before dropping in on Sally to review election plans and then joining Nigel, shooting and training on Pancake Day duly celebrated later.
News today is of a widening rift between Nato and The United Nations over how to react to the Bosnian Serbs' action around Sarajevo
There was a carpet of snow covering the landscape this morning, but the temperature was milder than yesterday and before long a general thaw was in progress. I was quickly ready for breakfast first thing and then out briefly with Sam before it was time to drive to The Shrubbery in Church Street, St Neots, for an investment meeting at my accountants, Whitmarsh Sterland.
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A Valentines Day of paperwork and dog care as Nigel cancels our shooting trip and I took Diana and Debbie off to Peterborough to watch "Mrs Doubtfire"
It was a bitterly-cold night and continued very cold and frosty this morning with a biting wind but I did not spare Sam a water retrieve in line with my new policy. He ran round for some time to get dry and, after being towelled off, was allowed into my office on a blanket to warm up. He did not make much of a companion and just cured up into a tight ball and slept soundly and contentedly.
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