David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
The weather stayed fine and mild today and the wind and rain held off until after dark. I was creosoting the far side of the Heronshaw garage, setting the alarm and then walking Sam before driving from Horning to Paxton.
Membership details on the British Deer Society awaited me on my return together with the latest version of P.C. Maritime Navigator. I tried this new software until far too late with Della watching me for company.
Another reluctant start after another late night but I eventually got shaved, dressed, had my cereal breakfast and got out with Sam for a long walk across Crabbett's Marsh road. Quite tired after getting back and so chose to do the final set-up from the alarm system for which I could just sit on a stool. Then out to creosote the far side of the garage as I had got permission from Doris Vincent to get on her drive for that purpose. Chatted to her also about the property and road maintenance as well as the recent floods for the water level had been up high again with the northerly winds.
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On a very cool day with a hard frost, two walks for Sam today during which he seemed not very much under control. A chat with Arthur Edmunds about repairing the road and Jack who updated me about former flooding events.
My first meal of grouse shot my me on my Scottish estate which tasted good. I collected my Discovery from Mann Egerton which appeared to have been correctly repaired this time.
Word from Andy Carmichael who agreed with Dave Evans that we could park our Cambridge Street vehicles near to the sycamore tree which was a slight improvement.
The legendary Matt Busby, saviour and inspiration of Manchester United Football Club died today and the game will miss him. The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the replacement of Lord David Owen as their special mediator in Yugoslavia.
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After putting my Discovery in for an electrical repair, I just had time to go home to set mole traps before Daniel visited me to buy his Rover 825i car before he took Dawn roller skating.
The Lord Chief Justice and The House of Lords oppose the government over its planned reforms to the criminal justice system and magistracy.
My visit to Norfolk had been planned to put the Discovery in for the repair of its electrical fault and the rest of these three days planned round it to use the time to work at Horning. My automatic radio gave me my morning call at 7.00am after an unsettled night trying to keep warm and comfortable in a different bed. I was reluctant to rise and the more so as the sky was clear and the day cold.
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Letting Diana go to Cambridge on her own and to her parents, after taking the girls to the bus stop, I took Sam for a walk across the common on another cold and frosty morning.
Then struggling with the planning officer over Cambridge Street parking, I drove from Paxton to Horning where the water was still very high and heavy rain and strong winds tore at Harnser as I work inside during the evening.
The death toll has risen to over 30 in Los Angeles and the earthquake has been estimated at 6.6 on the Richter Scale. Five freeways are blocked, and hundreds are left homeless
I had rather too much to attend to this morning and so I let Diana go to Cambridge on her own and she met her parents as usual. I was first up for breakfast but was finding it really tough to wake up around 7.00am on these cold winter mornings and would really have liked to lay in bed. I got out with Sam as the girls went through their normal fuss about getting ready for school and then took a walk across the common on another cold and frosty morning.
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Arguments with the planners over parking provision for our Cambridge Street development wrecks the day as a stressed Nigel visits with a bad cold after losing his gardener and housekeeper.
News today of a huge earthquake in the San Fernando area near Los Angeles in Southern California with 20 dead and freeway flyovers collapsed at junctions. At least today, Diana was happier having settled for a long week at EuroDisney
The weather continued chilly and I let Sam off of his swimming for the second day running. I then spent more time in my office working on my computers so that I now have a full range of spreadsheet and graphics software installed and available on my portable PC-compatible computer. But most of the day was tied up with two visits to Cambridge Street and efforts to try and get the parking spaces approved without preventing the further development of the site.
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A good obedience training session with Sam on a colder day which was then spent working at home with the girls. Daniel was at Jason’s most of the day helping him commission his speed boat.
The Queen suffered a fall from her horse after it stumbled at Sandringham yesterday and has broken her left wrist.
The normal Sunday lay-in and then out with Sam who does not recognise the Sabbath and wants walking just the same. The weather was getting colder and so I excused him any water retrieves this morning, but still put him through some special obedience work and was pleased with the result. His long-drops in particular are coming along and he executed his best point on a pheasant yet and the only real one since the grouse in Scotland.
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