David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Sam the centre of attention at Bob Steel’s training session after I had calmed him down with a long walk. Meeting up with Wiggly later and walking along the River Cam with Sam.
It being one day but one before the most important test of Sam's life, this was going to be an important day for him but he was not expecting the attention he was going to get.
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After the morning chores, paying a host of bills and reconciling my cash accounts, morning and social evening and liaising with helps Pete and Bill.
Dropping in to see Wiggly and then on to Nigel for snooker and a catchup who was in a right muddle over relationships
Diana put her car in for service today and, after taking Sam for a run in the normal way, I brought her back. Apart from this, I had a long morning inside, paying a host of bills and reconciling my cash accounts.
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Diana had got up very early and had taken Debbie over to the castle for the departure of her school trip to Saumur, France, as I set off for a Norfolk Dog Training session and met Wiggly for a rendezvous on the way.
Later, training the dogs with Jim in some large fields of sugar beet; dripping wet with the early evening's rain. I ran Sam first and, after a while to settle down, he ran well; better than ever before.
There was patchy rain around this morning with showery intervals, but this was not going to stop my day's activity!
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I awoke with a cold which was uncomfortable before a long walk with Sam, getting him to quarter a large field of stubble satisfactorily.
Then a family visit to Cambridge to see Di's parents in the Eadon Lilley's Coffee Shop. The rain increased this evening until it ended up as a full-blown thunderstorm.
The second two-day rail strike has been called and the "Jackal" terrorist has been seized in Sudan and brought back to France for prosecution.
The IRA are still bombing UK targets with the party conferences right up in the frame.
I again slept like a log last night, only waking with Diana in the middle of it when we found the volume of bed clothes too much for the limited ventilation, I still awoke with a cold which was uncomfortable, and this was to bother me the rest of the day.
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Taking Sam a short walk for a short on St Neots Common before the early morning trip with Wiggly to the clinic at Addenbrookes where her condition was confirmed, and I was checked out fine but needed to be cautious.
Later on, I took Diana to the cinema in Peterborough where we saw the film "Sirens.
After leaving the cinema. I spotted an elderly lady hurrying along the verge of the dual carriageway (which they call parkways in Peterborough. She had become confused, and I took her home.
I had to wake very early this morning as I had planned to go with Wiggly for a joint appointment.
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Spending time at Horning taking Sam for a good walk and then loading up ready to drive back. Boat Maintenance was still the excuse for me delaying my return as Wiggly stays for the morning before I drive her home
I was awake very early this morning and actively absorbed with my endeavours and then it was time to take Sam for a good walk and then load up.
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