David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
On a fine day after all of the rain the day before, and walking Sam, I rush down to the GSP Club training ground at Eastwick for dog training to which Jim could not come but Sam acquitted himself quite well.
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Normandy "D-Day" landings, the news is full of the wartime stories.
After all of the rain yesterday, it had cleared up to leave the night cold but dry and the sun was shining this morning for my regular monthly dog training session. Diana was still prone in bed until I got her to take some tablets and I was also suffering from tiredness and the effects of alcohol, so I had something of a lay in.
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Reviewing the Hilton by-election where the contest was still far too evenly balanced to make us feel comfortable and confident.
Home to watch England beat South Africa easily in the first Rugby Union Tests since the ending of sanctions and apartheid.
Later to Lynn's 40th Birthday Party at Hail Weston House with Nigel strangely distracted as their marriage seemed about to fail.
One of our busier days with lots of things planned for morning, afternoon and evening. The weather changed and became rainy all day but I did manage to go out with Sam before the worst of it.
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Our last day in Norfolk as the weather broke was spent in Wroxham with the girls and then leaving Horning to Paxton after an astonishing conversation with Arthur Edmunds and disappointment over terms to maintain the road.
News from the by-election is of the choice of a very aggressive final leaflet that will either kill or cure the campaign.
We had decided that this was our last day in Norfolk and that seemed like a good decision as the weather broke with heavy rain showers blown about by high winds.
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The day stayed warm and muggy for our visit to Great Yarmouth, ‘The Great Mouth of the River Yar’, until the heavens opened up later on after we returned home.
After stopping at The Horning Tea Shoppe for our mornings's, we made this journey after to the seaside where Diana and I first bought Pleasurebeach wristbands for the girls to use, had a cheap and cheerful lunch there and walked along the front to the harbour entrance with Sam.
There were still huge piles of granite boulders being stored and used for sea defences, but they seem to be declining as the work gets underway
After the succession of sunny and dry days the weather had to change and so it did today. It was still warm, even muggy, and so the duller outlook gave us a chance to do other things such as going to Great Yarmouth.
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The glorious weather continues but the night was uncomfortably warm. I got out with Sam and ran him around Horning, buying a paper and some milk in the process. Di had driven off to collect Daniel and we did some Norwich shopping and then met up at Pizza Hut for lunch.
Once back Daniel and the girls sunbathing and playing with Sam and Diana and I attacking the overgrown lawn and gravel weeds.
The news is of holiday tragedies such as drownings from boats, fire deaths in tents etc. and, of course, the Euro Election where the Tories are under pressure
The glorious weather continues but the night was uncomfortable as the air was still and warm throughout. Then Diana insisted on waking me up at 7.00am which did not please me and I felt groggy for the first part of the day as a result. I got out with Sam and ran him around Horning, buying a paper and some milk in the process.
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