David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Ultra-early journey to shoot with Jim in the Norfolk marches where Sam made a good retrieve in a fast-flowing tidal stream.
Then to collect Wiggly from the train station for meal at the Floating Restaurant and night at The Hotel Nelson
Jim had arranged to have the day off from work and we had decided to try a day on the marshes, training the dogs and chancing our arm on the wildfowl.
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Office paperwork and Hayling View tasks before a walk around Paxton with Sam and a hunt for top-soil. Then a visit with Wiggly to the new Range Rover launch
Tired after a couple of days dog walking and shooting, mindful of the fact of my need to prepare him for his first Field Trial next week. I was late making breakfast and then only just got out with the children to walk them to the bus stop.
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Training Sam and keeping Diana happy and watching another of the televised European football matches and this time saw Manchester United in a goalless draw.
The main news is of another ferry tragedy. Like The Herald of Free Enterprise, this one the M/s Estonai also capsized with the great loss of life of 850 people
Was sound asleep for the night and did not even get up for the toilet I was so tired. Diana regressed to being a bit grumpy first thing but then seemed to cheer up and relax once the children were down to breakfast.
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At home with Sam who was unwell with Gastro-enteritis and so I did not go to Cambridge but I met up with Nigel for a meal and then shot over Richard Ward’s Molesworth Farm with Sam who had improved.
It was my first night back in bed with Diana who graciously allowed me that promotion after previously confining me to the spare bedroom. I was late back from Nigel, and this was disturbing enough but worst still was a hectic whining coming from Sam at 3.00am in the middle of the night.
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Back at home with Diana and to catch up with my work and then shopping for a new detachable bed for our new circumstance.
Then, the evening with Nigel discussing our marital and relationship issues where I see Wiggly as being 15 years to young but Nigel sees as a long-term love match and about the most compatible couple that he has ever seen!
I was awoken by Diana, obviously in a much better mood, who brought me in a cup of tea in bed and gathered the pillows and wrapped my dressing gown around me as I sat up.
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Sam did well in Working Tests today, coming 8th of 35 Novices at Laverstoke Park after which I managed a visit to Wiggly before Diana allowed me home. Daimon Hill won the Portuguese Grand Prix today and with it enough points to get back within one of Michael Schumacher.
The Travelodge gave me a comfortable night and I did get some sleep after the long and tiring journey.
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