David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
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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The family return home to Paxton and I spend the day dog training with Jim at his friendly farmer's property where we first ran through some sugar beet to try out our dogs hunting and pointing.
Later to collect Wiggly from Norwich station as we spend a late evening together as she arrives for the weekend
I was awake quite early this morning and opted to take Sam for a walk and made my call to Wiggly to finalise this afternoon's arrangements.
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After walking Sam in the rain, off with Diana and the girls to the Helska Leisure, before back to Harnser to prepare the boat for next week and mow the laws. Then off with the girls to see Agatha Christie's "A Murder is Announced" at The Theatre Royal in Norwich
I was quite late to be again last night and then lay in bed fast asleep this morning as Diana was first up. It was spitting with rain again and so I put on my camouflage stalking jacket with its rain hood to take Sam out for a run and we went across John Gedge's spent pea stubble for more quartering practice.
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After a short walk, to Norwich Shopping with Diana, and then home to meet Sonny Amis about demolishing and re-piling Heronshaw and Dog Training with Jim and Ben in Sutton where Sam's quartering was an improvement, and he successfully pointed a group of three pheasants before Julie invited me to join the family for a pork roast. Then to arrange with Wiggly for our joint trip to the clinic on Monday.
Today was a rainy day but I tried to make the best of it. First I woke up later than usual but not too late after a shorter night. This let me take Sam for a shortish walk before breakfast in the spitting rain and still get back to eat with the others.
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