Milder day working at home with a developing cold whilst Debbie accompanies Daniel in the dark to tend the ducks as the Lebanese conflict escalates and Thatcheris obdurate in Europe
I wake up today feeling flushed and weak with a fair headache and therefore decide to stay at home in bed. A slow day with alternate reading and rest but I take the opportunity to write to my parents at long last and also make a reply to the Rouge Dragon of the College of Arms. Two brief calls to the office where nothing is too urgent to wait, but I do make a call to my auditor, Roger Brittain, about share valuation and the Xitan audit report. We see an increased value of Comart Shares for the purposes of the Profit Sharing Scheme.
Feeling better as the day draws on and hoping to be fit enough to resume work in the morning. A smile this evening at the worry of Daniel at having to go out with Debbie and torches to put the ducks away. She is quite unworried at the dark and shows Daniel up for the irrational coward that he is. News today of more violence in the Lebanon and doubts are being expressed on the future role of the peace keeping force. A car bomb, with 300lbs of explosives, was set off in a densely-populated area of the city, killing 15 people including young children. More Americans have been killed by a mortar shell at their base near Beirut airport. Rising criticism is heard in both the American and British Houses of Parliament about the objectives of the action and it looks as if Britain will be withdrawing our troops as soon as political relationships allow. At the Common Market Summit at Athens, there was reported today a sharp disagreement between Thatcher and President Mitterrand with the Irish Prime Minister, Garrett Fitzgerald commenting publicly that progress ‘is blocks on all fronts.’ The day was a little milder than during the last few days but the sky is clearing this evening and more frost expected. The children well and Daniels exams thankfully complete.