Some shopping after a late morning in bed catching up with reading as Daniel shows his ‘techie’ talents before an evening working as the clocks go back and world-wide mass anti-nuclear demonstrations take place
A rather sleepless night,with brain overactive with the large number of changes in motion at the moment. Also the board papers only part read but interesting enough to provoke further thought. At last morning and early to tea in bed and the papers to read. Indeed mostly in bed until 10.30am without having finished them by the time we left to go shopping in St Neots for Diana’s birthday present. I bought her a ladies digital watch for £19.95 and she had much amusement in setting the alarm and timer. Every past watch she has had has kept stopping and she hoped the digital watch is the answer! For me, I stick to the old-fashioned analogue kind with day, date, and time clearly displayed without pushing buttons all the time. Before lunch also to collect my new brown suit from Hepworths and some sea food for tea before driving to Kimbolton for Daniel.
Off together to Cambridge to buy stationery, look around the shops, and take Daniel to the computer stores. He is a complete “micro-buff” these days and is already a handy programmer. Home this afternoon to complete my reading and after tea to some desk work. Tomorrow I must have finished my Quality Report and meeting minutes.
News today of anti-nuclear demonstrations by 2 million + people throughout Europe. At least 200,000 and possibly more were in Hyde Park alone in an overwhelming but peaceful protest; 500,000 in Rome; 50,000 in Stockholm. In Grenada and elsewhere in the Caribbean, considerable anger is directed towards the revolutionary military government and their neighbouring islands move to isolate the country. The clocks go back tonight with some fine but chilly autumn weather. Last thing, I hear that a gunman had crashed through the security gate of a U.S. golf course and held one of Pres. Reagan’s aids hostage before giving himself up.