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Debbie’s Birthday Party  Some time working outside as my cold improves slowly and then to help prepare the garden for Debbie’s party which goes well with Diana organising lots of games and Debbie opening lots of presents as Reagan visits that German cemetery, the Staffordshire Legionnaire’s disease is pinned down to hospital cooling towers and this week’s VE celebrations 

Awake and my cold at last seems to be improving. I need the morning tea to wake up, as I am still groggy. I finish off yesterday’s Economist and read the business section, then down to my Sunday fried breakfast. Nice, but disappointing that Diana couldn’t keep it hot on a chilly morning. After, quickly washed, dressed and out to The Lady, where I finished yesterday’s job of putting on and sealing the starboard rubbing strake. I was to fix on my new fire extinguishers, but rather lost energy. I put them on board, however, and scrapped an old one and brought in the 5lb CO2 extinguisher for the house. I spent the rest of my time surveying the 15x9’ workshop and working out what it would take to put it up on 2’ stilts, spaced 3’-6’ apart. In at 12 o’clock to scan The Sunday Times and watch the Weekend World on TV. Both preoccupied with the results of the Economic Summit and conclude that the USA get nothing from the others and could well call for protectionism. All out to the Little Chef for lunch and good service as usual. Back and I tidy up the garden and polish the slide in case of use this afternoon. Diana has prepared the rest of the house and the party starts at 3.00pm and I take video pictures of the whole event.

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First the arrivals of each of 13 friends – 12 girls and 1 boy. Debbie opens her presents from them and is well pleased.

Then musical bumps and musical statues as each time the music stops first the last one down to the floor and then any that move are out. Pin the tail on the donkey, pass the parcel and then they sit to a fine table of birthday tea at 4.00pm.

More games after and all away at 5.00pm.

Out to the ducks, a tea of leftovers and an evening’s rest after. News today of President Reagan’s visit to the German cemetery, against a background of demonstrations and anguish from the Jewish descendants of the Holocaust victims. Health experts are now homing in on the air conditioning cooling towers of the Staffordshire hospital. In Spain, a total of 12 bombs have exploded in the last week. VE Day celebrations have started, 40 years after the end of the war, a little ahead of Wednesday, the actual anniversary. The weather is forecast 3degC, with possible ground frost, and more cold and cloudy weather this week.