I was cleaning our cars with a reluctant Daniel on a dry day with a cold wind this morning and then working on the conservatory this afternoon and resting, quite tired, afterwards. Thatcher is still arguing with the Republic of Ireland over the Ryan extradition and the vegetarian Society protesting today at the opening of the Smithfield Livestock Show
I tapped Diana on the shoulder at 7am this morning to get going but it was 7.45am before she brought my morning tea and I was already wandering about by then. I was showered and shaved in time for my breakfast of fried bread, egg, bacon and tomato. Then outside with a reluctant Daniel so that we could spend the morning cleaning the Range Rover and the Rolls-Royce. I managed a few other jobs before having a 30-minute rest before lunch. This afternoon, I worked on the conservatory, taking off the side door and fitting an alarm contact and two security bolts. Then I chased out a square hole in the wall with cold chisels and fitted a wall electricity socket passing the wire through for the electrician to connect when he is next here. Quite tired, I had only enough energy to clear up the lounge before having a shower and hair wash to freshen up.
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I then sat with Diana in the playroom (which is passing for our lounge right now) and watched a programme or two waiting for the evening news. The news is still featuring the Ryan extradition row, but Thatcher is only contriving to gratuitously offend the Irish government. The Smithfield livestock show opened in London to a background of protest from the Vegetarian Society but there were not thought to be connected with the fire that broke out in the hay fodder in the basement. In the outbreak of black violence, 11 people have been shot dead as a sectarian battle in Natal goes on with one side more insistent on armed struggle than the other. Today started raining but ended up dry with a cold wind. A cold wind is in prospect with snow a possibility tomorrow