The morning and lunch with the family at The Bridge Hotel and then watching some televised football before mowing the games lawn and spent the evening on council correspondence. Syria have found no hostages in Beirit’s southern suburbs, A 13 year old schoolgirl from Newark, Donna Smith, has been found dead in undergrowth, there was violence at the Chelsea vs Middlesbrough league playoff today, with Chelsea youths disappointed with their relegation to Division II and the USSR Presidium ratified the nuclear arms treaty
Slept a little longer last night, but was still a bit unsettled. This morning, I was quick off the mark and well ready for my breakfast of boiled duck egg and buttered toast fingers. In fact, I managed to get Diana to not over boil them for once, which made them much better. Teased Daniel at the table on the subject of his trip to Gary Skinner’s house and his call for Di to drive him there. I was making out that he ought to go by bike! This morning, I read the Economist, FT, morning mail and then sorted out and filed a few things. Once Di was back from her trip, I also went to St Neots Sorting Office and collected a couple of parcels; a dull telephone directory and the first Doomsday transcripts, maps and notices for my Penny Edition. Then it was time to leave for lunch and I took the girls to the Beefeater at The Bridge Hotel. We had a nice seat by the window watching the boats, as they seemed to have changed the restaurant round and allocated more non-smoking areas. This afternoon, I dealt with the last week’s press cuttings and put away a few things. After that, I watched a televised international football match and saw England beat Switzerland 1-0.
A lazy and diffident performance, as this game was the England team’s last before the Europe National Cup qualifying rounds and nobody wanted any injuries. This evening, I mowed the games lawn, in view of the hot sunny weather being forecast to change to rain tomorrow. Then I finished off my Council correspondence and wrote up this journal. The news today is of Syria completing their takeover of Beirut’s southern suburbs, but no western hostages have yet been recovered. A 13 year old schoolgirl from Newark, Donna Smith, has been found dead in undergrowth, after her running shoes had been found near her school. We have such a sick society. There was violence at the Chelsea vs Middlesbrough league playoff today, with Chelsea youths disappointed with their relegation to Division II. They burst through a barricade, threw stones and invaded the pitch. The USSR Presidium ratified the last arms treaty and US President Reagan gave an interview to two Russian journalists. Britain’s roads had massive queues today, as everyone tried to rush off to enjoy the holiday sun. We were better off at home.