Lech Walesa, Polish Solidarity leader, is in line to form a government in opposition to the Communist Party
Lech Walesa, Polish Solidarity leader, is in line to form a government in opposition to the Communist Party

I was late down to breakfast after another difficult night getting temperature right. Much of this morning working to restore our swimming pool chemical balance and algae removal with more desk work and admin taking up the rest of the time. A break this afternoon watching televised cricket and catching up on reading whilst Diana entertained soon and children.

The news from Poland is that Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa, is in line to form a government in opposition to the Communist Party

I had a difficult night, getting the room temperature correct and eventually got asleep only to awake rather reluctantly this morning, such that I could only have breakfast with Diana and Della again. A quick look at the morning papers before Pete arrived unexpectedly, as he is working today and going away for the weekend. I spent this morning working on the swimming pool and got most of the algae out by vacuuming and adding more chlorine.

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The rest of the morning on desk work, processing book orders and subsequent cheque payments and then filing to take me up to lunch. This afternoon, I gave up working and sat watching the televised semi-finals of the one day cricket competition, whilst catching up on some more reading material. Diana entertained Chrisula and her children, which was rather a harrowing experience. To bed rather late watching the TV.

The news from Poland is that Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa, is in line to become the leader of a government in opposition to the Communist Party, which is a momentous step and could lead to problems with the Soviet Union. It seems that change in Poland cannot come slowly as a sea change is needed.