Daniel having his University interviews
Daniel having his University interviews

Mum goes home to Stanton today as we pack up her things in Dad’s old car and take her there. I chat to a few neighbours and make some arrangements before returning home to collect Della from school and the rest of Mum’s things from Weald House. After accompanying Daniel to his Brunel University interview, Di rushes back and we go to see Deborah’s school pantomime performance. More revolutionary change in East Germany with Egon Krantz, the state president, resigning.

After the arrangements and events of late, it was time to take Mum back to Stanton with Freda and Alf today to try to get her settled. She had agreed to give it a proper try yesterday and so I got the rest of us ready and we went over early to collect her and her things from Weald House. We loaded up without too much disruption, though Mum was as nervous as ever at packing for the journey. We managed to get most of the urgent things in Dad’s little estate car in which I was returning, loaded, and left the remainder of her things together for a collection later. The journey itself was very easy and, within an hour, we were pulling up outside number 105 Shepherds Grove Park. I settled them in, went off and bought sandwiches for the multitude, and then attended to a few property matters whilst talking to several of Mum’s friends and neighbours.

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I had to leave for home to collect Della from school but I just managed to find time on the way to collect the rest of the items from Weald House and to talk to the staff that missed Mum’s departure and the chance to say goodbye. Della brought her friend Naomi home to play as they watch the TV and video player as I dealt with several aspects of the administration of Dad’s death and will. At 6:30pm, Di came rushing back with Daniel from his interview at Brunel University and reminded me that we were due at Deborah’s pantomime performance half an hour later. We changed and made it and enjoyed the entertainment and Deborah’s part in it, even if the event did go on until 10pm as it was the last night. Home late and we still had to transfer Mum’s things from one car to another for the morning. The news was of more revolutionary change in East Germany with Egon Krantz, the state president, resigning.