I took Debbie to see Mum at Stanton today as we tried to support her
I took Debbie to see Mum at Stanton today as we tried to support her

After a morning working hard in my office on all manner of council and private business, and lunch with the family, and collecting Debbie from horse riding on a very foggy day and took her with me to Stanton to visit Mum where they played a good game of Scrabble as I tended to a few things to help.

Doris, her home help, popped in and we agreed that mum would now be all right. Thatcher was outvoted 11 to 1 on the Social Charter and during a special conference on Monetary Union at the EEC summit, and the others are going ahead regardless

After a fair night’s sleep before and after which I spoke to Mum on the telephone. Today, I was due to visit her but she was doing much better this morning and so I got on with some paperwork. My word processor was busy all morning on all manner of council and private business. I had lunch with the family but I reduced the amount on my plate. Di seems to feed me up in the mistaken belief that it makes her own indiscretions less noticeable. I took off after this, collecting Debbie from the riding school route and was a little late getting to Mum’s house Stanton at 2:30pm.

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We had a nice visit – Mum was relaxed and seems to be settling in okay. Debbie played a good game of Scrabble, which she enjoyed, and I took the things that Mum wanted and tended to a few things for her. Home help, Doris Ball, popped in and we all agreed that Mum should now be all right for the time being. It was a bit foggy going there and very foggy on the way back. I was back to work this evening until I watched a late film with Di. At the EEC summit,

Thatcher was outvoted 11 to 1 on the Social Charter and during a special conference on Monetary Union. The others are going ahead regardless, and Thatcher is to be left on the side-lines.