Former Paxton Park Maternity Hospital helper, Marjorie Shepherd, was very keen on my book today
Former Paxton Park Maternity Hospital helper, Marjorie Shepherd, was very keen on my book today

On a sunny and chilly day, with some showers, I took Debbie to the stables, caught Sundance and helped Debbie prepare him for a jumping lesson which she managed quite well. We then packed up and prepared for tomorrow’s event as I also dropped some things off to Percy Meyer. Marjorie Shepherd was very keen on my book.

This was a tiring day during which I did not achieve very much but I did manage a little relaxation. The day started early with a pre-breakfast check on the fish pool and swimming pool. I was upset with Daniel over his lack of attention to the swimming pool all week and made him vacuum it out before breakfast. I then took Debbie over to Offord, caught Sundance in Superior Field and helped Debbie tack him up for a jumping lesson. She did quite well with it ‘because her father was not there’, but I was watching from across the field. Later this morning, I typed out Percy Meyer’s election ‘thank-you’ letters and, after lunch, I dropped them off to his place in Offord and went on to see how the girls were getting on. I stayed with them until they had finished grooming and plaiting Sundance, which was quite a performance.

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Then we tidied away the tack and loaded it into the Range Rover for tomorrow morning’s early start. After tea this evening, I just sat in the lounge and watched a video as the exhaustion caught up with me. I am not a machine! I met the former Paxton Park Maternity Hospital nurse, Marjorie Shepherd (formerly Giddings), in St Neots today. She really treasures the history book and it gives me pleasure to see our others appreciate it. A sunny day today but chilly with some showers