For a change I took Diana out for a trip and we went to Ely, via a Little Chef coffee and bought some things at the Ely Boat Chandlers, and then visited the Fair with Della. Back home via the Needingworth Fish Farm (where Diana chose a golden Koi) and then L.H. Jones of St Ives where we saw The Lady for the last time in our ownership, some poor football on TV and then more gardening.
Another IRA killing, this time of an army major in Germany and the Gorbachev/Bush summit agrees arms and trade pacts but agrees to differ on the reunification of Germany
I was all set to get on with my work this morning but Diana fancied a trip out and so I took her to Ely. I still had a chance to do a little work before we left and then I got her to drive as I read the paper and telephoned my mother to have a good chat. We stopped once on the way to have coffee at a Little Chef and then arrived in Ely to find a fair in the market square which pleased Della. First, we went to the Ely Boat Chandlers and got Diana an off-shore jacket and life-jacket as well as a whole host of other things for the Paxton Princess. There was a new pair of boating shoes for me and some rope and other fittings for the boat. We then parked closer to town and walked up to the fair and gave Della some nice rides before lunch.
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It was impossible to get into our regular eating place as there was some sort of mass investiture going on for graduates in gowns of what seemed to be The Open University (judging by the age range of the graduates). They all had their families and wanted to treat them to lunch at the same time. We came back via the Needingworth Fish Farm (where Diana chose a golden Koi) and then L.H. Jones of St Ives where we saw The Lady for the last time in our ownership. It was up on the slipway being surveyed with what we assumed to be its new owners. Once home, I sat in the lounge and watched England struggle to draw with a second-rate football team in their last match before the World Cup. I found the experience a bit depressing but at least I finished making up a mooring harness whilst watching and before tea. This evening, I went out and finished trimming the rest of the hedges in the garden, ready to mow the lawns tomorrow.
The news was of another IRA killing, this time of an army major in Germany. The police gave chase but lost the IRA men when they fired on them. The Gorbachev/Bush summit goes on right until the end and they sign arms and trade pacts but agree to differ on the reunification of Germany.