I managed to break Derek’s cement mixer today
I managed to break Derek’s cement mixer today

Shrove Wednesday- A dull but mild day, catching up with my LibDem friends and agreeing to lay out the FOCUS advertisement sheet and also arranging to see Nigel tomorrow after giving him an update on my arrangements for the Scottish trip.

I managed to break Derek’s cement mixer today and bought replacement boots after my recently purchased pair had sprung a leak! Della and Debbie seemed to go happily to school today which was a relief.

Up early but this time I was awoken by Diana and was ready for breakfast with the family before having to go out for the dog. I then heard from Sally who had been deputed the task of asking me to lay out the FOCUS advertisement sheet and, sure enough, round came Derek this evening with the information and a whole load of work for me to do! I am trying to get him interested in some shooting, fishing and stalking. I also heard from Nigel this evening and arranged to see him tomorrow after giving him an update on my arrangements for the Scottish trip.

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First thing this morning, I got the gardener to help me unload the cement mixer from the car and get it down to the river frontage where he will carry on the path-making. That was the easy part. Hauling up the heavy old mixer was more difficult. I had to tell Derek this evening, how we had wrecked it; but I offered to pay to have it fixed. Poor Di had to go and have her teeth de-scaled at the dentist this morning and she came back suffering from sore and bleeding gums and was not at all happy about it. This afternoon, I took her to Huntingdon to get me replacement rubber boots as my recently purchased pair had sprung a leak!