Margaret Thatcher being critical of John Major
Margaret Thatcher being critical of John Major

A depressing mixture of cloud and rain day for my normal routine as Nigel popped round to arrange next week for Scotland and I then drove to Mildenhall for an evening meeting with Jim Bird and trial for Sam and Ben to share a car boot.

The Tory Conference was still overshadowed by Margaret Thatcher today as she arrived at the hotel venue in Blackpool with more extracts of her book being published being critical of John Major

The weather was a depressing mixture of cloud and rain but I was to spend most of the time inside in my office anyway. Awake in time for an early breakfast and run for Sam so that I was able to see the girls off with him at the bus stop. Most of my office tasks involved telephoned arrangements, bill paying and bank account reconciliation and Diana made the trip to St Neots to put the necessary financial transactions into process. Nigel popped round and we made our final arrangements for the coming week in Scotland.

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It seems that both he and Daniel are set on Daniel working at Tensor for a while which is a job at least to give experience and financial security. A latish lunch after the upholstery cleaning contractor had called to renovate the hall carpet and lounge furniture. In late afternoon, I took Sam in the car to the Mildenhall roundabout where I rendezvoused with Jim Bird and his pointer. We let them run together and then spend time in the back of the car ready for our trip to Scotland. Sam was growling quite a lot and they did scrap a bit, but Jim's dog was so well-behaved that they soon settled down and were good

friends. Strange to see that Jim's dog is five months older yet much smaller. Though on the small side, it is Sam that is the monster. Home to my journal and a little TV before bed. The Tory Conference was still overshadowed by Margaret Thatcher today as she arrived at the hotel venue in Blackpool with more extracts of her book being published being critical of John Major.