Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The changing world (196) Nov-Dec 1996

Nov 17th To Great Shelford via Potters bar. Baptist church modern repetitive style but good sermon.
18th          Miriam J round for Deb's 16th birthday.
19th         Sleet and snow. Inspection of Georgian House drug standards. Recovered from depressed phase.
20th         Planning. IBM Greenford deferred. Deb reluctant to go to Tutorial centre.
21st         Special SS budget meeting then SACRE at Friends Meeting House.
22nd        Still delivering oxygen to Florrie.
23rd         Elders prayer. RA stayed overnight and we had full and frank discussion of past disagreements. Cleared the air.
24th         Led for MP who is a boring preacher. Katy to school's contact Sunday.
25th         Group debating how to respond to Labour's motion on gun control. Our leader is very anti hand guns.
26th         I only had om]ne question in council. Back 12:20 am but nausea and sick so walking Welly at 1:30am.
28th         SC lad good Thanksgiving service at IPC then over 40 there for good meal.
30th         Pleased to see Stephen Procter at Presbytery. he is there as a Liss Baptist elder. Katy tired after Christmas cake making.
Dec 1       Rota. With David B at The Kent and very happy Leeds 2 Chelsea 0. A surprise.
2nd          Home-brew order done. I love it when people working in countries like Saudi buy malt then hide it in baby food tins. Good smuggling.
3rd           Prayer meting. Dircon now my ISP but slow. The days of dial up modems.
5th           Session. David came to resign and it was accepted. I wanted to dissent as I do not think his sons' discipline problems disqualify him. I believe he is depressed over it hence the resignation.
6th           Promised replacement pharmacy computer will not now come for three days. A low loader with a crane stuck on Scotch Common roundabout so held up returning home.
7th           Men's prayer breakfast. Gordon B says they now plan to leave in January.
Christmas shopping. Swept autumn leaves. Judy J's 50th birthday party. Good food and drink.
8th           Led for Joe on second in Advent. Unlikely to do the Christmas letter this year as I am behind with things.
9th           Taiwo from Mediphase sorted the printers. Impressive work by man who goes to Kensington Temple. Did Christmas letter after all and deb put a tree on it.
10th          Cleared desk at home to start the cards.
11th          Elders prayer before work where Maureen the former manager is getting on well with the new Highway labelling program. JCC town hall. Overseas cards done with Katy.
12th          Cards and net before work. Housegroup after.
14th          To Northolt post office to pick up my repaired Peterson pipe. Elders prayer. Christmas shopping with katy Ealing Broadway.
15th           With Katy ,Bob, Nigel and Steve enjoyed doing a book table on Uxbridge Road, Southall.
17th            Florrie Lingwood died but I did not know for two days.
18th            Planning West on IBM with Pound full flow in chair. EVSC at Quakers. Char with Acton RC priest.
19th            Asked to collect Florrie's oxygen etc so found she had died and I was upset. Bought card. Wrote letter. Ordered flowers.
20th            Took Rachel back. Brown's tobacconist in Sandwich is my favourite shop. Bought a pipe and his own excellent tobacco. late back for her and Her and Phonicia's Lawler's wedding reception.
21st              Early prayer. Pleased with new £130 glasses. Katy with me to Harry Greenway's Costons lunch. Shopping for family presents. Rachel guitar. David waistcoat.
 22nd             Mr O here. Good traditional carol service from SC.
23rd               Work very busy. Leaving part for receptionist at Gai and Wilmasundera's surgery.
24th               Lunch party for Dr Russell. J&M arrived in the morning. Jasmine from Hong Kong and Leeds in the afternoon and David Evening.
25th               French toast for breakfast. Brought Robbin to church. SC good as were the carols. Fred Benton was in church but died later that afternoon. 18+ lb turkey. Enjoyed Israel in Egypt CDs, cigar and brandy. Jonathan convulsed with mist reading Uses for a dead cat.
26th              Walk with Jasmine, Katy, J&M along canal and up Horsenden Hill. Heard of death of Fred Benton. Told Margery and Robbin when we took them presents. Chris Baddock to lunch. Babcocks round for evening games.
27th               Quiet at work. Made a snowman out the front. Jasmine cooked excellent Chinese meal.
Rachel out with Rob as usual.
28th               Shopped with Katy before four Burroughs to lunch. Martha has met the Spice Girls. Walk in Gunnersbury Park where we lost three Burroughs who diverted in to the museum.
29th                Paul preached on mysteries. Everyone greeting Hosiers and Cath on their loss of fred. Took David to Paddington train. Katy and i took Jasmine on a tour of the sights. Babcocks in evening sampling 12 malts but a cold hampered my taste buds. Their friend Bill visiting from USA.
30th                 Jasmine left us saying she was no longer afraid of dogs.
31st                 Work very busy. Not many at watching service so in the lounge. Rachel out with Rob.Phoned Larsons in USA. Eric to visit on June honeymoon.






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