Wednesday August 24, 1983

 5, Club St, Lidget Green, Bradford

We headed for home at the crack of dawn. Outside at 6am waiting for our taxi. We saw the old cook lumbering up the road like a Beatrix Potter character. Why does she start work in the dark, and so early, when she doesn't get paid until 7? We hid behind a wall laughing as she shouted up to Roy's bedroom asking to be let in. We were home in a flash and went to the market to buy a joint of beef and vegetables for lunch. Home for 11 and had a vast lunch at 12. ally phoned the girls and at 2:30 Pam brought Lynn and the children over. Lynn looks well and is brown and slim (wearing Ally's dress). She recounted to us a weird tale. Elaine (at John's party last week) dashed out into the night and disappeared and told Dave Allinson (her husband) that John and Peter had attempted to ______. How ridiculous. Dave Allinson has fallen out with Dave B about it. Phoned Susan. Daft as ever. Phoned Mum who was cool, but says they'll visit Middlesbrough next week. Marlene and Frank are staying at Horton until the weekend. Dave B came to collect Lynn at 6 and they went off, gaily. Lynn chattered away non stop and was still blabbering away as the car went down the street. The girls are beautiful. Frances is leggy and naughty and Katie divine. So podgy and pink. We were in bed by 9:30. I'm reading Jack Higgins.

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