Monday March 5, 1984

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds 11

Up at 6:44, or at least awake.Went down to clear the beer lines and left Ally with cooing Samuel. Blossom looked a little better this morning. Ally and Samuel look so good together and to see them grinning at each other. He is an Ally clone. I see none of me. Sue says he is a Dixon too, and most people agree with her.

___________. I have twenty gallons of cloudy beer to get rid of. It is temperamental stuff. I 'll just turn off the lights in one of the bars and hope nobody notices. The taste is unaffected.

Edward Du Cann and his bleating back benchers are criticising Mrs T's handling of this nation, They are saying she dominates too much and perhaps should take on a deputy. What about Visc. Whitelaw? In my opinion a PM cannot be too strong. Good God. The place would be far worse off in the hands of a weakling wet. Sock it to 'em, Maggie. That's what I say. Benn, elected MP for Chesterfield last week, says the powers of HM The Queen should be entirely stripped. What a pig. He really should be assassinated.

Ally went to the clinic at 2:30 to have Samuel weighed. He is 10lb 2oz. Growing so rapidly and out-growing his 'Moses' basket. He will require a cot this week.

Phoned Mum this evening. She gave us a phone number for Filey so we can ring Lynn tomorrow - her 26th birthday. Mum and Dad are coming on Wednesday for a night at the Moorhouse. We will make them dinner because Mum misses the evening frolics at Club Street.

Worked with Joan 8-11. Useless. I'll cut her hours as soon as Samuel sleeps through.

Takings: (B) £151.50, (L) £97.83

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