This is a formal portrait from the Ethel file of Dot’s great-great-grandparents, James Myhill and Sarah Myhill (nee Webster). Quite romantic.

Had a great weekend with David, Vicky, the grandchildren and Dave and Julia. Oliver and Amy were wonderful: Oliver was Star of the Week last week for good work at school, and I’ll swear Amy’s talking improved just over the weekend. She has loads of words, if not many complete sentences. Dave has produced a superb wooden house in the garden at Toton, which is great for the children. We played Wolf quite a lot. There’s also a lovely old dolls’ house indoors.

Dave, David, Vicky and the children went swimming on the Sunday mporning, and Dot and I watched. Both children getting quite confident: went down slide.

After return home – arrived about 10.40pm – I had a terrible night. Don’t think I slept at all until after 5am. Got up and watched a bit of TV between 2am and 3am. Felt shattered today, of course.

Some heavy showers today. Went to Cromer to assess one of the trainees. Dot has two schools to inspect – Alpington and Swanton Morley. Tonight lost only my second game of chess this year (to Jeff Dawson) after trying out a bizarre opening I’d been looking at. Must stop doing that.