Doctor has signed me off for another four weeks as I have so many appointments. However I am well on the way to recovery now that it was all identified as a rare complication of the drugs I was on before Christmas. The new regime has given me amazingly normal blood pressure for the first time in 30 years so I cannot complain!

However for some reason I am without a voice and not even a croak escapes from my mouth at the moment. I am sure this is not helped by the new heating system being installed (radiators taken out on Saturday when it was -06C) and electricians started work on Sunday (-07C) with all the doors open. I am spending my time in the dining room where the log burner is on full blast as the rest of the house is Baltic. Anthony is in Spain at the moment and missing all of this fun!