A Sudden Cold

I had a lovely lunch with Philippa at Kember and Jones in Byres Road today. We had a good chat and afterwards I did a bit of shopping in Waitrose. The strangest thing happened. As I walked back to the car I started to feel very out of sorts indeed. My throat became very sore, I developed a headache, my eyes felt heavy - all between Waitrose and the car! By the time I got home my nose was running and I took myself off to bed where I have remained ever since, apart from a brief visit downstairs for a cup of tea in the evening. I have done a lateral flow test which was negative, so I must have caught my first cold in more than two years. I had forgotten how unpleasant a cold feels. All I can hope is that this sudden cold will depart as quickly as it arrived. 

* Health bulletin (like the Queen, as my Mum used to say): well I’m still full of the cold on Wednesday evening. Coughing, sneezing and sweating. I mean glowing (horses sweat, men perspire, and ladies merely glow, as my Mum also used to say) I’m glowing a lot! I have had a very quiet day and hope that the rest has done me good. Meanwhile I’m trying to communicate with Flora telepathically, having read an article about this online. There has been no discernible response so far, although she looks uneasy when I stare at her during my attempts. I’m hoping to feel much better tomorrow.