So I spent three days last week in bed feeling poorly and was wondering whether it would be worth recapping last week. However, I did do things over the weekend so I thought I’d catch you up and remind myself that stuff does get done even when it feels like nothing has happened!
As well as being sick, I thought that I had an abscess in my mouth, I have a tooth that is beyond repair and I’ve just not got around to finding a dentist I trust to pull the damn thing out and gum just above the tooth was swollen and sore and so I finally on Thursday, I pulled on my big girls panties and booked an appointment with the dentist that Sarah uses. At which point, my gum decided to sort itself out and the swelling went down, I’m actually wondering if it’s the wisdom tooth on that side of my mouth which hasn’t erupted, maybe I’m teething! Who knows? Either way, I’m going to the dentist tomorrow and I’m sure whatever it is, it will be expensive and probably unpleasant!
On Friday night, I was at the theatre for James III. (I missed James II last weekend because I was sick!). I really enjoyed it, there was a whole section of the play that revolved around a mirror and. It’s hard to imagine now, with mirrors and glass and cameras everywhere, how amazing it must be to actually see what you look like, to see what other people see. Then most mirrors were polished metal so not very good for anything other than a general impression, so silvered mirrors would have been shocking. The idea that the image of yourself, the one that you carry around in your head might not have been how you actually looked and the affect that would have had on your behaviour and decisions is, well to me, fascinating. This was the James play that had live music and I really liked the cast dancing before the play started and during the interval. It’s quite a thing to hear renditions of ‘Happy’ and ‘Don’t You Want Me’ on the bagpipes, but the cast made it work and it set the audience up for the play.
On Saturday, I went to see Ma’s new flat and help her make a plan for painting and carpets, we have a lot of painting to do between now and her move date! We also celebrated new beginnings with fizz.
In fact we were having such a nice time, that I stayed the night and we tested the cherry brandy with tonic (we both decided it’s really good and the colour is lovely!)
On Sunday, I met Charles for a coffee and caught up on what he was up to. Which ended up with me assisting him with sorting out the port and wine collection, which he has finally got out of storage. I remember packing it when he and T moved out of St Leonards Road, so it felt like a full circle.
This is the wine for everyday drinking, isn’t it a thing of beauty?
So that’s the highlights of last week. This week I’m mostly going to enjoy feeling well and getting stuff finished at work.
Nic Dempsey 