Yesterday was my (hopefully) final visit to the American Hospital, to get X-rays and see the surgeon and make sure that everything is on track. Of course, as it is the last time I will visit those hallowed halls, it was a nightmare trip, with delays, mistaken times, and a 9 o'clock start. Three hours later, I have pretty pictures of healing holes, ( Read more... )

Argh. Computer has been behaving very badly lately - turning itself off without warning, internet working sporadically, so if I seem to have been ignoring you, it hasn't been intentional! Should be fixed on Tuesday. I hope.

I miss my sister. Mum found one of Eliza's old flannel shirts in the cupboard and it smells like her.

That is all.

I think it might take me a while to stop laughing. Not exactly the reaction I was expecting from leafing through my wondrous new books for proofreading, and especially odd considering that I was looking through the Encyclopedia (Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, to be precise ( Read more... )

I should not be allowed near presents at the wrapping stage. Just to let you all know. (Though I didn't manage to produce anything near as - unique - as the disgusting green thing. The truly amazing feats of wrapping are apparently only accomplished with the aid of my sister ( Read more... )

Got back from Canada on Monday, went into hospital yesterday, got back home last night.

In other words, the operation on my ankle is over, I no longer have any pesky pieces of metal to set off the metal detectors in airports, and in exchange, I have gained six cute little holes in my bones and a brand new wound to heal. The holes are the reason I ( Read more... )

Went to Niagara Falls today with my mum. It was absolutely beautiful - we did the Maid on the Mist boat trip, going close to the falls and getting completely drenched in spite of the cute plastic raincoats they provided us with... I managed to make some "friends" on the boat, too, lucky me ( Read more... )

Well - I just got back from the contra dance I found on the web, and it was fantastic! The Toronto Country Dancers (http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/) are wonderful. It seems that tonight was the start of their season, so lots of people were all happy to see each other, which was nice, though ( Read more... )

In Canada at the moment - got here yesterday, and will be staying for another two weeks, almost. Mum's here till Monday, then she goes home to Paris. We're staying with Eliza.

Kittens are gorgeous, apartment is wonderful, there's a bookshop down the road I can't wait to go to, and I've found a contra dance to go this Saturday. Yay!

More doctors in the last few days, more trauma. Details for those who are curious about anaesthetists, opticians and hairdressers under the cut.

( Woe is me! )