With apologies, I will have to stop blogging for a few weeks until my eyes recover from cataract operations. The present imbalance of correction means that i can't read or write for very long at a time. The left eye was 'done' on Thursday and the right will have its new lens on the 29th.

When I tell you that i roasted a chicken complete with its head today because I didn't see it was still attached you'll realise the extent of my problem.

Looking forward to resuming normal service a.s.a.p.