Wednesday 24th September

 I've finished 'This List of Suspicious Things' by Jennie Godfrey, and I'm still mulling over what I've read. 

I was expecting something lighter, less intense, and this was a deceptively deep dive into the darker sides of ordinary lives. But I'd still give it plenty of stars, as an excellent and thought-provoking read.

Yorkshire folk are renowned for plain speaking, something that is less in evidence in the book, as young Miv and her friend Sharon, both aged about 12, have to deduce what's going on from the elliptical conversation of the adults when children are about. 

Today I had a routine respiratory checkup to make sure the prescribed oxygen flow rates are still correct. 

'I've two medical students with me today, is it all right if they stay?' asked the Respiratory Nurse.

I indulged in some plain speaking of my own;

'Fine, as long as neither of them has a cold or the sniffles, in which case I'm going home!' was my rather direct reply. I did smile as I spoke!

'I'll just go and check,'

A moment later one of the medical students left the room! I hadn't seriously expected that! 

When I did go through I to the consulting room a few minutes later the nurse had opened the window and arranged the chairs as best as she could in the space. 

Otherwise everything went fine, and I'm just to carry on as I am. That'll do for me.