My Life As An Invalid - Day 2

Here is my very healthy breakfast, avocado on spelt bread. I had chai tea with honey and soy milk as well. Before that I had a pint of expresso in order to even get out of bed. Stella got up a 6.30 for chicken and rice and a wee and a poo. The general rule of thumb with puppies is 'something goes in, something comes out'. We are going to the park now then I am going to attempt to wash my hair. I will probably be back in UCL by lunch time. I feel much better now I have dumped the pain killers they gave me for ordinary paracetamol. I have no idea how I managed to become a drug addict all those years ago I can't cope with them at all.

My Life As An Invalid - Day 1

Tracey came last night with bags of Yorkshire Provender soup in Pea and Beetroot flavours. Jess called in the morning and arranged to come and help me get  few things done. Had a bath which was essential as was really sticky and vile. Pretty difficult to do though, washing not too hard, drying much harder. Purchase 2 jewel coloured scarfes to replace NHS bandage sling which does not go with anything I have and makes me look like a victim of the Crimea. Jess took me to Soho House for chips and salad, man at door said I was the most glamourous injured person he had seen. I had on my yellow printed Parkinson dress, one I had just collected when I fell and a shocking pink sling.  

After that we did some errands, went to Hyde Park with Stella and Waitrose on Kensignton High Street.
The plan was to get some hot chocolate from Artisan Choclatier on Westbourne Grove but the pain killers made me feel so sick I couldn't face it. At that point I realised I was seriously unwell and went home to bed.

Like Any Other Day

Until I fell and broke my elbow.

Lunch

A warm Eccles Cake and a slice of Lancashire Cheese from Neil's Yard cheese shop in Covent Garden. Perfect. Although I am going to have to go back on the beetroot soup and fruit salad diet sharpish or I am going to be in full on Hattie Jacques mode before I know it. Now it's got cooler and darker I really do just want to eat and sleep.

The French Connection

I love Vogue Paris. Always one of my favourite fashion magazines it went distinctly down hill when Carine left but a few months later Emmanuelle has recovered my readership (her job is safe). Carine was well known for her dark S & M photoshoots and they were very much missing from the last few months editions. Now Emmanuelle has reworked her trademark sunny shoots to incorporate a bit of the dark stuff. Presenting Bondage and Submission in the sunshine.

Before Night Falls

I have all these idea's about what I might do and where I might go. Then it gets cold and dark and I find myself looking out of the window and thinking that I just might stay home. 

Un été brûlant - bande annonce (Philippe Garel)