You have my sympathy on the black eye, Charmion - one of the injuries I suffered in a fall back in April was a black eye that could only be described as spectacular. It was over three months before the colour finally faded.

It was caused by the frame of my sunglasses when I went down; didn't hit my face on the ground, fortunately, but hitting the sunnies was bad enough.

Himself did get some funny looks when we were out together, though, what with my arm in plaster and that spectacular black eye!