Just got an email from my sister. She's feeling a little better, but has lost her sense of smell and taste completely, and has a very runny nose. She's wisely relaxing on her sun-lounger with a pile of novels and a cooling drink. (Sun-lounger? Cooling drink? In Scotland?) She's still testing positive so must isolate, and she's rather lonely and bored. But she's a fabulous cook and has plans for a tagine later today. I'm very relieved. So many people have caught this latest version of Bloomin' Covid. Our village is now riddled with it.