So today I had a load of blood tests and booked a mammogram. I’m back on the regular health-care bus, I guess. On Wednesday I’ll see the allergist and get on the list for a pulmonary functions test.

It’s still snowing and quite cold — -20° this morning. I’ve worn my sheepskin coat and fleece hat more often since Remembrance Day than I did over five winters in Stratford, and I’m enjoying wonderful new knee-high woollen socks from Norway. As Edmund used to say, there is no bad weather, only inadequate gear.