A Blogger in Black

The first half of the long Michaelmas Term finished on Tuesday 17 th October, and it couldn’t come quick enough. It had been a fruitful one, overtime wise but very trying at times and tempers were starting to fray everywhere. I was very glad to deposit Bernie the minibus back at the sports ground in East Brighton park and get the no.27 home on Tuesday night. It’s entirely possible I got off one stop later and called in at the Co-op for something to celebrate with. We weren’t quite done with school yet, but Wednesday was a free day, and I scheduled a couple of appointments. First up was a fun packed visit to the dentist where I was inevitably admonished for not flossing enough. I promised to do better, like I always do. Then it was a quick walk back home for a coffee to start replacing some of the staining she had removed. Next up was the opticians for a check-up. I’d sensed that my vision hadn’t changed much in the last couple of years and so it proved. Long sight still excell...