I was up and about early and decided to walk to my appointment rather than drive. As the sun was shining I put f my rather swish new sunglasses and flung my jacket over my shoulder. As I strolled along I noticed bluebells and daffodils,camelias and green,green grass. I stopped to talk to a lady who was weeding her garden with one arm whilst the other was round the neck of a beautiful bulldog.

Life felt good as I stepped across the surgery threshold. The nurse had a backlog of patients so I pulled out my ipad and began to tap away.An hour later resplendant with bandages on both arms I walked away.She was excellant at taking blood but I have yet to meet anyone who can administer a B12 shot without it stinging like a bad tempered wasp.

As I stepped into the sunshine I appeared to be staring at a mirage. Snow was falling from a leaden sky and the wind was whistling as if on a jolly from the Artic.I pulled ot a scarf from the depths of my bag and feeling vaguely regal I slid all the way home for a restorative hot chocolate.A welcome shot of cooking brandy from the top shelf completed the warming sensation.

It is May Day this weekend I wonder if we should cancel our picnic plans!