A little wild boar's head does you good

A visit to the doctor this morning, to renew my prescription, introduced a new doctor. Our regular doctor has bad health (Not exactly a good sign for a doctor - Ed.)) and his duties are being shared. Today I met a new sharer. She was very thorough and because she did not know me, asked lots of questions and spent some time reading my notes. All very comforting and laudable. She checks my BP and as it is a little higher than normal she says that if it hasn't reduced in 30 days she will prescribe medication. Bum. More to the point, she mentioned that all my problems would disappear if I lost weight. Twice bum. It doesn't look like I can hide from this one.

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What we needed was a little retail therapy, to take our mind off things, so it was off to Ikea for 2 items. We went with the Lloyds, who are still furnishing their house. Half way through the store we had not bought the 2 target items but had managed to fill half a trolley. Not quite par for the course and a definite improvement on earlier trips. If we carry on like this Mr Ikea (his real name has not been used to protect the innocent) will go bust. However, by the end of the trip we had bought 1 target item and filled the rest of the trolley. Mr Ikea can sleep a little easier tonight.

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Off to dinner with William and Christine tonight. The call came out of the blue and was most welcome. We really enjoy their company and we regard them as our closest French friends. The starter, which William said was made in the village, was tête de sanglier and the main course chilli con carne, French style. Both dishes new to us and both delicious.