Thanks so much for your well wishes. Still not firing on all cylinders (that was some bug the Boy brought home), I've continued to be housebound apart from a (makeup free because of the eye infection, quelle horreur) dash to the shop followed by a quick visit to check on Aunty M. at the weekend
Of course, this means I've had no excuses for putting off the consultancy work I committed myself to and I think it's fair to say some progress has been made. The laptop breaking down the other day and being carted off to laptop hospital might have been reason enough for doing nothing but, no, I have a back-up machine so have been able to plod valiantly on.
At other times I've been watching this, admiring the flowers on the only bulb I planted last year
and enjoying my first (free) snack box from here.