Evil eye

The milkshake at Luca's was a consolation prize after the irritation of braces had been heightened this morning by the addition of elastic bands fastened by hooks on both sides of the teeth - poor wee thing.

We decided to pile on the pain with a visit to Tesco and then I concluded that, in for a penny in for a pound, and forced myself into five layers and headed out on the bike - I enjoyed it even despite the skin flaying hailstones that appeared at one time, not that there was much skin on display to flay.

The fire is now blazing away and I'm pushing Joe out the door to play football.