'But now am I cabined, cribbed, confined...'

...and prey to saucy fears'...or maybe just to a hacking cough and a stuffy nose. However, I may be stuck indoors and the day outside may be gey dreich, but ah musnae girn* - the narcissi bulbs a group of students gave me a few weeks ago have bloomed and even with my snotty nose I can smell their delicious, peppery scent.

* Well, I was quoting the Scottish play....