Mum slips in the street and Mind Flayers

A cold now in full flow, and Lorraine beginning to feel a bit wussy too.  I lay in bed till late, confident that at least it could be a quiet day, but then I had to work on the podcast for a couple of hours. We got it out on time and Niall Campbell was a wonderful guest. I don't think I was on top form for this recording, but it is what it is, as penetrating philosophers of our time say.

Just as I was writing the episode description, I got a call from Wynford who said Mum had fallen over in Edgware, while walking off to have a Christmas Dinner at the Church social club. He wasn't sure where she had been taken to. While I was hanging on the phone to Barnet Hospital A&E, Mum and a nurse called from Edgware walk in centre. Mum sounded okay. She'd slipped over in the heavy rain outside the music shop. Someone in the shop knew Wynford and called him, and he very kindly called me immediately. 

The nurse explained that she had stitches, and would also need a scan just to ensure that she hadn't fractured her head, and that would have to be done at Barnet Hospital. Mum got a message to me there, saying she was having to wait about, and one at about twenty past eleven saying she was at home and all was okay. Felt worried and ineffectual snuffling on the sofa miles away while mum was having all this, but she was very resilient, and in good hands.

I improvised a chicken stew this evening, and Lorraine and I sofa slugged, binging on the last two episodes of season three of Stranger Things, and repaired to bed. It is very well made, and great fun. I don't find it scary though, despite some nasty monsters and perilous situations.  There's not too much gore, and few jump scares which I dislike.

Below: a nicely spidery Mind Flayer monster from Stranger Things.