You may have noticed I have been a little absent of late, courtesy of a series of particularly nasty bugs. It turns out that I am not superwoman after all and that the ordinary common sense rules of "look after yourself" "eat well" and "get enough sleep" apply to me too - who knew?

Thanks to the miracles of antibiotics and some bed rest though I am feeling better than I have done in ages and almost back to my usual self.

I have learnt my lesson though and so I will be taking things slowly and not trying to do to much at once.

I just wanted to say thank you for all the well wishes, thank you for your continued support and to reassure you that normal service will soon be resumed.

And in the meantime, if anyone wants me I'll be knitting lots of stripy socks...