This afternoon I had an appointment for a routine check-up at the dentist.

Fortunately, after what Mr Mullins has described as a ‘series of unfortunate events’,  teeth have been declared fit and well.

Leaving me free to celebrate on Burleigh Street; the preserve of the second-hand in Cambridge. Daisy and I ended up in Oxfam where the sofa in the book department is comfortable enough to forget where you are.  Our choices piled up, and many Christmas presents have been found.

But I am keeping ‘Fables of Leonardo da Vinci’, beautifully illustrated by Adriana Saviozzi Mazza.