Apologies for the lack of posts

Getting into the swing of things for the start of the new school year has proved a bit much for me.

Plus there have been strikes at school (so I've been trying to juggle work and babysitting - never the best formula for producing a polished translation).

Plus I had a tooth out this week, which rather alarmingly involved the dentist using a full set of instruments (including a scalpel, a drill, a pair of pliers, various other blunt and pointy tools, and a hammer and chisel). Now I'm on painkillers and antibiotics, have a horribly swollen cheek, and am waiting for the stiches to be removed. Luckily it doesn't hurt all the time. Only when I speak, eat or laugh. Or blink.