News in brief

She's a Devon Rex - a fairly modern breed I think, with a lot of Siamese in them. They're short haired, so no shedding (presumably that's actually less shedding) and no allergic reactions, which will make Liz's sister happy.

Liz doesn't have an odema, her CT scan was normal, but she's still very dizzy and headachey. There's not much to be said for ageing, and injuries certainly make you feel your age. Plus they muck around with your mind; it's much harder to rebuild your confidence. I remember it took me a few months after my first bad fall to be happy running on trails again. I'm still very aware of the surface when it's rough.

Liz is resting, but she feels worse in some ways after a day doing nothing than after a day at work - it's a different kind of worse, but worse is worse. At least if you're at work you feel like you're getting something done. She's quite worried I think, but certainly very frustrated.

I'm OK - last fall pretty much worn off. The rain is getting me down a bit & it's certainly not great training weather. I've got a marathon coming up in 6 weeks, so I can't skive off training too much but beyond a certain point, I'm not prepared to go out. I've never liked winter, but this is the first year I've felt as bad about a Sydney winter as I used to about the Melbourne ones.

Not much other news - staircase coming along, but again, the weather is slowing it down because my workshop is the back garden.