Today I was in hospital for 8 hours again, for a third stroke event.
Last time they called it a mini-stroke, or a stroke that stopped
forming, this time it's a TIA and possible blood clot that dissolved.
The practical result is another set back for my left leg, ending worse
yet, and having to go slower. I've fallen behind on Mirror and Light
the book but hope to read and to post late tomorrow afternoon.
Life's pleasures not done. I came home to a new lovely copy of Janet
Todd's Living with Jane Austen on my stoop. This summer I look forward
to Hemingway Collins's book
I must try to live with these setbacks as best I can. Rest, mild
exercise, avoid stress for which Jane Austen is a perfect subject
Last night I did lose myself in Wolf Hall before the event hit. This
second season is quieter than the first, but actually better in some
ways. Mirror and Light wholly inward book. Most people also know far
less about Henry's 4th, 5th, and 6th wives (Ann of Cleves, Katherine
Howard, Katharine Parr) than the first 3. The books to read are the
superb Linda Porter (start with Parr, she's the most interesting),
then Caroline Norton (Ann was an interesting letter write) then the
best of the lot, Alison Weir on poor Katharine Howard.
Ellen
Ellen Moody