30 August 2010

It was 34C yet again. The thermostat seems stuck. Despite getting into bed at eleven the night before, I did not manage to get off to sleep until 2am, so I felt very weary. I stayed in bed dozing with Emily until 8.30, even though Erna arrived at eight. It seemed too much effort to go out so we played at home in the morning.

We popped over to Julia's after lunch. Emily was a bit resistant to going there again and I think would prefer to see Charlize on neutral territory once or twice, but in this heat it is better that only one of us has to venture out, and it would not be fair on Serafina to be exposed to the cruel heat.

For the last few days I have been suffering with an awful scalded sensation inside my mouth. I had the same thing a few months back and it faded after a few days so I hope this bout will not last long. I looked it up on the internet and there is such a thing as 'burned mouth syndrome', which has a variety of causes but the most likely is menopause. Another symptom to confirm what I already know.