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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2024-07-29 07:21 am

Recovering

 I've been calling it rhinitis- brought on by hay fever- but our mate Jim- who we were socialising with last week- has the same symptoms, so perhaps it was something catchable after all. At least it's not covid. I did the test and it came out negative.

I'm better today, only my ribs hurt from all the coughing I did.

During my convalescence I watched movies (see previous posts) and sat on the bed and read. I've nearly finished The Charterhouse of Parma. The political stuff is gripping but Fabrizio becomes a bore once he falls in love with the tiresomely virtuous Clelia and I no longer fully believe in him.