Dental progress

Second of three appointments completed for my new root canal + new crown. Huge thanks to my lovely NHS dentist. I know I'm really lucky to have him. In awe at his skill which makes scariest things trouble free - I can even fall asleep during them! Also always good craic (he's from Northern Ireland). He trained at Dundee University, taught by among others my previous dentist, who's from the same West Yorkshire town as my dad. Small world.

I now have a temporary crown in place, and can eat fairly normally, but will be extra careful on that side for the next fortnight. After the dental appointment we treated ourselves to breakfast in a local coffee shop, including a soft breakfast roll of scrambled eggs and sausages for me. Felt really indulgent. And fun.

Starting Wheel of Time book 9

Started reading The Wheel of Time #9 today, worryingly my Kindle estimates 1 hour 26 minutes to read just the prologue. Chapter 1 starts 77 pages in. Robert Jordan is bombarding me with new characters. I'm adopting my usual "If they're important I'll encounter them later!" not remembering strategy. Am still enjoying this mammoth series, though I've been forewarned that I'm going into a really poor run of books. But I'm enjoying it in spite of the writing more than because of it. Though I still admire the ambition of the large scale writing. Even if I wish it was maybe not quite so large scale!