With the cold come the colds. The whole family has been sniffling and coughing for almost a week, and I have been more or less knocked out for the last two days. Ingrid seems least bothered, all bustle and activity despite a runny nose and lots of coughing at night.

Yesterday evening I went to bed at 9 and slept until 8 this morning, and this morning Eric and Ingrid went out and left me in the sofa with hot orange juice and some cheap fantasy to read. The rest has done wonders and I feel quite good now, except that now I’ve lost most of my voice. Have you ever tried singing a lullaby while your voice is gone? It sounds quite funny since I can only hit a few tones in the middle (just above my normal tone of voice), all higher and lower tones become hoarse wheezes.