I finally got through to M on the phone this evening - what a relief after several attempts over the past few weeks. She’d seen by missed calls but the phone was often charging, but it was lovely to finally catch up again. Although she was feeling under the weather, she could still joke about me being like a drowned rat after a double drenching during my commutes today. As usual she chatted about politics, and I told her all about the ridiculous analogies used in yesterday’s vaccine press briefing, which she laughed about