A sudden dose of reality

I awoke gently this morning, much in the manner of a Disney princess, if you substitute shoulder pain and nightmares for squirrels and bluebirds attending me, to wonderful sunshine outside my window. Cautiously I ventured outside, convinced that the overwhelming gloom of the past week had turned me into some sort of photo-sensitive creature (vampire?) who would immediately burst into flames. Obviously I didn't. Instead I went and got a muffin and some coffee and pretended I was back in Europe. Watching Austria play Croatia in round one of the Euro Cup helped.

I may actually be able to get through rehearsal today without shivering from cold. Fingers crossed.