Dentist

Today was a total surprise to me. When I went to the dentist (Indian lady) she asked if I would like an injection. I said - no thanks. She said - don't you like them? I said - its just that I have always been forced to have one since the 1980s. It was just a small filling so it didn't hurt more then a minute really. On the way out I thanked her for letting me have a choice. I like that.

To the right is a picture of my favorite treats at the moment. They are from the middle east. Nougat, pistachio nuts and dried apricot. So far Ive not had many takers for them. Even chocolate is taking second place to them in my hierarchy of sweets.

At lunch with two friends at work yesterday, we sat out side in the sun. A bee was hanging around making a nuisance of its self. I wasn't worried at all but the other two ladies worked them selves up in to a frenzy. When the bee went an landed on a meal for a few seconds that lady said "that's it - I cant eat that now" I nearly laughed. Controlled myself to say " so you are telling me you cant eat that because the bee landed on it, when there are probably more germs on the fork you have been eating with?" Well everything went quiet...... Im known for my diplomacy... not! I do realize now tho that I have much lower standards of hygiene than alot of people, especially in Canberra. I just think that too much of a sterile environment is not healthy for the immune system.