1. I feel myself reinflating as the painkillers kick in.

2. R looks around the gardens then has a conversation with the chickens.

3. I read a French phrase on Duolingo and afterwards, I realise that I’ve understood it without having to consciously translate it.

3b. A day sucked up by go-nowhere arguments online but between us, we still make breakthroughs which help our understanding and will strengthen our position in the future.