I'm lounging about in my PJ's still, though it is after 3 pm. I have watched football, eaten a ham sandwich from leftovers and a delicious piece of carrot cake, and done some online shopping. Reading is very good for you, from Ode Magazine. Reading alone can’t cure diseases, of course, but the researchers concluded that reading contributes to “cognitive reserve” (CR), the brain’s ability to protect itself and adapt to physical damage. CR has been “extensively studied in other neurological disorders—Alzheimer’s, stroke, other dementias, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury,” says Margit Bleecker of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology in Baltimore, Maryland, who co-authored the study. In all cases, “individuals with more CR are able to withstand injury to the brain.” That is amazing! My parents should be well protected against those age-related mental things then. It's a long article but worth it. Article on women in the Royal Society of London . Wo