Thank you for all your suggestions for cold remedies. I actually made the request tongue-in-cheek and was going to follow it up by asking advice on the best route from Peckham to Heathrow. In any case, your kind responses were a tonic in themselves.
Having recovered from the cold, I was knocked flat again last night - this time with food poisoning. I have had this once or twice before and will not go into any details, nor indeed request any antidotes: the solution is much the same as for a cold (mainly sleep) but without the alcohol.
So just one or two quick posts then I'm off to bed. I want to be in good shape for our parish feast day. We have a sung Latin Mass at 10.30am. Liturgically, it will be "like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
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Oh dear.
Get well soon, Father.
You're wearing out my rosary beads.
How to get from Peckham to Heathrow ?
I really haven't a clue.
But whenever I had to ask the way to Somehere-or-Other when I lived in Italy, I always received the same directions :
"Sempre diretto".
Hope you're feeling better...you work so tirelessly you don't seem to take a break! Mother hen coming out in me now...look after yourself please!
I do hope this was not of your own doing Father. Hope you make a speedy recovery.
Seriously father, menthol crystals and eucalyptus oil in the bath; plenty of zinc and selenium in your diet - and if possible , drink as much pomegranate juice as you can. One thing may sound a little crazy but I would stop both skipping meals and worrying abut piling on the pounds and maintain a regular sugar/carb content - the amount of problems caused among the hard-working merely because they do not keep stable blood sugar levels is a significant problem in contemporary society.
fasting is good for the soul, but you need to prepare your body for it.
I hope you are feeling better, Father Finigan.
Your parish is very fortunate to have you as pastor to celebrate Missa Romanum (I have to travel 3.5 hrs. each way to Boston). By the way, the photos from Sept. 14 were very nice.
My flu [and cold] remedy: sleep. For sleep, I take chamomile tea with a teaspoon of blueberry flavored honey. MMM.
One thing I find that helps in any thing like food poisoniing or terrible stomach upset is the Elixir compound made by the monks of Chartreuse. It is very strong and I dont think you can get it now in England. However it is commonly available in France. If I see you I will show you some.
I hope you're better Father. Prayers for you today.
Many thanks to all of you - feeling fine now.
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