Today was a work day. Up to York and then a hotel before returning tomorrow. I had dinner with a friend in York and talked about how different York and Leicester are. Apparently there is a rash of unsavoury stickers appearing all over York which are racist and inspired by the right. It is not something I have noticed in Leicester but then I may just not been aware of it. I shall certainly look out for such stickers when I next go into the city.

We also talked about my cancer; actually I did most of the talking, which was useful to get the view of someone outside of the family and local friends. I’ve been uncomfortable of late with the image of an island as representing my current state. I’m not sure what image would represent how I feel and experience my cancer at the moment but the conversation has prompted me to think about what would adequately reflect current thoughts and feelings about my situation. There is something in my situation that is typified by ambiguity and it is difficult to think of images that would represent this. My immediate thought is Dali clocks but it is still not right. I will give it time to ferment and see what appears.