My neighbour had a surgical procedure and keeps telling me about it. Every time she starts, I shout ‘No! Please stop!’, because I’m squeamish.

At the risk of distressing anyone else who is squeamish, I do need to say that she had her eyeball injected, because of what followed.

Three people in four days – so having your eyeball injected must be no more unusual than having your hair cut

A day after visiting my neighbour and having to cover my ears as she explained her eye op, I bumped into a lady I know outside church and when I asked after her...