Hecate111's Journal, 25 May 22

Had a dreadful day yesterday. At lunch time I was making Greek Courgette balls, and used a slotted spoon to remove them from the oil, but I forgot to turn off the gas. Later I heard a strange noise from the kitchen and went in to find that in fact the pan had set on fire, and the kitchen wall wall ablaze.
It is like the worst nightmare to be in a room with thick black smoke and towering flames.
I used damp tea towels to throw over the pan, and then another damp cloth to pat the wood on the wall to put out the flames. The kitchen is now filthy. The smoke went throughout the house. All the walls are sooty.
I was so frightened.
I woke up this morning to the sickening smell. Even my bed smells of it.
The good thing is I didn't eat much so my weight went down.

72.8 kg Lost so far: 5.6 kg.    Still to go: 3.8 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.