Stopdog could you bring your own lectern? Wheel it in and set it up in the corner...

I would like a big cup of tea! That's all. And a bigger chair so I can sit with my feet under me. T practices in her home, so there's loads of pretty and interesting stuff to look at, and it's very cosy. Maybe I would like her to play some music, if only to fill the awkward silences when I can't speak.