This has been my almost-constant view lately, as I sit in my chair, kleenex in hand, sniffling, coughing, drinking orange juice, generally feeling yucky. Sometimes I read; actually, I’ve been reading a lot, sometimes I browse on the old internet, sometimes I feel sorry for myself. Waaah.
Last week was a tough week and this one….well, it’s starting out with a bang. We’re in a snow event here with snow falling all night and about 7 or 8 inches on the ground this morning, with snow expected to fall all day long. Here’s another view for you today:
Soon it will be higher than our chairs on the funky patio. I got up around 6 this morning, jolted awake by a coughing fit, and Don got up just long enough to go out and shovel Scoutie’s little corral for her. Then he went back to bed. This picture was taken about an hour later. You can’t even tell where Don shoveled.
And the temps are frigid out there, which doesn’t bode well.
I’m ready to shovel, but Don won’t let me. (I may sneak some in.)
We are ready for winter to be over.
Unfortunately, it’s only February 2nd.
Thanks for all your wonderful 10 favorite movie lists yesterday! What fun it was to read everybody’s faves. As I suspected, each time I read a list, I was reminded of yet another movie that I loved. (I stealthily added Cinema Paradiso to my list later in the day.) If you haven’t read the comments on that post, you may want to make some hot chocolate, or coffee, or tea and peruse everybody’s favorites.
What else? I’m just about to finish Howard’s End is on the Landing by Susan Hill and I’m diving into The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney. I have a book review coming up on this blog tomorrow.
I’m taking a little survey on Just Let Me Finish This Page, inspired by a chapter in Susan Hill’s book. Do you jot notes in the margins of books? Are you someone who never writes in the pages of a book? Or are you somewhere in between? Stop by Do You Scribble in the Margins?
Happy Monday.
Stay tucked in–that storm just left us here in Northern Indiana and we have 12+ inches from it. VERY cold here this morning as well. My husband made a dog-run from the side of the house around to the back with the snow blower which is a good thing because the snowfall is taller than the dogs! I feel your sickness pain. I spent the whole month of January with Whooping Cough—-I didn’t even know you could get that anymore! The only good thing about winter is when it is over. I love the picture of your living room with the sun streaming in.
Don thinks we have at least a foot out there as of 9 am. More on the way!
I hope that Whooping Cough is gone, Lynn Marie! Feel better.
Hi Claudia. Im so sorry you still arent feeling well. Our weather is the exact opposite. You are freezing and covered in snow and we are In 40 degree heat and bushfires blazing out of control in the south west of Western Australia. Hope you feel better soon. Love julie . Ps. I love your gorgeous garden gate ! Its a beauty!!
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I hope those bush fires are brought under control quickly! We do have the opposite weather in our northern and southern hemispheres! Stay cool, Julie. Wish I could send you some snow!
Hi, we are snow and icebound as well…I love being trapped in a cozy house, makes me take more notice of the nooks and crannies, and I usually end up rearranging something that was perfectly fine…but I do love changing things up a bit…it always gives me a feeling of satisfaction! Keep warm and stay inside, Don is right! xxoo
It’s coming down pretty heavily at the moment! Don’s trying to figure out when to start snow blowing.
PS is Howard’s End is on the Landing the same as the movie Howard’s End with Anthony Hopkins? Thanks!
It references the name of the novel Howard’s End, which was the basis for the movie.
The snow “looks” beautiful, but I know it can get old. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Me too. Sick of being under the weather!
Feel better! The movie list yesterday was fun and made me think of lots of movies I’d love seeing again. Jen
Me too! Maybe some of them will be on today!
Feel better, Claudia!.. we’ve got the same miserable weather. And me here without a good book to read. I need to find one that catches my attention ASAP.. winter nights without good reading material are just – not right.
I hope you find a book, Karen. You’re right – unthinkable not to have a good book in this kind of weather!
HI Claudia — missed yesterday’s post, so I’ve gone over and added my list. Fun comments! Sorry you are being dumped on yet again. We were forecast to get up to 6″ and instead we have rain and a pile of slush outside. It is damp and chilly, but at least we are not digging out. I do hope you are feeling better.
I wish we were getting rain! We are, instead, getting a LOT of snow!
Hi Claudia, Sounds like we are suffering from the same malady. I’ve actually started taking an over-the -counter remedy as I can’t stand the constant coughing! I do not do well with antihistamines in general but trying to care for an equally sick 91 yr old mother is really doing a number on me. My other treatment is tea with honey and lemon. Thinking of adding a dash of gin. What do you think? :) Linda
Gin sounds good to me!
Hope you feel better, Claudia. DON’T SHOVEL!!
We’re in the middle of a family crisis or I’d be writing more….You may be sending healing thoughts our family’s way….My daughter and granddaughters came up from Florida til tomorrow; my sisters came up from parts in Virginia on Saturday….I love my family.
Will do, Patricia. Hoping this crisis is resolved for you and yours.
Oh, sorry for nasty weather and continuance of your miserableness! We’re forecasted for mid-to-high 60’s, but in the midst of this California drought, warm weather is not necessarily a good thing. Feel better!
Wish I could send this moisture your way, Wendy.
Lots of snow…it’s gorgeous but not what I would want to live in. It’s blowing like crazy outside and it keeps rattling my front door…startles Charlie and me! Hoping you feel better soon. I commented on the writing in books, a big NO! I’m staying in and reading after I get some chores done.
hugs,
Linda
I’ve been housebound for a week now and I’m starting to go insane, Linda!
Sorry you are still feeling bad Claudia. I sure thought I was going to be out of commission for several days but after three days of burning, achy sinuses I was so happy to wake up with it feeling better this morning. I know the snow can be a pain but to me it is so beautiful. Our oak leaves are flying off by the hundreds this morning. Happy thoughts winging your way today for a speedy recovery.
It is beautiful. But it’s also very dangerous for everyone. And we must have at least a foot on the ground right now with more and more coming.
We got mostly rain .. temps above normal..for now..Supposed to go back to single digits tonight..Hope we dry out a little first..Probably a little fresh air would do you good..I credit walking a dog 3 times a day for never getting a cold..??Maybe
I don’t know about that one….When we lived in the city and I walked my dogs all the time, I still got colds. And I got one in Hartford, when I was walking Scout several times a day! I’m outside a lot, even at this time of year…. Tonight it’s supposed to go down to well below zero.
We had it all day yesterday. Ugh. We ended up w/ about 8 inches, but the drifts from the 30 + mph wind gusts are a bit incredible. There were times when we couldn’t even see the house across the street. We do have bright sun today, but the wind chills are about -10*. Ugh, again.
I hope you feel better. We had the flu over Christmas, and it hung on for several weeks with that awful cough. The Tamiflu surely didn’t touch that. I finally got a script for some codeine infused cough medicine so I could at least sleep. Surely The Winter of our Discontent!! ugh.
The Winter of our Discontent seems to be tailor made for this year.
We have to have at least a foot of snow out there and there’s no sign of it easing up at the moment.
My level of tolerance for this is at an all-time low!
That’s a lot of snow there Claudia…better let Don handle it. Afterall, remember all the snow shoveling you did last winter…you need to get better! That being said…the cold air might feel good…nice, cold, fresh air! Last night I reread the comments on yesterday’s post…and I really forgot a lot of favorite movies! It was good to be reminded! We got about 8 inches. It’s beautiful…very cold though. Enjoy your day…maybe you’ll find a good movie or two! ;)
I stepped outside to measure the snow and got a blast of cold, fresh air. One foot and counting!
Important—- I learned the hard way. DO NOT go out and breathe cold air. My mother use to say go outside so you don’t breathe the germs. So I did. Our doctor is all about nutrition and prevention. He said that is the worst thing to do. Please believe me. I haven’t gotten a serious upper respiratory infection since taking his advise. Lani
Thanks Lani! Fortunately, I have no plans to go outside for more than a split second – if that!
Oh, it was fun for us too, Claudia [if I may be allowed to speak for everyone here – LOL]. Loved reading everyone else’s lists too. Considering that many of us share a lot of the same interests, it was truly amazing to me how different all the lists were. Reminded me of those lists that the AFI published around the time of the Millenium – you know those “100 Years, 100 Movies” lists? Lots of fun to look at those too. If you find yourself drifting a bit today, take a look at http://www.afi.com/100years/ and see how many from your own list are on the AFI lists. And let’s make today your last sick day, young lady… :>)
I do remember all of those lists and studied them at the time. I’ll have to go back and revisit them.
I would LOVE for this to be my last sick day, Janet!
I am dead tired from shoveling and I should be doing more. We got socked this time. My husband leaves for work at 4:30 am, so shoveling is my job most of the time. Not fun. At all.
I’m so sorry you have to handle of the shoveling, Laura! Please take care. I had to do that last year in a mega-snowfall and I know how exhausting it is. Don’t overdo, my friend.
I like both views, but I think I’ll opt for “inside” today. It is very cold here with blowing snow.
I watched the latest episode of Broadchurch 2 last night – the ever lovely Charlotte Rampling has joined the cast. Seeing her again makes me think I’ll have to add “The Verdict” to my list of watch-again movies.
Happy Groundhog Day!
I saw that she was going to be a new cast member. Such an elegant actress she is.
I wonder if my little groundhog family is hibernating under the shed? I hope they’re toasty warm down there.
Oh how fun! I wonder if they’ll let you take a picture one day.
We got lucky with the snow Claudia..only 1 1/2 inches here..but we do have the killer cold and I need to go to the store..brrr..Stay warm!
You were lucky. We have well over a foot, I think. I’ll have to have Don measure it.
You have my sympathy, Claudia, for both the cold in your head and the cold outside your door. I have also been sidelined, but not because of the weather. I had a tooth pulled Friday and I’m still recovering. The pain was more intense and longer-lasting than expected and I got the added bonus of a hideous bruise. It’s over two inches wide and runs from my lower jaw down my neck to my chest. I about fell over when I saw it. I look like someone tried to strangle me with one hand! I got three books from the library to console me, so it’s not all bad.
Oh, you poor thing! I’m so sorry! Take care and dig into those books. Spoil yourself today, Marianne.
So sorry you are still feeling bad. Sometimes that crud hangs on forever! My few colds resemble whooping cough and codeine cough syrup is my friend. (Yes, I’ve been vaccinated.)
We are so thankful here that the rain on Saturday didn’t meet the bitter cold on Sunday. Yikes!
Try a few of these hot toddies ;-)
http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/tp/hot_toddy_collection.htm
Thanks, Terri! Speaking of whooping cough, at least a couple of my readers have had it in the last year – it seems to be making a comeback!
Oh I never jot down in books, but boy my hubby does! He’ll highlight and write in the margins. Claudia I just love that picture of your home. It’s so beautiful! I wish I could get my home to look like yours :0(
Blessings, Joanne
Hope you feel better soon. We’ve had some snow but thankfully nothing like as bad as what you have.
Darn, Claudia. Sorry to hear you still aren’t feeling well. And to see that you have so much snow. Yikes! I am so not a cold weather person. Warm wishes, Tammy
I am writing from Miami Beach, looking out the window at the beach! Sorry, just had to write that. I love the picture of your home, I love to take pics of my rooms from different angles. This morning I took a picture of a corner of my living room, the sofa with pillows, a bowl of mandarins, a new blue lamp and behind on a chest sat a yellow orchid and small treasures. The sight made my heart full. I love home. I love the way your lamb pic looks with the lamp shade below it!
I write in the books that I own. Recently as I was reading, a character got his comeuppance and I couldn’t resist writing in all caps, KARMA. It gave me great pleasure to write that.