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February 16, 2019 at 9:44 am by Claudia

Well.

Nothing new. We’re both sick. Tomorrow will mark 3 weeks for me, and 2 weeks for Don. Whatever this is, it’s completely debilitating. I can’t remember feeling this crappy for this long. And – in my case – it also attacked my intestines early on. So there’s that. I think the antibiotic has helped – today was my last dose as it’s one of those 5-day long prescriptions, which makes it extra intense. I’m taking probiotics to counterbalance the side effects.

I’m feeling better by bits. This has left both of us feeling exhausted much of the time.

It’s hard to stay positive.

I’ve heard from a few people that they had much the same kind of thing and it lasted at least 3 weeks, if not more.

Our driveway is snow-covered as neither of us has the energy to shovel.

Don says he feels worse today. That’s the way this thing is, you feel like you might be turning a corner and then pow! You’re back where you started. I’m drinking tons of water and keeping hydrated, as is Don.

Anyway, there’s your update. I’m losing ad income because I’m not posting, but what can you do?

In spite of everything, Don managed to surprise me on Valentine’s Day:

He snuck them upstairs the day before V-Day (into the office) and I had no idea they were there. In fact, I had no idea it was Valentine’s Day. Aren’t they lovely?

Bless him.

This whole thing feels like we’ve been sent to some remote outpost where we have no idea what day it is or when we’ll feel better!

Tomorrow marks my 11th blogiversary. How can that be?

Happy Saturday.

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Checking In

February 12, 2019 at 1:02 pm by Claudia

I’m a little late with this today, but on top of everything else, I’m so out of it that I mistyped the password for the blog (twice) and locked myself out!

I did post on IG earlier. We’re still sick – both of us. I finally went to the doctor yesterday just to rule out pneumonia and bronchitis and I don’t have either. It’s just something that’s going around – the doctor said it lasts for about 2- 3 weeks. All I know is that I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.

I started antibiotics, just in case they might help.

I’m completely wiped out. I’m coughing half the night. I don’t feel like eating much.

And to top it off, we’re getting a big snow event along with sleet and freezing rain. Since neither of us is capable of shoveling, and we know it’s going to warm up in a day or so, we’re just going to leave the snow and ice to melt.

I’ll be in and out on the blog, depending on how I feel.

Thanks, friends.

 

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Color

February 9, 2019 at 9:25 am by Claudia

I’ve been so bored with all my downtime lately that I’ve taken to adding color to my laptop screen. There’s a new color combination on the WordPress dashboard (purple and green!), I’m using dark mode on my MacOS, which eliminates the ever-present boring gray of Safari and the dock and provides a dramatic black background. And my ‘desktop’ is a photo from the NY Times with vivid colors.

Too much down time. Too many days with gray skies and bare branches and wind and coughing and blowing my nose. I needed some color!

I am slowly getting better. Mornings are hard. Evenings, as are often the case, bring on coughing. But in the middle? Longer stretches with something close to normalcy. It’s definitely heading on out, but not as quickly as I’d like.

I finished the latest Lee Child yesterday morning and now I’ve started Less  by Andrew Sean Greer, which won the Pulitzer Prize last year.

Thank you for all your lovely messages on the anniversary of Scout’s death. She was a big part of this blog and her absence is felt here, as well as in our home. I once said that she would have had her own Instagram account, had she lived. She was a star.

Don’s going to run some errands today – he’s still under the weather, but he’s restless. He also tends to recover from these things more quickly than I do. We need to recycle and replenish our larder. I’m going to bag up the remaining items that I’m throwing out and then I should be officially finished with the office. And I’m going to return the Lee Child to the library – maybe I’ll find something interesting to check out.

Boring. I know.

I need and want spring. But, Tuesday’s forecast calls for 3 – 5 inches of snow and ice.

Oh, goody.

Happy Saturday.

 

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

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