Whenever I'm sick I want tea and oranges. I think it goes back to my college days. Does anyone remember the old Leonard Cohen song, Suzanne?
"Suzanne takes you down to her house by the river
She feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China…"
Well, I think I am about ready to resume my normal life after a wasted week of &*#$. Still coughing and sputtering, but at least I am sleeping better and know I am over the worst of it.
My son Ahren sent me a Care package from Dublin, not knowing at the time how welcome its arrival would be. He included a Fortnam and Mason tea called Countess Grey, which is basically an Earl Grey tea with extra orange flavor. Mandarin oranges and Walker's shortbread biscuits completed my cure.
I'm still playing the "I'm too puny to do anything" card though, so my husband is making dinner. He is seasoning a steak and Archie is sitting attentively, hoping my husband will lose his grip on the steak and it might fall on the floor.
Archie had a bath and a brushing this week. We forgot to tell the groomer she should give him his first haircut, and she didn't have time to do it. Consequently, he looks like a big puff ball. A dandelion of a dog.
In family news, my nephew is home from the hospital! He was getting quite cranky about the entire experience, so now hopefully, he can continue his recovery in the comfort and privacy of his own home.
And here is my brand new grand-niece Ella Camille! Born 11/11/23, weighing 6 lbs, 15 oz. She's a doll and a fabulous new addition to the family!! Congratulations to her mommy and daddy.
I may have spent the week in bed, but other people got things done!
45 responses to “What a Wasted Week”
Nicole I’m so sorry you are feeling poorly. Thankfully you are on the mending side. I’m going to look up that tea and see if it can be found this side of the pond. And Walkers is absolutely addictive. I was hoping to get All The Light We Cannot See started but life has been too busy. Please take care and rest as needed before this holiday season. Give that Archie a squeeze from another wire lover. I almost prefer that “dandelion” state!! I can smell that wooly bully fur and popcorn toes!!
Nicole I’m so sorry you are feeling poorly. Thankfully you are on the mending side. I’m going to look up that tea and see if it can be found this side of the pond. And Walkers is absolutely addictive. I was hoping to get All The Light We Cannot See started but life has been too busy. Please take care and rest as needed before this holiday season. Give that Archie a squeeze from another wire lover. I almost prefer that “dandelion” state!! I can smell that wooly bully fur and popcorn toes!!
Nicole I’m so sorry you are feeling poorly. Thankfully you are on the mending side. I’m going to look up that tea and see if it can be found this side of the pond. And Walkers is absolutely addictive. I was hoping to get All The Light We Cannot See started but life has been too busy. Please take care and rest as needed before this holiday season. Give that Archie a squeeze from another wire lover. I almost prefer that “dandelion” state!! I can smell that wooly bully fur and popcorn toes!!
Congrats for all the fun family news, and I’m glad your nephew is on the mend! I like tea with lemon when I’m sick, but I’ll have to try with oranges next time.
Congrats for all the fun family news, and I’m glad your nephew is on the mend! I like tea with lemon when I’m sick, but I’ll have to try with oranges next time.
Congrats for all the fun family news, and I’m glad your nephew is on the mend! I like tea with lemon when I’m sick, but I’ll have to try with oranges next time.
So glad you are feeling better, and so happy to hear your nephew is I improving.
So glad you are feeling better, and so happy to hear your nephew is I improving.
So glad you are feeling better, and so happy to hear your nephew is I improving.
I’m glad to hear that you’re over the worst of it, Nicole and that normal life will resume! Have a wonderful week full of accomplishments! (I now have 5 boxes of F&M tea in a shopping cart and time will tell if I hit the complete purchase button lol!!)
I’m glad to hear that you’re over the worst of it, Nicole and that normal life will resume! Have a wonderful week full of accomplishments! (I now have 5 boxes of F&M tea in a shopping cart and time will tell if I hit the complete purchase button lol!!)
I’m glad to hear that you’re over the worst of it, Nicole and that normal life will resume! Have a wonderful week full of accomplishments! (I now have 5 boxes of F&M tea in a shopping cart and time will tell if I hit the complete purchase button lol!!)
I’m so glad you are feeling better. Great news that your nephew is home and healing. Sounds like a scary time for you all. Welcome to sweet baby Ella.
I wish you a great week with some good sewing time and a lot of feeling better. Oh, what a cutie Archie is. t
I’m so glad you are feeling better. Great news that your nephew is home and healing. Sounds like a scary time for you all. Welcome to sweet baby Ella.
I wish you a great week with some good sewing time and a lot of feeling better. Oh, what a cutie Archie is. t
I’m so glad you are feeling better. Great news that your nephew is home and healing. Sounds like a scary time for you all. Welcome to sweet baby Ella.
I wish you a great week with some good sewing time and a lot of feeling better. Oh, what a cutie Archie is. t
Wonderful news about your nephew! The power of collective prayer/good wishes is amazing. I agree that being sick is such a $&@! waste of time! But I have no doubt that you will be back to your zooming mode soon Nicole! Congratulations on the arrival of baby Ella! Such a pretty name! I’m glad Nancy in the comments mentioned her dogs “ popcorn toes”! I’ve always been curious about why my dogs feet smell like that. If only humans did! Have a great week Nicole!
Wonderful news about your nephew! The power of collective prayer/good wishes is amazing. I agree that being sick is such a $&@! waste of time! But I have no doubt that you will be back to your zooming mode soon Nicole! Congratulations on the arrival of baby Ella! Such a pretty name! I’m glad Nancy in the comments mentioned her dogs “ popcorn toes”! I’ve always been curious about why my dogs feet smell like that. If only humans did! Have a great week Nicole!
Wonderful news about your nephew! The power of collective prayer/good wishes is amazing. I agree that being sick is such a $&@! waste of time! But I have no doubt that you will be back to your zooming mode soon Nicole! Congratulations on the arrival of baby Ella! Such a pretty name! I’m glad Nancy in the comments mentioned her dogs “ popcorn toes”! I’ve always been curious about why my dogs feet smell like that. If only humans did! Have a great week Nicole!
It certainly is no fun feeling under the weather, but I am glad you are getting better. It is wonderful to hear that your nephew is also getting better and now at home. May he continue on his way to a full recovery. And your grandniece is absolutely beautiful. I hope that she lives close to you so you can see her quite often.
It certainly is no fun feeling under the weather, but I am glad you are getting better. It is wonderful to hear that your nephew is also getting better and now at home. May he continue on his way to a full recovery. And your grandniece is absolutely beautiful. I hope that she lives close to you so you can see her quite often.
It certainly is no fun feeling under the weather, but I am glad you are getting better. It is wonderful to hear that your nephew is also getting better and now at home. May he continue on his way to a full recovery. And your grandniece is absolutely beautiful. I hope that she lives close to you so you can see her quite often.
What perfect timing to receive the care package from your son! So glad you are feeling better. Congratulations on your new great-niece, and it’s wonderful that your nephew is continuing to improve. Take care!
P.S. I found the square in a square foundation papers that I needed on FQS, thanks for the suggestion. I’m just waiting for them to arrive.
What perfect timing to receive the care package from your son! So glad you are feeling better. Congratulations on your new great-niece, and it’s wonderful that your nephew is continuing to improve. Take care!
P.S. I found the square in a square foundation papers that I needed on FQS, thanks for the suggestion. I’m just waiting for them to arrive.
What perfect timing to receive the care package from your son! So glad you are feeling better. Congratulations on your new great-niece, and it’s wonderful that your nephew is continuing to improve. Take care!
P.S. I found the square in a square foundation papers that I needed on FQS, thanks for the suggestion. I’m just waiting for them to arrive.
Welcome back Nicole. Some wondrous things have happened while you were in “time out.” Your husband and your son have timed their helpfulness perfectly, Dinner as well as tea and oranges for recovery. Beautiful new baby in your family and recovery steps for your nephew. So much to look forward to!
Welcome back Nicole. Some wondrous things have happened while you were in “time out.” Your husband and your son have timed their helpfulness perfectly, Dinner as well as tea and oranges for recovery. Beautiful new baby in your family and recovery steps for your nephew. So much to look forward to!
Welcome back Nicole. Some wondrous things have happened while you were in “time out.” Your husband and your son have timed their helpfulness perfectly, Dinner as well as tea and oranges for recovery. Beautiful new baby in your family and recovery steps for your nephew. So much to look forward to!
Playing the ‘puny card’ is allowed! Let your family take care of you for a little while. Despite being sick, so much good news came your way this past week! Hooray for your nephew’s continued recovery & a brand new addition to the family! 💕
Playing the ‘puny card’ is allowed! Let your family take care of you for a little while. Despite being sick, so much good news came your way this past week! Hooray for your nephew’s continued recovery & a brand new addition to the family! 💕
Playing the ‘puny card’ is allowed! Let your family take care of you for a little while. Despite being sick, so much good news came your way this past week! Hooray for your nephew’s continued recovery & a brand new addition to the family! 💕
Congratulations to the family! Your grand niece is a cutie. Good news about your nephew and that you are on the mend – yum, Scottish shortbread. Love Archie being all floofy and bubbly too, so funny with him watching your husband!
Cheerio, Kerry
Congratulations to the family! Your grand niece is a cutie. Good news about your nephew and that you are on the mend – yum, Scottish shortbread. Love Archie being all floofy and bubbly too, so funny with him watching your husband!
Cheerio, Kerry
Congratulations to the family! Your grand niece is a cutie. Good news about your nephew and that you are on the mend – yum, Scottish shortbread. Love Archie being all floofy and bubbly too, so funny with him watching your husband!
Cheerio, Kerry
rest. rest. rest. your immune system is still in overdrive and your body needs rest. I read that in an article. I ‘rested’ the entire month of October. So glad I did bc I feel 100% in November.
wow, your nephew is home..that is amazing. I know he has a long recovery still but that is amazing.
rest. rest. rest. your immune system is still in overdrive and your body needs rest. I read that in an article. I ‘rested’ the entire month of October. So glad I did bc I feel 100% in November.
wow, your nephew is home..that is amazing. I know he has a long recovery still but that is amazing.
rest. rest. rest. your immune system is still in overdrive and your body needs rest. I read that in an article. I ‘rested’ the entire month of October. So glad I did bc I feel 100% in November.
wow, your nephew is home..that is amazing. I know he has a long recovery still but that is amazing.
So glad you are on the mend and on your way back to “nicole normal”. Ha! Baby Ella looks like a sweetheart. Thank heaven that your nephew is also on the mend and on the road to recovery. It may be a long road for him, but each step is a well-deserved achievement.
So glad you are on the mend and on your way back to “nicole normal”. Ha! Baby Ella looks like a sweetheart. Thank heaven that your nephew is also on the mend and on the road to recovery. It may be a long road for him, but each step is a well-deserved achievement.
So glad you are on the mend and on your way back to “nicole normal”. Ha! Baby Ella looks like a sweetheart. Thank heaven that your nephew is also on the mend and on the road to recovery. It may be a long road for him, but each step is a well-deserved achievement.
Greetings from Australia
At first I thought Archie was wearing a pullover( known as a jumper in Australia, as in a woolly jumper—- sheep, they jump and have wool !! Get it? )
Suzanne
Greetings from Australia
At first I thought Archie was wearing a pullover( known as a jumper in Australia, as in a woolly jumper—- sheep, they jump and have wool !! Get it? )
Suzanne
Greetings from Australia
At first I thought Archie was wearing a pullover( known as a jumper in Australia, as in a woolly jumper—- sheep, they jump and have wool !! Get it? )
Suzanne
Happy to hear you’re feeling better and the nephew is home! Something about being at home when you’re sick that helps the recovery. Congrats on the new baby! She’s adorable 🥰
Happy to hear you’re feeling better and the nephew is home! Something about being at home when you’re sick that helps the recovery. Congrats on the new baby! She’s adorable 🥰
Happy to hear you’re feeling better and the nephew is home! Something about being at home when you’re sick that helps the recovery. Congrats on the new baby! She’s adorable 🥰