A Halcyon New Year Ahead to You All.

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Hi, after so long I feel like a stranger!
Lovely to see so much still going on among GoY members. Puts me to shame as I swan around most days dishevelled and like a tragedy queen!
Silly really, because I am doing quite well in comparison to the past few years.
Maybe my SAD has stepped in to add to the general down in the dumps feeling!

Actually, I have been good today so far……!

I have showered, dressed, been on the computer, helped unpack the shopping after Roy staggered home with it, entertained my elder daughter who called in to see how we are coping, done some knitting ( a shawl for the next Great-grandchild, hopefully, in the offing), ate some fruit for lunch, drew details of some furniture we want for the lounge, scattered a few emails here and there, tried hard not to be a pain by passing on my frustration at being cooped up indoors day after day. I mustn’t go out in this cold weather as the poor old chest does not cope well with it. Anyone ever heard of the condition “stir-crazy”? My dictionary defines it thus:-
’ psychologically disturbed as a result of being confined or imprisoned ’ which just about sums it up perfectly.

Today we should be travelling down south 250 miles for my appointment tomorrow but we have had to cancel it due to the weather and bad road conditions. It is like a skating rink outside our house as our daughter discovered. I’ve been having private treatment for two years now since the Health Service said there was nothing they could do except offer palliative care. So I take the painkillers thankfully and also accept the help my kind therapist/practitioner extends. Regular treatment is necessary as there is no way the cause of the problem can be removed from my lungs. It is an ongoing fight between my immune system and the condition created by asbestos fibres as they harden over the years into sharp, glass like splinters. Well, that was a very unexpected outburst! I shall probably regret mentioning it later. Try to ignore it and not let it upset your day.

I am going to switch to another interest of mine, taking photos, albeit from the confines of the house.
The snow has provided some spectacular shots.
How is this for real life snowman?
Or the road in front of the house?
I am growing hyacinths in lovely glass jars but have yet to snap them. Also I am growing amaryllis in the airing cupboard/boiler room! That’s the place to be in today!

Must go now as I need to cook dinner for two.
Simplylyn

• 13 Jan, 2010
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