Signs of Life

Hello my friends, and Happy Sunday!

Yes, there are signs of life here again, inside and out ... we are slowly making our way back to 'normal' and thank the good Lord, Bill and Earlybird have remained healthy. (Thank you SO much for your prayers! May I be greedy and ask for your continuance?) The older boys are just about A-ok - though Bookworm is still eating far less than usual! I myself am still feeling shwiped (another one of those 'family vocab' words) and my stomach is tolerating a little bit of bland food, but considering how poorly I felt on Friday and even yesterday, I'll take it! (To give you a good picture just how aggressive this bug really was ... I lost seven pounds over the past three days. o.O)

Anyhoo! It's a cold and sunny Sunday here - lovely, really - and I wanted to share a few photos with you ... as you see above we spotted "signs of life" in our front yard ... crocus shoots under the big maple!

And early this morning I spotted a pair of male robins engaging in what I assume to be spring courtship behavior. They were fighting - over territory or a female I couldn't be sure - but they were big and red and just looked like Springtime itself sitting high up in our tree.

I so wished I would hear them sing - nothing says Spring like robin song - but they were far too busy sparring to sing for me.

Here's a picture of my lunch, kindly made and arranged by Bill (who has picked up a LOT of slack these past few days while I was down for the count).

There's chicken noodle soup in the mug, and that's a half a grilled cheese sandwich. Bookworm got the other half. ;)

After lunch I found I had a little energy so instead of cleaning as I really NEED to do (using cleaners I bought specifically for anti-viral cleanup), I sat at my desk and did a little "pretty puttering."

(What you see directly above has to do with couponing ... and I can't wait to show you all about it. This was an idea I got from my friend, Kim. :))

I can show you the spine of the binder, though ...

And before I go, how about a couple of cat shots, since I didn't put up a Friday Felines last week?

Focusing on a fluffy finch at the feeder.

Archie, aching for avian achievement.

Ollie, wondering where I went ...

And Ollie again, basking in a basket.

>^.^<

Well I think that used more brain cells than I have to spare at the moment, so I'll wrap up, now, lol ...

Before I go, I can tell you all, I will definitely be watching Downton Abbey tonight - provided things stay status quo. That special I mentioned a while back - Secrets of the Manor House - is on at 8, so we'll record that while watching Once Upon a Time with the boys. (For Lost fans, the actress that played Claire - mother of Aaron - is guest starring tonight on OuaT. She's playing Beauty (as in, Beauty and the Beast).)

So, you may expect my "Morning After" Downton post to go up early as usual tomorrow.

:)

Until then, my friends, have a good night and stay safe and well. I'll see you all again sometime soon ...

Comments

[Dawn]

Thank you, Valerie, Penny and Helene! It's SO good to be feeling healthy again! The promise of Spring (possibly an early Spring) makes it all the sweeter!

Blessings, all ...
~ Dawn

p.s. Penny, I'm sure most of it was water loss, but 4 days with no food is a sure bet for dropping a few pounds, lol.

[Helene]

To think! Robins in Massachussetts! That means they must be here in Connecticut, too. I will have to keep an eye out. I haven't been paying enough attention. LOVE that picture of the cats staring at the bird feeder!!!

[Penny]

7 lbs - wow. I hope you are feeling al better soon!

Love the cats :) We've had robins here too - lovely.

[Valerie]

Oh, thank God! So glad you're feeling better! Stomach bugs are so hideous.

And that was some nice alliteration... :-)