Saturday 2 April 2022

Saturday

 Good morning.
It will be a miracle if I get this up this morning.  My connection is really flaky right now and things keep timing out.  I suppose they think early Saturday morning is a good time to make adjustments, etc.  Well, it isn't - not for me.   :-)

Anyway - another frost this morning but no snow.  Yesterday was weird.  Plenty of sunshine, a very cold breeze and brief snow showers now and again, even when the temperature was way above zero according to the car thermometer.
At the moment, the sun is shining and it looks lovely but I'm staying this side of the windows for a while.

Not all yesterday's plans happened.
I went to SW and it was a really good meeting.  We had some new members and a few who had been away unwell were back, we had a target and several achievement awards so it was a happy time.
(and I lost some of the holiday/covid gain so happy me!)

Then I popped to Morrisons to get a few bits and bobs for Beth and Alex (I think they tend to be top-up shoppers) and I saw they had some ox cheeks so I got some for me which are currently slow cooking and smelling fantastic.
I took the stuff round and stayed to have a chat with Alex (Beth was asleep) and a cuddle with Freddie, the most affectionate of the cats.

I didn't go swimming - I felt very weary and decided not to push it.  This weariness is a right pain.  It's not bad and it's not all the time but it's definitely a thing and I'm taking the line that I will plan but I will be sensible and not push things particularly strongly.  The other after effects have pretty much gone now so I can live with it until my energy levels are more consistent.

My lovely cleaner came, worked her magic and left and I pretty much chilled for the rest of the day.

Beth seems to be on the turn.  She's had a rougher time than I did, I think, with a fever for several days plus nausea, cramps and various other unpleasant things.  The fever has now broken so she should pick up a but over the weekend.  I do hope she doesn't even think about getting back to work on Monday though.  I know she works from home but even so, she won't be anywhere near well enough.
Alex remains clear!

Today there's nothing in the diary which is good because I think I will sleep quite a lot on and off.  I just hope my internet connection stays on (it seems OK right now after a lot of ons and offs), fingers crossed.
So I will do a bit of ironing, a bit of washing, a bit of kitchen stuff and then I will chill.

How are you today - well, I hope.  Have a great day.  xx


14 comments:

  1. I haven't cooked ox cheeks in ages but I bet the kitchen smells good right now. Hope to hear that Beth is up and about and getting back to normal ASAP poor love. She's had a nasty dose of covid hasn't she. Mine was really mild.

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    1. She has had it badly. She's not out of the woods yet but now the fever has broken she should start picking up.

      The ox cheeks are now cooling in containers ready for the freezer. They're a new discovery and I love that I can braise them in stock, onion and carrot and then blend then to make a really lovely gravy that doesn't need any thickening. That's the joy of slow cooked meat - the flavour is amazing. xx

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  2. Hope your Beth starts feeling better soon! Very unpleasant! This Covid bug does so linger and there is no good rushing it! Rest and spoil your body seems wise! My sister tells me she is negative now but has a persistent cough and feels very very washed out. She looked it on our video chat this morning. We have the sun back ... so lovely to have a blue sky but there's a bitter cold wind that spoils it a bit...just a bit :-). Take care. Amanda x

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    1. I do hope your sister feels a but stronger soon. It can really knock the stuffing out of one.
      xx

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  3. Your daughter seems to have the virus quite severely, poor love.. and your weariness must be from it too.. very wise to listen to your body and rest. I loved shopping in your town and usually used to pop there when I was a young mum and always got a pot of daffs from the market plant stall.. lovely town.

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    1. She has, sadly. She's been more poorly that I was, that's for sure. I'm glad she's feeling a bit brighter now.
      There's still a lovely plant market stall - at least, there was last time I went to the market.
      xx

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  4. I do hope Beth recovers quickly and that Alex continues to be free from the virus. From friends and family's experience, it'd not pleasant even if it is relatively mild. Please take it easy until you're over the weariness - I hear that that can take as long as two or three weeks. xx

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    1. So I believe. I'm not pushing things - if I can, I do, if not, I take it easy. Thanks, Eileen.
      xx

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  5. I really hope Beth is over the worst of it now. X

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    1. I think she is starting to pick up a bit now, thank you. xx

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  6. Keeping my fingers crossed that Beth is over the worst of Covid now. I read somewhere that the UK has a big uptick in cases. Getting bad here as well.

    God bless.

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    1. Yes, that's right, so many people are getting infected at the moment. Fortunately for most of us, it's not serious enough to need medical help but it is really not very nice and must be awful if the whole family is poorly.
      xx

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  7. Take it easy. Listen to your body. I haven't had covid but I had a really bad bout of flu a few years back and it took forever before I could feel as though I could breathe normally and not be tired all the time. I hope things get better! Have a lovely rest of the weekend.

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    1. Things will get better, thanks, Sharon. It's just taking a bit longer to settle, that's all. I'm lucky in that I can take things easy, if I want or need to.
      xx

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