flannel and snow {december views}
ended up back at urgent care yesterday. they are treating me as though i might have pneumonia. so lots of rest and heating pads and a vaporizer and warm apple juice (a new one for me...but really wonderful) and antibiotics and an inhaler and all cuddled up cozy in a flannel nightgown (more about it here) with leg warmers (from a dear friend) and slippers all under a childhood quilt. we ventured out to get a tiny tree before the snow started falling again. we have several inches now, which is a true rarity around here. (which is why the three of us spent a wee bit of time outside together tonight as i wanted to see millie play in the snow as this is the most snow she has ever seen. and play she did. while i snapped photos from the glow of the backyard light and all the white. she is already snoring after that excitement and cold.) with more inches to come, we are basically snowed in (that is until the rain starts mid-day tomorrow when we will be iced in...we are so hoping that does not happen). it feels like christmas now. as millie played tonight, i thought a bit about trav, the golden we had before her. this time of year always brings up a bit of those feelings of missing, doesn't it? this version of this song makes me think of him and smile.
hope you are taking care of you...
blessings,
liz
december views, sounds of the season
Reader Comments (11)
I do hope you are feeling better very soon. You have been sick for a while..double up on the rest and liquids and keep taking all the meds. Are they checking your oxygen saturation?
sleep sleep sleep
...thinking of you Liz and sending thoughts of wellness and warmth.
i'm trying to think just what one thing we were talking about that sent you into that horrid coughing bout. we were laughing, hard. the frozen hummingbird nectar? i think that's what it was. so, when you think about it, the laughter brought on the good sense to go back to the doctor, and going back to the doctor will bring you back to good health. in short, laughter cures, in a convaluted way...
aw, millie. if only isaac could meet you!
for you and jonny and millie, i wish you the sweetest of peaceful, quiet times together in these coming days, and love. good, tender, honest love, which i send from me to you. xoxo
oh poor girl! i had a terrible something last summer and it was very similar medication to what you have.
you look really pretty in your flannels as does millie with her sugar-coated, black, juicy nose.
Love the boots peeking out from under the nightie ruffle. My attire here in Gig Harbor when I took the dog out to relieve herself was a long nightie, a heavy pullover (that I slept in), and leather slippers with wooly insides and anti-slip soles. Luckily, my old Bichon wasn't into frolicking and stayed under the overhang to take care of business. It's a wonderland out there, all right, so long as you don't have to get to urgent care in a hurry! Be well..........
I wish you deep and comfortable sleep this holiday season! Lots of rest!
This really is a time of year to remember pets of the past. There is a little tradition that on New Year's Eve all the animals who have ever loved us come back to check on how we are doing, and it is only kind to put out a little snack for those night visitors! I always put out a little dish of cat food and dog food for them on New Year's Eve and take a moment to remember them. The food is always gone the next morning, even in rain or snowstorms. Always.
Best wishes and hugs,
Andrea (Minnesota)
I'm so sorry you've been sick, Liz!!! Feel better soon!!
I hope you feel beter soon. We got about a foot of snow here.
Do get well very soon, dear Liz!! Johnny is a soldier and a trooper, taking care of you all these days.
Again I say, "THREE CHEERS FOR THE MAN!!" :)
I send you healing thoughts thicker than the snow that falls!
Love to you!
ox
i love the little snowflake sprinkles on his nose :) great pictures.
Cute pix of Millie in snow. I wish it would snow here a bit. It'd be fun.
Take care of yourself!! I hope you feel better very soon but take advantage of the doctors orders to stay cozy and rest :)
xox