Equinox (Ostara) feast celebrating springtime renewal (tomorrow)
First, a disclaimer.… I i’m trying out Dick dictating on my iPad. It doesn’t seem to like me. Abou about the time that I gave up and turned it off it finally typed what I said. Cell so apparently, that is what it does
So now to give a bit of background. I’m once again planning to travel by air, and wanting to go as lightly as possible.
The test so far on the iPad has resulted in one whole post disappearing, but fortunately it was still on the laptop. I am having trouble with downloading photos with this program “Blogger” They are huge but I found a corner that could be pushed in.…maybe that will help.
But when I tried to open the saved blog on my laptop, which was stuck in drafts on the iPad, all the photos wouldn't open, as being too big files. I think that's a waste of investment for this old gal.
Canada you know who and some new animal write-ups for children, by the tennis courts.
So what’s new otherwise?
For the last few days I’ve lost my sense of smell and taste. Very frustrating when I ate ham and cabbage with vinegar and peach cobbler and they all tasted the same.…nothing basically. I sometimes could feel a bit of sweetness in the roof of my mouth. And of course I called my team of medical professionals.
The receptionist at the Dr.s office said I hadn’t had symptoms long enough to take a Covid test.…wait till next week.
Fortunately I also called the care coordinator, and he chased down that I’d had lower back pain such that I canceled a few things, and basically felt bad on last Mon. (this was Thurs.)
So he said, go ahead and come into office and get a good test, I’d taken an old one at home which showed negative. So I sat in my car while a nurse came out to swab me, and her test was also negative. Dr. listened to my lungs in the car, they were ok. (But I’d dealt with cough for the same 4 days, however, no cough when I saw him) So I went home, as he said it could be sinuses or viral, and may just get better on its on.
But I did have a hankering (does anyone else have such?) for a bacon burger and fries. So Wendy’s provided, and the first bite of French fries was like a spiritual awakening.
SALTY! It tasted salty to me. I can’t say much for all the things on the sandwich.…but I did love those fries!
Next morning (Sat.) I could taste the honey in my coffee, even if the coffee itself was just hot water to me. So I gave Starbucks a go with sugar and cream, a little yogurt and a muffin, and sat at their bit of cafe in the Ingles Grocery for my lunch. No new flavors.…even cherry yogurt and my favorite banana nut muffin. Oh well. Now I’ll just wait and see the next changes.…
In the meantime, I drove up a new road (to me) to find more blossoms. (see ya later for these)
But first lets finish Saturday morning.
And another Bradford Pear tree at my apartments.
Today’s quote:
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent
.JALALUDDIN RUMI
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Today’s art:
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Family album:
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Sharing with My Corner of The World
AND sharing with Tom's Signs2
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better! Where are you flying to, somewhere fun? I never used my iapd for blogger I only use my desktop computer. Pretty blossoms, we are just starting to see the daffodils open. Take care, enjoy your day!
Continuing saga of taste/smell. Some are coming back, sweet and salty...and smell of garbage (thank you very much!) I've been eating way too much however. Hope to see my son and his wife in Colorado, while one other son is taking his family to Germany to see his college daughter who's studying abroad there.
DeleteNow I am kinda craving a bacon burger with fries, but there will be pancake
ReplyDeleteFrench toast and sausages at noon in the sugarbush.
DeleteFrench toast and sausages sound good...and if there's a bit of cinnamon on the toast while cooking, I might taste it, or might not. Sausages unfortunately are not any flavor at all yet.
Delete...pears may be beautiful in flower, but they are horriable trees. Over my 50 year nursery career I sold thousands of them, I don't think that they will let me into heaven!
ReplyDeleteYou're such a dear gardener's friend...so I'm sure taking many thousands of photos of beautiful things and barns, will help your tally at St. Peter's gate.
DeleteBradford pears are um, they smell of cat pee. Maybe it's just as well you can't smell them!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Rumi, lovely reminder.
Dang! Now I want a bacon burger
ReplyDeleteI love the sassy picture of your mother.
What a great photo of your mom! I hope all your tastebuds wake up soon!
ReplyDeleteOur local Indivisible and a Rising group from the county next door invited our representative to a townhall last night. He did not show up but 200 interested constituents showed up with questions and concerns for him!
Where are you headed? I've been able to post from my iPhone. on blogger. Taking the photos on iPhone means I don't have to download to laptop to post.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are getting some taste back. I have had Covid a couple of times, but never lost my sense of taste. Wendy's sounds good. I do love a burger and fries.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get your sense of taste back soon.
ReplyDeleteI use my iPad for blogging most of the time and I’ve learned some workarounds. Still, there are things that I can only do by switching to HTML.