the low pressure system
2010
It’s raining .. it’s cold .. it’s oh so grey .. and I have a cold that resembles the mother of all low pressure systems. This nose is hovering on the coastline and is dumping more rain than the state has seen for decades. Serious! This morning I sneezed 17 times in a row with only a gasped breath between each thunderclap. Yuck! I’ve taken to wodging the corners of a tissue into the end of my nose with the rest covering my mouth – truly, it’s soothing. It’s like a wee mini humidifier and seems to slow down the dreadful sneezing.
As for my eyes – well I had to go get my new license today (and it was easy peasy – all that angst for nothing!) and I put on mascara three times before the photo was taken, and even then there wasn’t a trace left. My overflowing watery eyes just kept sending it flooding down my cheeks in blue-grey rivulets. Pretty.
Now I am in bed; aching, hot and cold, nauseous, and utterly incapable of any stitching. This morning, I hobbled hopefully out to the sewing shed and laid out three long chinese coin strips I stitched up YEARS ago with the intent of finally putting them to some use, and after hours of pondering I know just how to put them together – but it won’t be today. They would only suffer water damage from the low pressure system.
Instead, Julian has loaded The Nun Story onto my laptop for me. He bought me new, lovely, soft pale yellow pyjama pants with a velvet ribbon drawstring and Arthur Rackham illustrations of Alice in Wonderful – at the MadHatter’s Teaparty – scattered over them and the latest World of Interiors whilst we were out.
So I shall seek refuge here amongst the flannel, and when he gets home with Abby, they will bring me soda water and juice, and if I’m lucky an almond meringue from Aviv’s.
p.s. whilst trawling through the backlog of photos, so as to add some colour to this boring post, I came across my drawings from last year and the little card pack I made to keep in my handbag – actually, I gave it to CarolAnn and she keeps it in her handbag. But that was really fun, and the hours I spent drawing on the mum’s back porch were very satisfying … I think there may be some more in my future. That’s the great thing about photos huh! You look at old ones and go “Oh that’s right! I really love that!” (or, of course, “Good grief! What on earth was I thinking!”)
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Oh Lily, I hope you heal up soon. Sad to say, you are not alone. I have a terrible case of laryngitis that is making me feel achey and miserable all around. Just wanting a spring in my step again. I hope Abby & Julian continue to take good care of you (almond meringue!!!) and that your internal and external weather clears soon. :)
Oh dear! Poor Lily! Please feel better SOON! It sounds like you are fully prepared for comfortable recuperation. Take good care, my dear!
feel better sweet friend.
xo
~erin
Feel Better Soon. Big Hugs,
Valarie
I’m sorry you’re sick. I hope you feel better soon.
Oh that virus sounds utterly grim. DO feel better soon. It sounds as though a few little treats were coming your way – hope they helped.
Feel better soon, Lily!!!
the drawing is wonderful. i hope you feel better soon!
I am also feeling awful after having major surgery last week so I have spent my time surfing my favourite blogs as well as updating mine and then I came across yours. I love your site – so from my sofa to yours I hope you get better soon. xx