In the absence of doing anything much of note in January, other than lay low with Covid and crawl back out of the black hole that enveloped us, I did manage something nice. A happy family jigsaw!
We’re still looking for the missing piece….. but what a picture, eh?
Christmas was nice – we had a lovely time at Paul and Harriet’s, singing our heads off to carols on Christmas Eve; stuffing our faces with Christmas Dinner and all sorts of other goodies on Christmas Day; whooping at all the gifts we exchanged; drinking delicious wines and fizz; playing chess and generally being competitive. Lovely.
On Boxing Day, we had a note from Jack, who was looking after Rio, to say that the cat ‘was off his food’. We came home a day earlier than planned and set to work on saving the cat. The vet looked mournful and gave us all the options, suggesting it was probably a forlorn hope. Andrew (whose cat it is) didn’t want to give in and said, “Let’s try for a bit longer.” This resulted in us spoon feeding the cat, hourly, for days on end. However, I am pleased to report that Andrew’s perseverance paid off and the cat is still with us.
Just as I succumbed to Covid, early on in January, Paul and Harriet had to make the painful decision to take Mac to the vets for one final time. Upsetting for everyone concerned but he just wasn’t himself any more.
Upset over the cat, the dog and then in the throes of Covid, I lay in bed, shooing John out of the room every time he came in. Regrettably, germs were clearly in the air, so a week later John succumbed, too. Fortunately, Andrew was here and looked after us. John went to the hospital to be infused with antiviral drugs and we’re both on the mend, but its been a very long haul. We have lost most of January and are still in recovery.
Thank you to all the lovely folk who have checked in on us and sent get-well wishes, brought gifts to the door or sent them in the post, wondered where the blog was and offered us help should we need it. Very much appreciated and the love felt.
Take care everyone. God bless.
Yay! Lovely to have you back ❤️❤️❤️
Good to know you’re slowly moving forward towards recovery … and Rio too!
So, I’ve studied the puzzle (very nice 👌) but can’t see a missing piece ??? I’m collecting new specs tomorrow, so I’ll try again then 🤣
Love to you both from both of us xxx
Oh spotted it 🤣🤣
Lovely to hear from you again and glad you are on the mend. ‘Slow and steady wins the race’ 😊
Brilliant jigsaw 😄 xx
Thank you. Yes, we’re definitely doing the slow and steady!
THanks Carol – I’m beginning to think we might never find the missing piece which will be a bummer! See what I did there? 😂😂 However, I am still looking. In fact, John is looking too and he has lifted the mat on which the jigsaw sits on and managed to mess up that corner anyway…. so there’s a bit more jigsaw to do again!
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Oh wow you have been through so much glad your both ok even though it was hard at the time sorry to hear about the dog but my word can’t believe you nursed the cat wow saved a life I know it will probably take awhile to completely recover from your illness but as soon as you feel comfortable and completely better let me know and I ll come for a visit lots of love
Oh wow you have been through so much glad your both ok even though it was hard at the time sorry to hear about the dog but my word can’t believe you nursed the cat wow saved a life I know it will probably take awhile to completely recover from your illness but as soon as you feel comfortable and completely better let me know and I ll come for a visit lots of love
THanks Phil. We are still taking it easy at the moment, but looking forward to seeing you when we’re fully recovered.
So pleased you’re feeling a bit better. You have been very much in our thoughts.
THanks Michelle. I do hope I can kick myself up the bum and get onto actual conversations soon!
It’s great to have you back, Anne! I have missed hearing about all the exploits of you and your family. So pleased that you and John are recovering from Covid – but it does take a while! Hunker down during this freezing weather and recharge your batteries. Much love from the two of us XXX
Thanks Susie! We are still hunkering down – it’s a bit of a slow burn to recovery, I think. Looking forward to seeing you in February – all being well.
So lovely to have you back blogging again Annie. We missed you. XX
Thank you, Sue. Hopefully, I’ll be able to keep it up and not have a lapse!
Good to have you back, missed you, praying you will both be feeling brighter soon xx
Thank you Chris – very much appreciated! And the tulips are still going strong!!!