When I took Sally out this morning to go potty, I could tell a difference in the air. It smelled damp which is a good indicator that the snow and ice are finally melting away. Now, there is still snow on the ground but, as the week has advanced and temperatures have risen from single digits, it is gradually going away....except for where it was piled up or where it has became ice.
My new bird feeder had to be taken down and the camera had to be re-charged. I suppose because it was overcast quite a bit last week and the solar panels couldn't keep the battery up and running. The birds are glad to have it back in business.
I awoke last Sunday with a touch of vertigo AND a UTI! I took a half tablet of the vertigo medicine but it still made me drowsy during church and I went to an urgent care in the afternoon for the UTI and I have been on antibiotics since then.
On Monday, I dropped my sewing machine off to be cleaned and serviced since it was still under warranty until the end of this month and the cleaning was included with the extended warranty. Without a machine, I have been busying myself with making clothespin soldier ornaments for next Christmas gifting. I had a package of twenty and there was quite a bit of painting to do, then spraying them with varnish, then gluing on black pom pom hats. I have also been tying baby quilts and cutting out fabric for more patchwork quilts (all of these are for donating to Happy Hookers venues). Additional ongoing projects include working on Finale, my music writing program, to transcribe the music from three books of violin solos with piano accompaniment (because they were not available for cello) and working on compiling photos for the 2021 Lambson Life book.
Steve and I have continued to walk every day (except me on Friday) at the Carondelet Rec Center. We even brought Fred with us and signed him up on Monday. Beckie joined us on Thursday as my "guest". I did not walk on Friday because on Thursday, I started coming down with a cold and I was just too tired on Friday to exert myself. I am feeling a bit better today.
We had the first English class of the new year for the Afghanistans on Thursday night. It was good to be back. We watched All Creatures Great and Small on Monday and re-watched Arrival on Friday. I re-watched Ender's Game on my own and Steve re-watched Les Miserables on his own.
We got to see Elise very briefly Friday evening after we finished at the temple. She drove in from Columbia so she could attend. She handed off stuff for us (some mending, some choir music I am borrowing from Memorial Baptist, and a DVD return) and we handed off stuff for her (mail and a book that I borrowed).
We have pizza in the oven and Mary and Wally Bell are coming over in about 30 minutes for dinner. I have a green salad to make so I will sign off.
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