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Showing posts with label thankful Thursday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thankful Thursday. Show all posts

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Thankful Thursday.

Cold and rainy outside this morning. Headed out for our morning walk accompanied by KiKi the wandering feral cat, who I'm always happy to see visiting the feeders. We all started down the poop trail and it was so muddy we headed back in as soon as Bandit finished his do-do. Didn't want a repeat of yesterday's mud-fest. Hopefully it'll warm up soon and we can do a quick walk to town; have to mail some letters anyway.

Not feeling all that great today. Have had a sore throat for the last couple days and eyes are swollen pretty bad. Those Restasis eye drops burn my eyes still. The over the counter ones help more. Have been putting compresses on them to ease the pain; hot makes them feel good, cold does as well and takes down the swelling. Benadryl to the rescue. Thankfully, it's only a couple more weeks until my dermatology appointment. 

Started a load of laundry while I wait for the space heater to warm up the bathroom. Should probably just bite the bullet and shower in the little bathroom; being next to the forced air furnace it's the warmest room in the house.

Time to put a compress on these old eyes. Here's hoping you are in good health and spirits. 

I think of you often.

p.s. (Watched Honey Bun try to have his way Little Bit this morning. Lifted him off her by the scruff of the neck, but he persisted. She snagged him with her claws and ran away. He still persisted. Guess that's just what happens out in the wild. Would protect her if I could. Really don't want to scare him away; he deserves a safe haven too. Too many humans are mean to feral cats. Shame some humans persist in this behavior.)

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Thankful Thursday.

This photo is the path at Marilla Bridges Trail where we walked yesterday. Look at all the little Hemlock branches littering the ground. Each time I see the dieing trees my heart breaks a little. The tiny Hemlock Wooly Adelgid insect has destroyed so many Hemlocks. Hemlocks that provide shade to trout streams and shelter to countless birds and squirrels, etc. 

We don't hike here often in the winter because the bridges and path can be a bit slippery. It's still a lovely walk. 

Today I'm grateful to be alive when our forests are still in relatively good shape. 


Friday, March 10, 2017

Thursday Thankful Thoughts.

Today on our walk we saw the first flowers of Spring: Coltsfoot. Mother Nature can't seem to make up its mind this year. One day is Spring; the next is Winter. But the sight of the coltsfoot was a breath of fresh air.

Some of the willows have sprouted and dropped their new growth. Rather, the new growth of catkins were blown from their branches. The wind has been brutal the last few days. Regardless of the temperatures.

The lilacs down the road are sprouting their leaves. The yellow-green makes a nice contrast against the grey storm clouds.

Once again, Snowdrops speckle the neighbors yard.

Tonight there is a dusting of snow on the ground. The winds blew in a cold front. Tonight's mantra is Spring is almost here.

Today, and many other days, I'm thankful for:

Daughters
Best friends
Puppy dogs
Kitty cats
The SPCA
The smell of fresh basil and garlic simmering in butter
100 calorie Granola Bars
Youtube
Drops Design
Tin Can Knits
Kind healthcare workers
Old movies/Cult Classics ( Coneheads is showing on IFC. lol )
The "educational" section of the newspaper
Good music
Sunrises and Sunsets
SparkPeople Recipes
A roof over my head
Food in my belly
My children and grandchildren safe and healthy
Happy Memories

With that, dear friends, I bid you goodnight, sweet dreams, and share a memory.

When I was a child and was being tucked in bed, we had a ritual. Grandmother would say, "Goodnight. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite." And I would say, "If they bite me I'll bite them back!".

Friday, March 3, 2017

Thankful Thursday on a Friday.

To Grandma's House
*sigh* Yesterday felt like a Friday to me for some reason. Not that that's a bad thing. After all, the day is what we make of it.

Had I known it was only Thursday...

We have snow on the ground again. A bit heavier than a dusting, just enough to cover the icy patches above the potholed roads. Temps here have been Spring-like. Dropping from the 50s and 60s down to a high daytime temperature of 25 is quite shocking to the system. Tonight's projected low is a whopping 14 degrees.

Sheesh!

Here we sit bundled up in long johns and layered up simply to keep warm.

Tonight I'm thankful for:

Warm blankets
A roof over my head
Food in my belly
Sweet, loving daughters
Aunties
Friends that call or text
Public libraries
Free Community Resources (that we all use and take for granted)
Knit Knuts
Remote controls
Control of the remote (lol)

Sweet dreams, friends. Until we meet again.