Holding my breath!

 

I spoke too soon in my last post!

No sooner was I humming merrily about how I was back

 in the saddle, I fell off the horse and spent this weekend dealing

 with the food poisoning for another 48 hours. 

This required sticking with the BRAT diet and losing another

 1.5 lbs from near starvation. I never knew how enjoyable

 a bowl of freshly steamed plain white rice could be, or a slice of

toast with no butter, marmalade. . . . .or anything else!

I also slept more than usual - going to bed early was easier

than staying up hungry!

So, not quite back 'in the pink' of health but getting there slowly.

Old Town, Alexandria waterfront when the sun came out.

Somehow, although nauseated, I managed to walk through IKEA at

 Potomac Mills, Virginia during a quick stop on the way home to Raleigh.

Arriving back to a garden gone mad in just four days.

The 'weekend from hell' made me even more grateful for my

home and garden.

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Quick notes, stuff and such: I have so much to do this week.

• My "Chippy" chipmunk appeared this morning, first time since last Fall
• Hydrangeas are in blue bloom, must water daily as it's so hot
• Daylilies budding early
• Mosquitoes have arrived and are biting, grrrrr!
• Boston ivy running rampant in back yard
• Peonies over, sad but they were lovely for a while
• Meeting friend for a Bon Voyage tea today - she's off to Paris next week
• My baby brother in France is 70 today, "Happy Birthday John" 
• Choosing clothes to pack for England - always a hard job
• Planning to travel light - but never do!
• However, no hair dryer, straightener or camera (using iPhone) being packed this time - that helps
• Short wash and go haircuts are the best for travel 
• Should I take a sunhat - of course, and I have a packable one
• Losing over 7 lbs feels really good but doing it this way wasn't fun
• Just discovered COVID test required to come back to US costs £100 each!
• Need a root canal soon, dentist discovered a problem when cleaning, darn it!
• This morning I made plain oatmeal and had a teeny tiny cup of coffee, first in a week, fingers crossed!

Traveling woes!

 

Visiting a large city one chooses good restaurants where enjoyable

 food in a comfortable setting is expected.

Sadly, we must have picked a bad one along the way this time and

I ended up with food poisoning!  Bob and I never ordered the same 

items and he was fine. 

Sunday I felt 'off', Monday very sick, and Tuesday so ill I just

longed to get home. The drive was awful and when we drove

into our driveway I headed straight for the house while Bob

unpacked the car. I drank lots of water, showered and slept for hours. 

The scale showed I had lost 6 pounds since leaving home on Friday! 

Yesterday I started on the BRAT diet, recommended for getting one's

 digestive system back on track - 48 hours of just bananas, rice, 

applesauce and dry toast.

Just had breakfast - banana and unsweetened applesauce.

no coffee, but a cup of decaf tea.

Still feel weak, tired and fuzzy but hoping another day and I'll

be much better.

New pretty blue bowls - a 4-piece set found at IKEA.