Saturday, January 18, 2025

I've got a code

Last evening, as we were settling in to watch television, I got the sniffles. Then I felt chills, little aches and pains, and I started coughing. Yikes! I took some paracetamol for the pains and a couple of antihistamines to dry me up and a throat losange for good measure. That worked pretty well and I was able to sleep more or less normally. This morning the symptoms are not so bad. Ken reminded me that we had some covid sef-tests in the medicine cabinet, so I did one. Thankfully, it came out negative. So now I can just treat my symptoms until they go away. I'll let this be a lesson to myself to be more careful with hand disinfectant and washing. It's easy to become lax. By the way, my vaccinations are up to date, so that's a good thing. Oh yeah... my blood type is O Negative.

North is that-a-way! Chassiron lighthouse, Ile d'Oléron, May2008.

Here's a view of the grounds below the Chassiron lighthouse. The designers added compass directions in the stone and plant patterns. How thoughtful!

5 comments:

  1. I feel a need to straighten the photo so that north is again pointing north. It sounds like you’re already recovering. So glad. I have a stack of 18 masks for my trip to NYC.

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  2. I'm 0 positive- this photo is interesting.

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  3. Interesting compass rose. Are those white squares picnic tables in the triangle on the left side of the picture?
    Sorry about the code in your node.
    BettyAnn

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  4. Oh, yuck, but I'm glad symptoms are improving! I hope you were able to taste the yummy choucroute garnie!

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  5. OMG - Glad your Covid test was negative! With the whooping cough going around, a few days ago I was coughing more than just a couple and I was a little concerned. We don't need any sickness with these grey days - that would really be boring. At least you have a Chef in the kitchen providing you guys with colorful meals!

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