thanks, peoples... all sympathy muchly appreciated!



like you, Janie, I try to avoid meds, because I really don't like 'em.

Gazzy, that's the thugliest chicken I ever did see in my entire LIFE.

oh, my eyes, they're burning!



Frank, my hubby just brought me a slice of his latest batch of cheese... mmmmm-mmmm good!

now, can I whine some more?

I forgot to mention the soul-crushing fatigue, laying heavily upon me.



AND... since we're on water restriction until we reconnect (after the loss of our entire cistern contents, yikes!) the thing I MOST want to so is take a nice warm shower... and I can't.



sniffle, moan, sniffetty-sniff sniffle.

gonna try and get some sleep... after I finish this nice cup of Caribbean Dreams red ginger herbal tea, with honey.

Nooooooo Cayo! Not you!!

I seriously hope you're feeling better soon hun. Megamonstroushugs!

You're having withdrawal symptoms.

Admit it Kay: You're just missing your housepest.


I'm all outta cheese, but sending you a feel better hug.

Knew it would cheer you right up. Don't worry, I'm looking for more hairless creatures for you.

Keep cryin', Cayo. You need to refill the water supply!

(my mom used to tell me to keep laughing cuz we needed the eggs)

WTH happened to your reservoir (the water, not your personal internal one)???


That tea sounds yummy! What brand is it? I'm particularly fond of Tension Tamer by Celestial Seasoning and I love Earl Grey (double bergemont if it's available).

Hey Kay! So sorry you are feeling so lousy, too! I hope you feel better soon. I can kind of relate to how your'e feeling.

Tomorrow is another day, my friend; let's hope it's a better one.

when the severe floods came last month, the overflow kicked in, and the pressure SHOT the external drainage cap off, which emptied the cistern, (apparently... or something or other...)

confession time, when DH and Amelio start discussing technical or mechanical things, my brain tends to flutter away, on a Soma holiday...

last year, I was paying closer attention to the discussion... it was a broken hose bib... Kevin Bacon knocked something loose during the night, the pump kicked in, and WHOOSH !!

bye-bye 15 thousand gallons of water!

lesson learned, near pig sties, use METAL plumbing fittings, not the cheaper plastic ones.



didn't I say already?

pay ATTENTION, Stotty... it's Caribbean Dreams.

<snark>

our leetle health food store in Mennonite-land carries Celestial Seasonings. Tension Tamer is a fave here too... made with our local village honey.

this is a Libertarian paradise, no rules, no inspections, you're on your own, and one has to take full responsibility for oneself...

and the honey comes in recycled bottles... with new snap-on plastic caps.

it's sooooooo funny to bop over there, and buy the honey in old wine and soy sauce bottles, which we scrub and donate to the beekeeper for his tienda.

so, we get our own bottles back sometimes, lol!



oh, and as to why I'm UP at 10:30 pm?

well, I felt so carppy today, I took TWO naps.

Good evenin' Miz Scahlett !

no, no, no, no, and no!

heard a truck pull in this afternoon, crunchetty-crunching down our gravel driveway... and ALL my muscles tightened in anticipatory dread.

was thoroughly *relieved* to see Amelio come to the door, to borrow a ladder... he's driving a truck now, with an engine that sounded JUST like the one on the housepest's 4WD rig.

WHEW !!

next guests are due on Dec 16, and they have plane tickets back to England a week later...

no more long-term "guests" at Chez Kay... I'm giving up aiding the needy, for Lent.



and THESE guests are the ones who are bringing me a new little Nikon digital CoolPix... oh yeah, oh yeah... can't WAIT... I'll be able to do Olivia's Wok-Woks once again!

well, I *do* feel better...

gave DH the "lecture" (politely, despite multiple pains) in regards to regularly tending to the kitty littler tray, and hopefully, our furball will no longer feel a need to take vengeance upon the futon for the dereliction of duty...

PURRRRR-FECT !!