Today’s guest picture shows Dropscone’s final goodbye to Malta. He is safely back in the UK and will be back home in Langholm tomorrow, all things being equal.
There is very little to report today. Another grey and chilly day outside and another dull and quiet day indoors.
I tried to cut down my activity to the bare minimum in the hope of a swift cure and I was feeling quite a bit better at various points during the day but was never quite able to throw the cold off completely.
I did get two more weeks of the newspaper index into the Archive Group database so that cheered me up and I put another of the Carlisle choir songs for our forthcoming competitions onto the computer . We are going to have to learn four songs which I will find exceedingly hard work.
The light was rotten so I didn’t spend much time looking out of the window. When I did peep out, a robin appeared.
The day proceeded at a stately pace and I felt better enough at four o’clock to think of going to the Buccleuch Centre in the evening with Mrs Tootlepedal to see a ‘live’ relay of the Mikado on the screen there. Sadly, by seven o’clock when the time came to go, I was back to coughing and spluttering and not wanting to spoil everyone else’s fun, I stayed at home and Mrs Tootlepedal went off without me.
She tells me that it was a brilliant production. I am very pleased for her.
The worst of Mrs Tootlepedal’s cold lasted two days so I am hoping to be much better tomorrow.
I caught a glimpse of a flying chaffinch.
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This morning the temperature here was 16º F!
Brrr. Even thinking about it makes me shiver.
I’ve been lucky as colds go lately. I hope yours is a short one.
I’ve just returned to catch up on your blog to find you have a virus. Yes, do rest and take it easy. I hope you recover as quickly as Mrs Tootlepedal. Your robin pictures are lovely. I admire your blogging fortitude through illness, all types of weather and often a very busy schedule! I certainly couldn’t maintain it.
I am old and have time hanging heavy on my hands so it is not much of a penance at all. I used to do cross stitch embroideries, then I learned how to design simple websites and now I do taking snaps and blogging.
I very much like your robin. I wonder who called them “red breasted” as yours’ breast is no redder than the ones we have here in the States.
Everyone here sees them as having a red breast though I suppose it is a bit more orange than red.
Colds are always worse at night – blast them! Sorry you missed the Mikado! I love your robin pictures!
I am slowly getting back to normal.
I am pleased.
Hope you will soon be feeling as perky as the robin. Saw the Mikado at a recent screening and much enjoyed it. Sorry you were not able to go, and hope your cold will go as quickly as Mrs. T’s.
Sorry you missed the Mikado, it was excellent. Loved the robin pictures and hope the cold goes quickly.
The flying birds are great but the chaffinch has more beautiful wings than the first one.
But not quite the same carrying capacity.
Sorry you missed The Mikado. Hopefully the cold has done its dash now and finds someone else to bother.
I am looking around for someone to give it to. Dropscone is visiting tomorrow so perhaps he will kindly take it away with him.
How generous of you 🙂
Get well soon!
Your word is my command.
Get better soon. A robin is always a good cheer up.
It is hard to be gloomy when robin spotting.
I hope that you’re feeling better soon! If you are going to be sick, at least you picked a dreary day outside for it, although I’m sorry that you missed the Mikado.
I am sorry that I missed it. Everyone who who saw it both here and round the country seems to have enjoyed it very much.
What a shame you missed the Mikado. Hopefully there will be another chance.
That would be good.
I always enjoy your darling round robins.