One in Six

Bloggie friends!

I got my innoculation against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR ) last week as we’ve had an outbreak of measles where I work.

My doctor warned that 1 in 6 people may get a high fever after 7 -10 days.

Guess what’s happening to me now? LOL! I have never been one to beat the odds!

So while I sleep and sweat through this fever, here’s Charlie to entertain y’all!


Oh ok, maybe not! LOL!

I’ve written off catching up with y’all yesterday – but I hope to catch up today, if not tomorrow!!!!

Yay!

Snooze time

As I snooze and snore
I won't be a bore
So here is Charlie
Engrossed in kitty ennui!

A pic of Charlie taken yesterday!

Healing hugs to all my ill and recovering and unwell bloggie friends and furriends!

Battling

8th March is PANCAKE DAY! Or the start of Lent!

8th March is International Women’s Day!

8th March 2011 is a Tuesday!

8th March is when I beg for Daniel Craig to nurse me back to health. .. *Cough, cough*.

photo taken from this source

My scintillating blogposts may be sporadic while I battle Mr Virus but I'll still visit y'all. I may however, be slower catching up than normal.

Charlie says: So long as you are not slower than normal with my treats.

Have a healthy week everyone!!

Dust bowl Monday

Bloggie friends!

This week was gonna see the much touted (ahem!) release of 100 stories for Queensland!

Remember THE anthology that’s got mine and a few fab bloggie friends’ stories in it??????

The one y’all can’t wait to buy for friends and family?? Cos I’m in it!?!?!

Oh and because it’s all for a Good Cause!?!

The publication has been delayed, but not to fear, it’ll be out soon - just not this week as intended.

So there goes my planned Monday post.

*Twiddles thumbs. Watches dry balls of grass roll by. Listens to the wind howl.*

Charlie says: I stare into space.


Thank you for all my get well wishes! I'm trying to get better, oh but it's hard!
:-)

It coulda been worse

Bloggie friends! Thank you all so much for wishing me well and sending me tons of healing hugs and purrs!! Awwwww you're all stars!!

As my doctor said when he gave me my flu shot in October 2010:

“You may still get the flu or flu like symptoms but they will be worse if you don’t get vaccinated”.

Charlie says: Next door are late.



Yesterday was World Book Day!! Yay! Thanks Talli for the reminder!

Yesterday also saw the launch of the Essex Book Festival – so if you are in Essex there’s lots of writer-ly bookish things to do this March!

Finally, ze weekend is here!

Thanks lovely Kim for saying hi as I emerged from my fever!

As the doc says, it coulda been worse! :-)

A-choo!

Bloggie friends!!!

A-choo, A-choo, A-choo!
I have a cold, I'm blue!
Old Kitty is so sniffly
Sneezy, eyes all puffy!
I need another tissue.
At least it's not the flu!

Charlie says: I snooze now.

Is it really only Wednesday?!!?

The Prisoner

Charlie here.

First the silly human takes me to a place reeking of hospital smell.

Then another human in a white coat sticks things in me!

Even when I puff up and scream this evil human continues to jab me with sharp things!

I am so incensed I am showing my fangs and claws and doing my best “touch me and I will not be responsible for the consequences” growl!

But this nasty human does not stop with sticking things in me! They HURT!

Now I am being kept prisoner against my will.

I would very much like to protest at my forced confinement.

Please make this silly human open the front door so I may at least go next door! Thank you.

I say: LET ME OUT!!

NOW!!!

Bloggie friends!! Charlie’s been diagnosed with what the vets think is pharyngitis. Oh dear! :-(

His throat is sore and inflamed. Awwww poor little thing!!!

So he is on meds and has to be kept indoors - hence his protest! We shall return to the vets on Thursday for a further check. Hopefully it'll be good news!!

Thank you my wonderful bloggie friends for sending him your kind thoughts and best wishes!

Have a Wizard of Oz Wednesday everyone!

Slash n Burn n Bake!

Get thee behind me Chapter 4!

I’m slashing and burning my current manuscript – because by jingo it needs it. I’ve never realised just how much it needs it . It is so a Grade 2. Hah!

Bloggie friends I did get to see the doctor and he mentioned that maybe my monthly viral illness is symptomatic of something hormonal (me: Eh?).

Further tests are warranted. Watch this space is all I can say. Or actually, no, as this ailment is the most boring thing on this planet to blog about. Next to my novel massacree! Yes massa-cree! LOL!

Far more interesting is this cake!!

Thank you lovely Emma of Em’s Shabby Shack for this AMAZING and ABSOLUTELY YUMMY Courgette Cake recipe.

It's not only SUPER EASY it is DELICIOUS. I didn’t do the icing but to be honest it didn’t need it.

I plan to bake some more asap!

Charlie says: Whoopie. I’m so excited. Can’t wait. And no it’s not in my nature to be sarcastic at all. No siree. Not me. Nuh-uh.

Have a sweet n sensible Sunday everyone!

Herculean bow ties

Thank you all so much for reading my stories and for your generous comments, thank you!! You are all perfect petals of petunias!

Oh bloggie friends I am confined to my sick bed!

I'm in the throes of battling some evil viral infection! :-(

And Charlie tries to stay awake with me while I read Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.



I’ve read nearly all of Ms Christie's books when I was younger and this one is one of my favourites.

There is absolutely no sense of Egypt here (its culture, people, etc and quite franky it could be Death on Any River on Any Boat but the Nile sounds more exotic and intoxicating than say, the Thames) but it’s a cracking good read nonetheless and keeps my headaches at bay.

And here is Charlie cheering me up some more by dressing smartly! Thank you gorgeous umi_e for his fabulous collar!



Have a toffee caramel Tuesday everyone!

Painting the Irony

Sizzling Bloggie friends - this weekend is proving the warmest weekend of the month so far and what happens?

I've come down with a stinker of a cold.

Oh the The Irony! On the hottest weekend and I am feeling like death warmed up.

Anyway, I am so determined to enjoy this weather that I've taken my toesies out and am in summer sandal heaven!

Now I'm all for looking good in pedicured toesies painted bright pink but even I draw the line to this:

This unfortunate cutie is Coco - David and Victoria Beckham's dog. Oh dear. In another life he's a bulldog.

Charlie says: I don't understand irony but I dig the sun! And pink is so not my colour!

Have a virus-free Sunday everyone!