That was a tough day on Saturday and Saturday night. Once I got enough antihistamine in my system and used the Flonase, by Sunday morning my allergy symptoms were pretty much gone. Today Roger started sneezing and my walking partner woke up stuffy, but I'm good to go - I hope.
Sunday was the usual - groceries and laundry. I've started taking the iPad and keyboard with me and using the time to catch up on long emails. Today was paying bills and writing a long letter to a cousin who doesn't use a computer. We communicate by snail mail, believe it or not!!!
I'm still doing short walks and my back seems to be tolerating it better. I was most likely just overdoing it. Sometimes I'm like Roger - if the doc says walking one mile is good for you, then 2 miles has to be better!! Apparently not in this scenario. I asked Roger yesterday at what age we could stop paying attention to doctors and advice about eating right, exercising, etc and just let ourselves enjoy goodies and being lazy. He said, "never." What a spoil sport.
I'm working on a crochet project now - a poncho for me - using up some yarn I bought for an afghan but didn't like the way it turned out. I ripped it out and have several balls of yarn to use. Unfortunately I lost my crochet hook for about 24 hours, so I lost some time working on it. Rog found it under the recliners this morning. I just got two books on knitting in hopes that I can do some more of it and feel more confident. I looked at some of the projects, though, and they are intimidating even if they are "one skein wonders."
Rog was raking the "straw" from the palo verde tree and caught the golden prickly pear with the rake. It broke off two segments. I've been told you can just stick them in the ground and they will grow. So, why not try? I dug a hole, put in some potting soil and grabbed the piece with my bare hands. Now, with this particular cactus you can't see any spines. But, trust me, they are there! Little teeny tiny things - like tiny slivers in your fingers. Next time - gloves. So, it's in the ground and Roger has watered it and we will see if it grows. Do cactus need fertilizer? I need to look that up.
One of the women from the book club here that I met the one time I went has been friendly and we are sharing book lists. She brought one over today of books she's read and wants to read. I've read a lot of them on her list, but she's got some that I would like to read eventually. So little time...... Can't wait to get back to my Sparks book group - I've really missed them. I've been reading the books, but it's not as much fun if you don't get to discuss them. Sometimes I need someone to tell me what I'm missing or give me a different perspective to help me understand why a book has great reviews. Sometimes "I just don't get it."
Nice weather this week - supposed to be in the 80s by Wednesday for a few days before dropping back down to low 70s. I'll take it!!
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