It's a good thing I got all that yardwork done on the weekend, because I've been slammed by a cold the past couple of days. Monday was the worst, I spent the whole day drinking tea, watching movies and sleeping. Yesterday I felt better enough to go to my weekly meeting, where there were many loose ends to be dealt with. And I also ran a bunch of errands yesterday afternoon. Which maybe was too much, because today I feel like crap again. Not to be gross but I'm in the "snot factory" phase of the cold. Blowing my nose constantly and can't sleep because when I lie down my whole head feels blocked up. Ugh.
At least the weather feels as nasty as I do. It's truly miserable to be sick when it's sunny and beautiful outside. I sure don't have that problem today. I don't have to go anywhere during the day but I have two appointments tonight, one work, one pleasure. I may postpone them both depending on how I feel this afternoon.
One fun thing happened while I was running around yesterday: I met Joe and Terry Graedon from the People's Pharmacy! It was so weird to hear those voices coming out of actual people, not my radio.
I had Thirteen in my car while I ran some errands and wanted to take her for a short walk. But I had the wrong shoes for the rough trails at the park, which is where we usually go. I was driving right past Oval Park, so I thought what the heck, that seems like a nice neighborhood to walk a dog. I parked at my friend David's house but saw that he had company so I didn't knock on the door. Walked Thirteen around the block, which she loved. Lots of doggie smells on the sidewalk, and lots of actual dogs barking as we walked by.
As we were heading back to the car we walked past David's living room window, and he must have seen me because he came running out and invited me and Thirteen in. He was meeting with the Graedons, who had commissioned some artwork. I think it's related to their new book somehow. The new book sounds really interesting. It's all about helping people figure out the right treatment depending on the type and severity of illness, including traditional and alternative therapies. It seems to me that most resources espouse either alternative or traditional medicine, but not both. And whichever approach they're into, they view the other with suspicion at best. So this book of theirs should be really good.
Thirteen did pretty well at being in a strange house full of strange people while we chatted. I could tell that she was really scared, but she didn't misbehave at all, just stood there looking scared. David shut his dog Kate in a bedroom for the duration because she's very territorial and growled at Thirteen when we first came to the door. After the Graedons left I put Thirteen back in my car, then David and I went out into the garden and he showed me a bunch of plants he rooted for me last fall. They're coming up now so I'll be able to take them soon. What a fortuitous visit! Good thing I didn't have the right shoes for the park.
Post a comment