Lying on the sofa yesterday I glanced out the window and look who was back
The butterflies!!
We’re so pleased to see them, it just must have been too early for them last month. There’s still not a lot of bees about but more than before. I’ve counted about 15 so hopefully they have found somewhere nearby to nest (hopefully not in the chimney!)
The reason I was on the sofa watching the butterflies is that I’ve been ill since we got back. I caught some sort of flu bug on the plane home from Florida. It might have been mild swine flu as it totally knocked me out. I woke up the night we returned with joint pain, high temperature, running nose, sore throat and a runny tummy – delightful! But as you’re not allowed near a Doctor here for testing and from what I hear Tamiflu is worse than the actual flu. I just stayed in bed and on the sofa for three days, drinking lots of juice and sleeping.
Seven days later I’m still getting over it. I keep falling asleep at the drop of a hat and if I walk too far or do anything as simple as the washing up then I come out in a cold sweat, and I have to sit down. So if it was swine flu I wouldn’t want to have the full blown version!! Luckily Paul and Lily seem to be immune and totally healthy, long may that continue!.
But it has given me some time to catch up on my Sky + viewing, of all the programmes I missed while I was away – just how good is House? Loving Hugh Laurie this season!. I’ve also really got into The Home Show which is utter genius, it has architect George Clarke redesigning people’s homes to how they actually live, rather than putting up with the way the house currently is. I’d love him to come and sort our house out, but I don’t think we have the budget for that to happen LOL!
So all inspired we went shopping to Homebase to check out kitchens, bathrooms and new paint. While we were there I picked up this cute stripy cushion to bring some colour into the lounge. I think it works really well with the chair, Betty and her new dogbed. I’d love a rug to match but it might just be too stripy in here?
What do you think?
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sorry to hear your sick!! hope you get better soon.
yah! for the butterflies, glad they arrived. The weather has been really strange this year and I haven’t seen that many butterflies either…. but lighing bugs, tons of them!
get better soon!
xx
callie
oh, i really like the stripy pillow on the lounge!!
I also like House although sometimes I have to get creative to watch it as my boys dont like it. They live on Discovery and the music channels. I love the stripy pillow – it tones right in.
Thanks Momcat! I have to save up House episodes until DD is in bed or at school, she’s another one who lives on Discovery!
So sorry you’ve been poorly, Liz, do hope you’re feeling better. Love the cushion – very similar to the stripy ones I bought to brighten up my lounge a while ago.
Hope you are feeling better, and that cushion so works girlfriend.
I’ve become hooked on box sets of The Wire BTW, is that one you’ve watched before?
Glad you’re feeling the cushion
God I’ve tried to watch The Wire 3 times and just not gotten into it. But maybe it’s a boxset thing and you have to watch it all at once, I think Dexter is like that too. I’ll see if I can lay my hands on a copy and try again 
What a beautiful shiny Betty.
She is very shiny
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