My Day

 Sunday, Oh Sunday! My day to do as I like. And this particular My Day is special because I don’t have a hospital appointment. It was a cold day with overcast skies, so I am Kept the fire at a roar.

I did chores all morning, and then Her Highness and I did out regular walk on trail #6. Enough people have walked the trail to create a path of hard-packed snow that was easy for me to walk on. And then we came home for lunch and an afternoon of relaxation. I started reading Mick Herron’s series, Slow Horses.

We took a second walk in the afternoon. My God it was cold, and I loathe being cold. But the evening was a fine one! We had a nice big fire and I had the last of my delicious stir fry.

There hasn’t been more snow really, since the big dump on February 3^rd. Its bright and sunny today and cold. There’ll be walks and more reading, and lots of hoping for good news from all the recent medical tests.

I had a major thrill this past week. The plant that has such huge leaves in my garden has bloomed. It’s called Butterbur, and I had no idea that it bloomed in Winter. Now the bloom is covered in snow, but when the snow is gone, I shall take a photo to share because it’s such an unusual bloom.

The second thrill was to come upon my Camellia absolutely chuck full of buds. There will be a magnificent display of blossoms in Spring. I bought it as a mere twig for fifty cents at a yard sale when I first moved here, and I’ve been faithfully watering and fertilizing it ever since. This year, seven years after planting it, I will be magnificently rewarded.