I'm OK, and Life Goes On

I took all of your concerns to heart, and called the consulting nurse this morning.  She asked a lot of good questions, consulted the doctor on call, and they decided I didn't need to come in to be checked.  She gave me a list of indicators to watch for, and so far, so good.  

I had a good night, slept well, if a bit too briefly, and have very little pain.  There is a dull headache, but that's about it.  But the view in the mirror was pretty scary, as we knew it would be.  Blood has pooled around my eyes and in the bags under my eyes.  I do have a photo of it, but it's too awful to post.

This is all you get.

My glasses are bent, so the bifocal focal point is off, which makes seeing around all of the puffiness a little difficult, but I am managing to read.

And life goes on.  Tom got the rest of the lights down off the house today, and then took the leaf blower to the roof to blow off the debris from the fir and cedar trees, continuing with some clean up on the ground. 

He is now putting the last of the Christmas decorations in the attic.  All that is left is the wreath, which I will leave up through January.

I got out to pick some winter greens bouquets to replace the ones I had for the holidays.  The sarcococca is coming into bloom, with its tiny white, but oh, so fragrant flowers, which, added to the bouquets,will fill the house with a sweet vanilla scent.

For many years I have gone out on New Years Day to record "What's Blooming".  I didn't get out this year, but it sounded like just the right low action activity for me to do today.  
With the week of deep freeze we had in early December, there isn't much in bloom this January, but I found a few things.

 Winter jasmine never fails to overcome the cold and provide spring like color.

 Primroses can't wait for spring either.

Snow drops are up and showing buds.

The leaves of the  hardy cyclamen are as lovely as flowers.

 And we are looking forward to several days of blue skies!

But the best news of all is that Isaac got a new kitten today.  You may remember that he lost his beloved one year old cat suddenly in early December.  They have been looking for just the right new kitty to be the recipient of the love Isaac has to give a furry friend.

Isaac reports that she has a wonderful purr motor.  Isaac's 11th birthday is this coming Wednesday.  It will be a happy one.