Hello everyone! Friday has rolled around yet again -- the start of another weekend. I haven't posted here since the first week in June. Shortly after I wrote that post about our family beach trip, Hal and I got Covid. We came home from the beach the day before Memorial Day, and later that week Hal got Covid. By the first of the following week, I had it, too. We both had very mild cases; Hal thought his was just a head cold, but mine was just different enough that it made me decide to go to the doctor. I had a bad case of pneumonia years ago; it was terrible, and I wanted to make sure I didn't have that again. The worst thing about this Covid for us has been the cough and the way our energy got zapped. However, we're almost completely back to normal again, and we are thankful. I hope you all had a nice Fourth of July. My friend, Vee, posted something that exactly summed up my thoughts about July 4th this year, and I was glad to read it. You can see her post here. Today, I'm sharing some pictures from Reynolda Gardens, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We haven't done much lately other than try to stay cool indoors where it's air-conditioned. I took these pictures last year, in the last week of July, so possibly many of the same things are blooming there right now. The pictures were taken in the evening, so they all have a rather mellow (and sometimes) fuzzy quality.
Thank you to the folks who replied to my previous post asking for help in commenting. My husband told me this morning he'd just found out that the browser I normally use, Microsoft Edge, has added some updates and these updates have some new security tags. Apparently, the updates are making things hard for everyone (Hal wasn't able to do his online banking) and our bank is working to fix this. The updates must have affected Blogger, too. What a nuisance. Thank you also for your kind comments on the loss of my uncle. Honestly, I still can't believe he's gone. In that post, I mentioned that we were at the beach house when we got the bad news. On Sunday, May 22nd, we returned to the beach for another week spent with Hal's parents and our son, Will. It was so nice to be there with family, and we had a great time.
Hello to my Blogger/Blogspot friends out there. We've been out of town for a week, and I'm just now trying to catch up on the blog. I wanted to leave comments for some of you on your blog posts, and surprise, surprise, Google has made another change. The commenting format is different, including the comment format on my own blog, and I can't seem to leave comments on anyone's blog. I'm signed into Google, which it's instructing me to do, and still can't get to a comment box. Is anyone else having difficulty with this besides me? I love blogging, but I seriously question why I keep bothering with Google. I've been to the Help section, and my husband has tried to figure it out, and we're at a loss. Would appreciate any wisdom you guys have on this!
Hello Friends. I've been really irregular about posting so far this year, and I apologize. I try to visit you and leave comments when I can, but this has been a year of change. We are transitioning to Hal's retirement, and a lot of the time, we have trouble remembering what day of the week and what month it is. Southport Harbor at sunset
Hi all -- are you glad to welcome the merry month of May? This is always a busy month for us what with planting spring flowers, strawberry season, celebrating Mother's Day and our wedding anniversary, and last but not least, Memorial Day. Whew -- I feel like I'm behind already. 😜 Today, I want to share a few things that I've discovered in hopes that you might find them interesting, too.
I just cannot believe that it's almost the end of April 2022. Once again, I have fallen behind in my posting here. If there are still any of you who look forward to reading House at Forest Manor, I do apologize for being so lax. Part of the problem is that I've had a hard time deciding what to write about. We're still having a beautiful spring here, so much so that allergies have hit hard -- for everyone. I've had a persistent sore throat and so have re-discovered the pleasures of hot tea in the morning (in place of my normal coffee). Hot tea with honey and lemon are so soothing to the throat, and I'm currently favoring Twinings' Lady Grey tea. Such a civilized custom is the taking of tea -- wouldn't you agree?
Today was actually a really nice day for me. The weather was beautiful, albeit a little warm for April. I got a lot done, including photos for this post, and I got Wordle in three guesses today. Woohoo!! 😀
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