Day 5 of the plague

[rattfan]

Sore throat gone, thank whatever. Dripping and blowing mostly gone; almost back to normal hayfeverish levels. Hayfever is why I often can't tell I'm catching something until I'm a day or so in. No energy, that awful blood-drained feeling. This is quite severe for a cold but I've had no elevated temperature that I can tell, no aches or nausea.

Doing normal jobs around the place is an effort, but I've managed to do the essential stuff; caring for creatures, laundry, basic food prep and cleanup. I just get tired really fast. It's now warm weather, so I need to water the more delicate of the plants, including the natives which were only put in a week or so ago as they're not established. Anything in a pot, the plants around the pond, a top-up for the pond. The broad beans are drooping badly and this isn't good, so early in their season. They are only now forming beans. I've noticed that the nasturtiums are also nowhere near as thickly spread as usual; a direct result of the lack of water over the winter.

Apart from a food run on Thursday, which can hardly be said to be (a) enjoyable or (b) a social event, things have not been happening hereabouts! The end of the world could have descended upon us. I'm thinking here of how many post apocalypse stories begin with the main character ill or isolated for some reason: in hospital at the start of Day of the Triffids, sick with snakebite in Earth Abides or just off on a fishing trip in the country when the aliens invade; War of the Worlds movie.

Anybody out there?

Comments

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

I'm here. Sleep-deprived and with one arm in plaster, but reading still. Glad to hear the lurgy is leaving you!

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

You're excused! New baby and broken arm, was it? Must go back and read your post; I know something happened but I then got distracted.

[drhoz.livejournal.com]

it's been a bit hard on the lawn here too :/ haven't even tried anything more elaborate

[stephen-dedman.livejournal.com]

I'm still here - two blocks away. Feel free to come over and stare in wonder at our new TV, when you're no longer contagious :-)

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

Will do :-) Don't worry, this isolation is self-imposed. I do not want to share this bug. I've still got it to some degree, though am ambulatory and able to go back to work. On Tuesday, supervisor freely admitted she was trying to get in and out of the tea room before I came in......