Saturday, May 20, 2006

Lost Week

I had such high hopes for this past week. The play busyness was over and I had so much to catch up on. Instead, I caught an icky head cold so that I could do only what I really HAD to do. Add to that, the extremely HOT weather we had, breaking all the records with temps in the upper 90s - ugh! Just skip over spring and go straight into summer, no time to acclimate to the heat. So, very little computer time, very little blog reading, no blog posts, laundry, gardening, etc.

The bright spot I kept thinking about was that on Saturday, DH and I would be leaving home for 3-1/2 days away to Lake Chelan for the annual Professional Insurance Agents convention. One of the companies is hosting us in a condo a few miles out of the town of Chelan, and I'm really hoping to be able to rest and recuperate from this cold - and do some stitching and hopefully blog reading.

My rose bushes are beginning to bloom and I'm enjoying a stroll through the rose garden each morning to see what's new. Here is one of the first buds to bloom this spring.


I'm off now to finish packing. Hope I find an internet connection up there so I can catch up with everyone. Have a wonderful weekend!

21 comments:

Unknown said...

Hope you are feeling a lot better soon Von, have a lovely break away and you might even get some stitching done too.

I have a lot of catching up to do too.....

Karen said...

Your roses are beautiful! I hope your feeling better and get to enjoy your weekend away.

mainely stitching said...

Get well soon, Von, and enjoy those days away. Sounds very idyllic and restorative!

Your roses are beautiful!

Carol said...

Hi Von - please enjoy your heat for me - it is sooo cold an sooo wet here in New England, not fair at all.... love your rose!

Katrina said...

Hi Von, sorry to hear that you've not been well, I hope you feel alot better soon :)

Lana said...

Our weather has been really hot here too, upper 90's...ugh. It makes me feel lazy! Well, hope you had a wonderful weekend away!
~Lana~

Annemarie said...

Poor Von! I do hope you will be able to get a good few days' rest. You have been too busy lately :o)

Kitty Couture said...

I'm sorry to hear about your cold, Von... Take care and get better, soon! :)
Your roses are glorious.

Karoline said...

Lovely roses Von, enjoy your trip and I hope you feel better soon

Rachael said...

Your roses are beautiful Von. Have a lovely mini vacation and get better!

Mylene said...

Beautiful roses, Von. Hope you'll feel better soon and enjoy your break. Best wishes.

Cathy B said...

Hope you are feeling better Von. Your roses look beautiful!

Sasha Farina said...

I hope you're feeling better by now :) Enjoy your little vacation away from the house!

Dianne said...

Have a great time. Sometimes just getting away will make you feel better.
Your roses are lovely! Mine are being stubborn about opening. We have had chilly temps with the 80s expected in a few days. The wind has been awful this year. We just don't have wind like this near Philly.

Leeland said...

Hope you have a good time with your DH!
These roses are so delicate! Love their colour!
Here, it's raining and windy and cold! But I don't think I'll complain too much about that as Heat just drives me exhausted...
Take care!

Anonymous said...

It is the same here in NE--HOT already--yuck!!!! I know I should love summer, and I would, but I hate the humidity and excessive heat! Hope you had fun in Lake Chelan--looks lovely!

lena-lou said...

Hope your cold has gone now and you had a good weekend. Please send some of your heat here as its freezing this week in NE UK. Your roses look lovely and a pretty colour :-)

Susimac said...

Hope you are feeling much better Von and that you had a nice weekend. Your roses are beautiful, I can smell them here in England, such a lovely colour.

Mel in Dubai said...

I hope you are feeling better now, Von, and that you had a good weekend away :)

Wendy said...

I hope you have a wonderful mini-vacation, Von! And feel better from your cold soon.

Karen's Blog said...

Oh Von, I can certainly emphathise with you regarding your cold. It's just horrid being sick.

On a brighter side, your roses are so lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Rest up and get better soon:)