Hello, everyone! Happy 2026 to you. I am going to give this yet another try. I think my posts will be short and that should help me get you all caught up.
I hope things are going well with all of you. We have been having a time here with sickness. On October 22 Joe and I went down the shore to church. Our pastor friend was celebrating 10 years of being at his church. I wasn't feeling all that great, but went anyway. Here are a few pictures from that time.
They gave us a great meal. Everyone brought something. We brought artisan breads because we had to drive so far and didn't want to bring a main dish. There was so much food and everyone went home with left overs.
But the next day I felt even worse. By Wednesday I was coughing like I'd never stop, couldn't breathe, didn't have a voice, and had a fever. Was it the flu? Was it pneumonia? I went to Urgent Care and the only thing they could tell me was that it was viral.
I tried to sit outside on Halloween to hand out candy. And I did for a little while. But then I started choking and had to blow my nose all the time so I went inside.
For the next 12 weeks (yes 12!) I was sick. Very sick. So sick I thought I was going to die. And worst of all no one could give me anything except decongestant and cough medicine because they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I even had x-rays but nothing showed up. I truly thought I was going to die.
So the entire fall, my favorite time of year, was spent being sick. It has only been about 10 days since I started feeling entirely well again. You don't appreciate your health until you don't have it.
Thanksgiving was very low key. We spent it alone. I got a turkey breast for free by spending enough money at the supermarket (with the help of my sister). We had that with all the fixings. And I did decorate the house a little bit. Let me show you a few pictures.
As you can see I did make a pumpkin pie from my great-grandmother's recipe. In fact, it was so good that later when I felt better I made two more.
I didn't get much done for Christmas with either gifts or decor. I didn't even get a card sent. But I did get to spend the day with my sister. Still blowing my nose, though.
But I will save that story for another day.
Have a wonderful day everyone and I will hopefully see you soon.
Kathy
