Such a Rainy, Gloomy Day
Today was another grey, icky and rainy day. I only went for one walk today, but it was a long walk. I haven’t really been to a mall since my surgery, (I know! Almost three months!) but I went today!
I had to take the bus there, there isn’t a mall in my area. I wanted a tea steeper that holds enough leaves for a pot of tea rather than a cup and haven’t been able to find one at any of the stores I can walk to so I decided to journey further today.
Riding on the Bus
Taking the bus is not something I really enjoyed when I did it everyday and it has only fallen further out of favour since my surgery. You know how buses have a tendency to stop, go and turn too fast? Imagine feeling like your spine is pushing it’s way out of your skin every time the bus made one of these motions, or every three second or so! 😛 So, no more buses for a while. It is not worth the pain.
Close Up of my Bone China Tea Cup
Going to the mall was an exhausting but fulfilling experience. I was able to get to all the stores I wanted to, (I took more pain meds than I usually do before I left, maybe that is the trick?) and I even found a new to-go tea mug I am so happy with. I still didn’t find a bigger tea steeper, but the to-go tea mug I bought has a steeper built in that fits in both of my pots!
Three New Teas!
I also picked up three new teas: Lemon-Ginger Black, Assam and Orange Oolong. I have developed this deep love for loose leaf tea over the last two months or so and have been sampling different types. I guess I have about 14 varieties now, but I only buy about 50gr (10-15 cups) at a time so I don’t actually have a ton of tea, just lots of variety…
My New To-Go Tea Mug
A cup of tea is one of those little pleasures that warms my heart and that I can have any and many times a day.
My Finds Today: Mug & Journal with my Fav Tea Cup
It brings momentary peace to my insides when I have those first couple of sips.
In another post I will tell you all about my tea obsession, I only mention it because my “S. Walks!” is actually “S. Rides!” today as I didn’t go for walks and instead rode the bus to the mall. Therefore my pictures for this installment are all from the bus window, the one block walk back and what I bought!
Do you remember this tree?
Even so, I found some photos I thought were worth sharing. There is the one of the tree I snapped on May 11, 2011 (you can see it here) when the leaves were just budding, today the leaves are out! It always amazes me when I realize that the leaves are back. Canada has such extremes that sometimes it feels like if you blink you will miss a season. Maybe I just feel that way because my pain meds make me feel like I am in a daze all the time, months seem to slip by without me noticing.
I was pleasantly surprised to see my flowers coming back!
Actually, my window box from last year is a good example of that. Last summer all my plants died because they got too much water and sun, so I never dreamed they would grow again this year, but they did!
My flowers from last year returning 🙂
I am going to trim back the dead stalks and leaves soon, but I found something poetic in these pictures. I like how life is springing from the dead of yesteryear.
Not every plant re-grew. 😦
Unfortunately, not every pant re-grew. My ivy on the left has no signs of life. Oh, well! Maybe it will be therapeutic to dig out all the deadness from the window boxes.
Maybe my happiness can re-grow, or regenerate inside me in the same way the plants in my window box have begun to re-grow.
The Lilacs are Coming!
I never expected them to come back to life, just like I don’t expect myself to be happy again. Focus on the positive, S.!! Hmm… Oh yeah!! The lilacs are finally regrowing! I don’t know if you can make out the buds at the topish left of the photo on the right, but they are there!! 😀
Moving on…
My Cat Paddington
Hmm… Well, actually I guess that is almost it! Oh, one more thing! I wanted you to meet one of my cats. He is a Manx, which means he has a bob-tail and overly large rabbit-like feet. I will take another pic of all of him soon, but I thought these were cute!
Cute Kitty!
I know it is not that interesting, but I wanted to write and I didn’t want to think about all the bad stuff after the surgery so I didn’t want to continue the story. I guess I am in a bit of a better mood than I have been in the last couple of days and I don’t want to think about all my pain. Soon I will finish the story. I think I have to, it has been weighing on my mind.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed your little peek into my day. Do you enjoy reading posts like this? Should I scrap the S. Walks segment? I would love to hear your thoughts!
As always, thanks for reading! -S.
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