During the couple of weeks I was sick, I didn’t realize how little I was moving — just coughing. It’s left me so weak it isn’t funny. I seem to have strength every other day, maybe. The sun today felt so good, it helped me gain some energy, and it inspired me to start pruning this huge Rose of Sharon bush by my front door. I couldn’t stop, and finally ended with it half its size, like I would have wanted, and 3 trash bags full of branches.

A few days ago the sun inspired me to start sweeping up and bagging old leaves that were stuck in corners of the walkway and steps. If the sun would just come out a little more often, my yard will end up looking great. The next thing is raking on the other side of the house and cleaning up the hedges. I’m looking forward to scrubbing the moss off the stones of the well, and the lichen off the rock wall, later on.

That doctor who posted a video on the method of cleaning your grocery items when you bring them inside was a bit too late for my last major grocery trip. I bought quite a bit, and when I got home I had only the strength to drag all the bags inside and drop them on the kitchen floor. I just put the refrigerated stuff away, and simply left cans, bottles, and boxes there for a few days. Actually, I kind of wonder if I’ve already had the virus and am still recovering. Who knows, really?