there must be lights burning brighter

[pensnest]

I'm happy to report that Beast is doing rather better now, although he still has desperate fits of coughing occasionally. He took a test this morning, and it was positive. I did likewise, and mine was negative.

Not being able to spend the better part of the morning at the gym has meant being a bit more productive about the house. Today, we put up the new, fancy light. It took several days to put it together (not working flat out, you understand), and getting it onto the ceiling was quite a procedure. It weighs about One Sable, and we discovered a lath and plaster ceiling, so the screws for the holding plate went in all right, but getting the light up there to connect the wires was... interesting. Slightly to my dismay, we built a tower of cardboard—four large removals boxes plus a bunch of fat cardboard slices which I've been saving as canvasses. Put the light onto it so that Beast could connect the wires. It worked, mercifully. He had to pick it up to get the light onto the holding plate, and struggled a bit to screw things down, but it is now Up, and it Works!

We spent the rest of the afternoon extracting obnoxious roots from the hedge space and replanting a couple of saved lilac plants, which I hope will decide to thrive.

I need to get on with planting up the flower beds, and keep procrastinating. I think I will need to spend quite a bit of money on plants, and I'm reluctant! But I have geraniums, alliums, verbena bonariensis and a Japanese anemone in the garden, to be replanted, and I have some Phlox and some daffodil bulbs, so I *could* get started. *gibber*

Comments

[frausorge]

That's good news that he's recovering - I hope he continues on the upward path, and gets back to negative status soon. And a relief that your test was negative!

Congrats on getting the light up also. Good lighting can make such a difference in how enjoyable it is to be in a room.

[pensnest]

Beast is definitely improving, which is good - it's strange when he is not well, as it's so rare! (He took to his bed after his vaccinations, too.)

Absolutely, lighting is important! Though in fairness, what we mostly do in that room is watch TV. But it's nice to have a fancy light, and it will be better when we need a big light on.

[turps]

That's good news about Beast.

[pensnest]

It is! :-)

[rikes]

Good to hear Beast is doing better, fingers crossed you'll stay healthy!

[pensnest]

I seem to be doing pretty well, thank you!

[turlough]

So good to hear Best is doing better! I'll keep my fingers crossed he will soon test negative and also be free from the coughing. (Coughing is SO exhausting!)

Congratulations to your new fancy lighting! (I giggled a lot at your weight classification :-)

I'm sure the lilac plants will thrive - from everything I've seen lilacs are incredibly hardy.

Good luck getting your flower beds in order before winter!

[pensnest]

Annoyingly he tested positive again this morning, and in fact his symptoms have still not gone. I tested negative again, so I shall go and gym a bit tomorrow. Have missed it, although my hip is happy.

Do you follow me on Instagram? I put pics of the lilacs up. I have made a decent start on the main flower bed, but might have to go to a good garden centre and see what they can offer me.

[turlough]

I don't have an Instagram, I'm afraid but if you give me the URL for the pics I can look at them now. Good luck finding the plants you want!

[pensnest]

Belatedly.... https://www.instagram.com/p/CjfmlUADpzI/ and
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjfmqlQjHR_/

[turlough]

Pretty!

[wenchpixie]

Glad to hear you're both on the mend and that you've still managed to get some satisfying stuff done despite the ghastly plague, I hopr you're both back to all cylinders firing now.

[pensnest]

Beast isn't *quite* firing on all cylinders yet, and is still testing positive, but he did a bit of tree-pruning today, so he is no longer languishing. Thanks!