Friday, April 23, 2021

A New Feathers for an Old Nest Weekly Link Round-Up

 


I've had another setback with my leg, which pleases me to no end. (Something tells me I should scrape some of the sarcasm off that last remark.) One of the only (and best) things I can do is keep my legs elevated, which I'm so sick of doing that I don't even want to think about it. I've had two major "elevation points" in the house: in my recliner in the family room and in bed. I decided I needed some new scenery, so I went to work in the living room. I seldom used that room because the daybed was very uncomfortable, but Denis replaced the old, saggy, ache-inducing springs with steel slats, and I produced some new covers, and I'm in business. You can take a look at the Before and After. It wouldn't be such a difference if I'd taken the Before photo with the curtains open, but I didn't.
 

I have the perfect yarn to knit new covers for the four white pillows, and I'm waiting for new artwork to hang above the fireplace. Now it's a comfortable place to read, and once I've gotten the laptop stand, I'll be able to do some work there as well. Interesting how some new feathers can give a person a lift, isn't it?

Enjoy the links!


►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄
 
►Fascinating Folk◄
 
►The Happy Wanderer◄
 
►Crafty Gem◄
  • Plein air artist Richard Oliver creates beautiful landscape paintings that perfect match the natural environment.
 
►I ♥ Lists & Quizzes◄

That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. And don't forget to cur. up with a good book!

15 comments:

  1. Oh, no, Cathy! I am so sorry to hear about your leg! I hope it gets better quickly. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be, to say nothing of painful. Your 're-feathered nest' looks beautiful, though. I think you were wise to do something to give yourself a little change. Hang in there! I'll be back soon - just off to Wales for a bit...

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    1. The one saving grace-- if there is one-- with my leg is that (touch wood) it isn't painful.

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  2. Your new nest looks lovely! I hope you will be rewarded soon for all your patience regarding your leg. I'm sure that is frustrating, but glad to are able to do a few things.

    I've got to check out those international thrillers...

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    1. Yes! At least I'm not stuck in traction in a hospital bed!

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  3. So sorry to hear about another setback. I can't imagine the frustration of the back and forth of your recovery. Your new location for resting/nesting should provide a variety of scene and looks comfortable and cheerful!

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    1. I can keep an eye on the little verdin who nested in the top of the cactus right outside the window.

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  4. So sorry to read about your continuing problem with your leg. At least you now have a refurhished reading spot where you can elevate your leg.
    Thanks for the links. Love the animals, books, book clubs, global thrillers to watch and more.
    So now I have added even more links from this website to my bookmarks! Now it's not just added books, but entire links of books and more.

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    1. Sounds as though you might have as many links to keep track of as I do!

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    2. Well, the thing is I can go back to past blogs here and also go to the reviews just in case I run out of book suggestions.

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    3. I don't think either one of us will ever run out of book suggestions.

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    4. I was laughing as I wrote the last message to you. If I should ever run out of book ideas, I'll check back here. I do look up reviews of books you have read that I'm thinking about reading or locations.

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  5. Really sorry to hear that your legs are causing problems again...must be so frustrating. But that remarkable transformation you show in the pictures should, I hope, make it a little easier to put up with for a while.

    I got a kick out of that link about librarians being natural detectives because I had a cousin who did exactly that a few decades ago. She turned a career as a librarian into a job working cold cases from the office of a police department in a nearby larger city. Even though she never went into the field, she was given credit to cracking a couple of older cases that would otherwise never have been solved. She just had that kind of mind and was a natural researcher and puzzle-solver.

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    1. Thanks so much, Sam, for telling me about your cousin. How wonderful that she was able to do that!

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  6. I'm sorry you are still having trouble with your leg, so frustrating when our bodies don't cooperate with us. A bright spot is your living room redo, it looks comfortable and inviting now.

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    1. And it is. I can't wait to get the new art on the wall above the fireplace!

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