away for a few days

[GraceKrispy]

yaaay youʻre back!

Did they play ABBA as soft background music as you were convalescing and eating your compote? Jello goes better with ABBA though. You should put that on the feedback form.

[alecE]

(Very belatedly) All good wishes for a speedy & easy convalescence!

[Patricia]

I'm so relieved that everything went well, Zelda. I hope you have a speedy convalescence.

[dreams]

I'm so happy you are home and everything went well! I hope you have a quick and easy recovery.

Thank you for taking the time to pop in and let us know how you were doing. I'll look forward to having you back and posting like crazy around here.

[nekokami]

Our beloved Queen has returned! Sound the trumpets! (Er... quietly.) Prepare a feast! (um... of soft foods that don't require chewing....)

Aw heck, just get the footmen here to bring her to her chambers, tuck her in, and bring her a nice bowl of The Muffin Man's carrot-ginger soup.

[kazbates]

I'm glad to hear that all went well with your surgery and I hope your convalescence goes well. Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. <HUG>

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Welcome home Zelda. I hope your recovery doesn't involve any/much pain.

I hope they did't #%$@-up your circadian rhythm while in the hospital so that you're always getting up at that freakishly early hour. We want you back on Pinwheel time.

ha ! not likely. it takes a lot more than that, you know. in fact i'm not sure that would be humanly possible. in fact i'm pretty sure of the opposite.

This ice might help the pain.

thank you, that looks like just the ticket.

Honestly, get some rest.

thanks. i think that is just what i need, you're right.

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Welcome back, Zelda! Hope they gave you lots of good drugs to help with the recovery!

thank you. the drugs seem fairly ordinary so far but they're taking the edge off which is what counts.

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

yaaay youʻre back!

Did they play ABBA as soft background music as you were convalescing and eating your compote? Jello goes better with ABBA though. You should put that on the feedback form.

what's wrong with you ?? it was a clinic, not a torture chamber !!! (i know i know, fine line and all that. still !).

Originally Posted by alecE

(Very belatedly) All good wishes for a speedy & easy convalescence!

thanks alec !

Originally Posted by Patricia

I'm so relieved that everything went well, Zelda. I hope you have a speedy convalescence.

thanks patricia ! i'm hoping the same thing right now. it's feeling long already and it's just the beginning. i'm trying to tell myself that the first 15 days will be the hardest and it will be easier after that. but i think i'm already fed up with it.

Originally Posted by dreams

I'm so happy you are home and everything went well! I hope you have a quick and easy recovery.

Thank you for taking the time to pop in and let us know how you were doing. I'll look forward to having you back and posting like crazy around here.

thanks dreams !

Originally Posted by nekokami

Our beloved Queen has returned! Sound the trumpets! (Er... quietly.) Prepare a feast! (um... of soft foods that don't require chewing....)

Aw heck, just get the footmen here to bring her to her chambers, tuck her in, and bring her a nice bowl of The Muffin Man's carrot-ginger soup.

carrot-ginger soup ??? that sounds heavenly !!! it might even make the first 15 days of convalescence better.

Originally Posted by kazbates

I'm glad to hear that all went well with your surgery and I hope your convalescence goes well. Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. <HUG>

thanks kaz !

and thanks everyone for the good wishes, you've really made me feel better !

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

tilleul is unheard of ? that's just crazy talk. perhaps i'll need to set up some sort of airlift when i'm up and about. trebuchet coordinates updated, and all that. i'll let you know when to open the window.

Recognizing that it may be a while before you're up to operating a trebuchet, I've located a domestic source:

http://www.stashtea.com/products/Wil...?package=Loose

Things became somewhat easier once I realized that "Linden Flowers" = "Lime Blossom."

Right at the moment I'm enjoying a bowl of cream of wheat cereal with chopped almonds and golden raisins, topped with some soy milk. I suppose you'd have to skip the crunchy/chewy bits, but you could drizzle in some nut butter and fruit conserves instead....

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

carrot-ginger soup ??? that sounds heavenly !!! it might even make the first 15 days of convalescence better.

I asked the Muffin Man for his recipe, and he said, "Recipe?"

But here's what you get your helpful friends (who are supposed to be looking in on you) to do:

Chop up a bunch of carrots, and some ginger
Place in a pot with water
Boil until soft
Purée
Add black pepper, and possibly some minced chilis, if you like that sort of thing
Reheat if needed
Serve

I'd get him to make a batch for you, but I don't think it would travel well by trebuchet.

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

funny, they didn't give me jello once. i did get a lot of yoghurt, composte, and purée though. in fact that's pretty much all i got.

and coffee, in the morning.



i hope so too.

They fed you COMPOST? If that's what socialized medicine is like, I may have to change my thoughts about the upcoming vote in Congress.

[Patricia]

"compôte", I expect.

[GeoffC]

from my experience, I think the first description was more valid ..... (unfortunately)

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by nekokami

Recognizing that it may be a while before you're up to operating a trebuchet, I've located a domestic source:

http://www.stashtea.com/products/Wil...?package=Loose

Things became somewhat easier once I realized that "Linden Flowers" = "Lime Blossom."

nice ! it looks like they have quite a tasty selection, too. i'm glad you won't be deprived of tilleul any more.

Right at the moment I'm enjoying a bowl of cream of wheat cereal with chopped almonds and golden raisins, topped with some soy milk. I suppose you'd have to skip the crunchy/chewy bits, but you could drizzle in some nut butter and fruit conserves instead....

yeah, no raisins or almonds for me at the moment. i don't think we have cream of wheat here. unless that's the same as bledina. i didn't think of buying any of that.

Originally Posted by nekokami

I asked the Muffin Man for his recipe, and he said, "Recipe?"

But here's what you get your helpful friends (who are supposed to be looking in on you) to do:

Chop up a bunch of carrots, and some ginger
Place in a pot with water
Boil until soft
Purée
Add black pepper, and possibly some minced chilis, if you like that sort of thing
Reheat if needed
Serve

I'd get him to make a batch for you, but I don't think it would travel well by trebuchet.

yum ! sounds delicious. (although alas, you're probably right that it's not suited to trebuchet travel.) much like carrot, cauliflower, and cumin soup. but, ah, without the cauliflower and cumin, and with ginger. i'll see if i can get someone to either buy me carrots or actually come over and make me soup (here is where you find out who your real friends are, right ?). currently i'm discovering that the carrot, pumpkin and coriander pre-made soup from monoprix is quite tasty, and if you have it with some potato purée it's quite filling as well. luckily there's not too much coriander since i don't actually like that much. sadly i only bought one bag of it.

Originally Posted by pshrynk

They fed you COMPOST? If that's what socialized medicine is like, I may have to change my thoughts about the upcoming vote in Congress.

stop that ! (actually, despite my dietary restrictions, i would like to say that they actually fed me quite decently while i was in the clinic, which i was not expecting.)

Originally Posted by Patricia

"compôte", I expect.

actually pshrynk made me doubt my typing and then you made me doubt my spelling, but i've checked, and compote doesn't take a circonflex. (i wouldn't mind if it did, i like those and i more often make the mistake of adding one which is unnecessary than forgetting one which should be there, so that would have been a surprising mistake for me).

[Catire]

[belated]
I hope you get well soon Queen Z
[/belated]

(although alas, you're probably right that it's not suited to trebuchet travel.)

WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU AT THAT HOSPITAL!!!!


EVERYTHING IS SUITED FOR TREBUTCHET TRAVEL!!!!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Catire

[belated]
I hope you get well soon Queen Z
[/belated]

thank you catire ! it's a comfort to me knowing i can count on you to try to take over the world, while i'm recovering.

WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU AT THAT HOSPITAL!!!!


EVERYTHING IS SUITED FOR TREBUTCHET TRAVEL!!!!

you're quite right, i'm sorry, i don't know what i was thinking ! i blame the medicine, i've been a bit out of it lately.