• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Regency Romance Novels

Regency Romance Novels

  • Blog home
  • Something about me
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact me
  • Website >

A Swine-ish Flu

December 23, 2009 By Cari

My goblin has been quite poorly the last few days. Yesterday he decided he has Swine Flu. I gave him a funny look and pointed out he could just have the regular flu or with his luck menengitis. He gave me a look and said, “I know the symptoms for Menengitis, I don’t have it.” He was burning up with fever. I know he was really unwell as he let me put a wet washcloth on his bald head and he thanked me. Normally when he has a fever and I offer to get him a wet cloth he gives me an exasperated look as if being a man means he has to prove he can suffer and says, “I’ll be fine!” Bless him! He’s so cute when he’s sick, but whatever he has I’m coming down with it. It’s going to be another sick Christmas. Why aren’t there any Christmas songs about that? We can’t be the only household that gets sick almost every Christmas.

When I got up this morning I knew if I didn’t go to the store we’d both end up sick with nothing to eat that didn’t take an hour to cook (I’m not going to stand over the stove with the flu or spend a week eating uncooked porridge) so I wrapped up and walked into town through the melting slippery ice-snow. I don’t have any boots so I used the “large plastic bag between two pairs of socks trick”. It really works as long as you don’t tear a hole in the bag – minor details. I’ve never tried it sub-zero temperatures, but then why would I be in sub-zero temperatures without a pair of boots?

Inbetween tending my Goblin, sleeping and watching 80’s tv reruns, I have been working! I’m moving Dancing the Maypole forward. I’ve finished another chapter and a half and I can see the next chapter and how it influences the story. It’s a miracle! I don’t know why this story is moving so slowly (banging my head on the desk doesn’t make the story come faster), but hopefully it’ll be better for it. I’ve also been working on Once Upon a Wager. I think I’m closer to the end than I thought. For the last eight months or so I’ve been thinking I knew the ending so I kept trying to move the story in the direction, but I was wrong…again. The ending will be similar to what I thought, but completely different. I nearly deleted the last chapter the other day after waking up from bad sleep to find I hated everything, but thankfully I didn’t. I’d spent about three or four days working on that chapter. I wasn’t happy, but after a few minor changes the story is back on track. So who knows, if I don’t get the Goblin’s flu I may even finish something before the end of the year, though if my headache and general icky feeling is anything to go by I suspect that will be one miracle that doesn’t happen. But this too shall pass! In the mean time, I have a supply of chocolate, cake, cookies and painkiller…I should survive.

Have a Merry Christmas and a lovely New Year!

Filed Under: General

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jen says

    December 23, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    Sorry you’re dealing with sickness! My sister is dealing with the same thing. We just all have a cold, here.

    (Sitting here trying really hard not to pressure you about the new stories … patience is a virtue!!)

  2. Cari says

    December 23, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    @Jen
    I’m sorry to hear you’re all feeling sick too! I went back to the store today to get more provisions (important ones like whip cream and crackers and cheese to keep the Goblin happy). He’s definately feeling better today though he’s still ill. Last night he was snoring so bad I had to sleep listening to my ipod with the volume cranked up.

    Feel free to often remind you’re waiting for a story! I’m definately closer to the end of Once Upon a Wager than I thought so with another miracle I may even finish very soon which would make my year…I’m not sure how long Dancing the Maypole is going to take, but I have another short story I started (the hero is Raven de Vere – one of Hervey’s b rothers) I think it’ll be finished next unless it’s not a short story but I think it is. I have 10,000 words for that one so we’ll see what happens. That one’s called Holly and Ivy. I started another one recently (I know I shouldn’t but I can’t help myself) called Three Blind Mice. I’ve been thinking about Strathmore’s story as well…but I haven’t worked any more on it…so many stories. All I have to do is get them out of my head onto the white…easier said than done! But we will endeavor. Hopefully I’ll soon have something for you!!! 🙂
    Merry Christmas!!!!

  3. Gino Keanu says

    February 27, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    This is a really cool blog! I wish I had found it sooner. Keep up the good work.

Primary Sidebar

Recent posts

  • Changes…
  • I’m alive … I think…
  • Spring Cometh…
  • The First Day of November…
  • Romancing the Stones…

Categories

  • A Companion for Life
  • A Short Story
  • Book Reviews
  • Dancing the Maypole
  • Feeling Creative
  • General
  • Ghost stories
  • Guest Bloggers
  • History Notes
  • I've been taking photographs
  • I've been thinking
  • King John
  • Louis et Francoise
  • Lucky in Love
  • Museums
  • My Regency Romance Novels
  • Once Upon a Wager
  • Redeeming A Rake
  • Regency Notes
  • Sharing
  • Taming the Shrew
  • The Curse of Love
  • The Hired Wife

Archives

  • May 2018
  • July 2017
  • March 2017
  • November 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • June 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • January 2016
  • September 2015
  • May 2015
  • February 2015
  • November 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • June 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008

Copyright © 2023 Cari Hislop