What a sickening weekend! Brace yourselves and grid your loins. The Mistress has sadly ended her proud and longstanding record of being sick or any nasty head cold since 2017!!! Tis true. I felt something coming on Friday afternoon...now a nasty head cold with sore throat, congestion, and stuffed up nose. no energy. I even called out today, the first time since 2017. As a regular reader here you tell you, I am never sick and swear by my juice bar.... nightly gin and tonics. You know your Mistress loves her juice. Well....in the last two weeks, I've had one, and a few glasses of wine. See what happen when I let my gin guard down??? Not again will I! So, it's been much sleeping, hair up in curlers, hot tea and buttered toast and broth soups. I'm already on the mend. Hence my lack of post on the weekend. Sleeping. But I didn't think anyone would mind staring at Rudoph Neuyeau sizable penis. Well, maybe Shirley who thought he needed a manscape. And the houseboys got lax...I saw today nobody has dusted off the ming vases..... Back soon!
Bummers Maddie, sorry for your downturn, but as Robert Preston as Carole "Toddy" Todd said in "Victor/Victoria", "Oh, God, there's nothing more inconvenient than an old queen with a head cold."
ReplyDeleteI'm just quoting here, not a thought of you being in the "old" age territory. I also remember the Eliza Doolittle quote about "Gin was mother's milk to her" so start ladling that spirit into your tea, the Gin Industry is counting on you! Love you, dear.
"Oh, God, there's nothing more inconvenient than an old queen with a head cold."- I think my social director and houseboys would agree with you!
Delete"Victor, Victoria!" ~ one of the best lines in that show. Feel better, Mads!
DeleteChicken soup, rest and Gin IV's should have you back into your glitter heels in no time... feel better soon, Maddie!
ReplyDeleteYes...I've been on broths, toast, crackers and tea with honey since Saturday. But...meanwhile it looks like I'll be fitting in the new square cuts this spring!
DeleteOh no!
ReplyDeleteGet well soon. You must keep up the gin levels. You have been very lapse, obviously. Will send gin if needed. Chin up! Xx
Ms Moorecock has been slipping on her duties. Now that I think about it the juice bar is looking rather baron I must say.
DeleteI think hot tea, hot house boys, and a bottle or two of Hendricks might be just what the doctor ordered!
ReplyDeleteYou'll be up and on your back, legs up, in no time.
ReplyDeleteI think I read somewhere it's hard to keep a good slut down.
DeleteOh Mistress!!!!!! Take good care!!! Going that long since 2017 not being sick with the flu or head colds is nothing to sneeze at! No pun intended. That's amazing. I enjoy this mood board. Over the weekend I caught an episode of Planet Earth- Frozen World...they featured snow riddled forest which pretty amazing looking. Your post reminded me of it, minus the curlers and men.
ReplyDeleteI really can't explain it. But even people at my current job couldn't believe when I called out. I think I'm the only one there in the 3 years that hasn't called out ever at least until Monday. I know the last time I was really sick and out was 2017 when I was at Bloomingdale's and I had the Norovirus. I think I was on a week.
Delete2017!!!!! You have got a freak immune system or there really is something to all that gin?!?!?!? Hell, I get at least three head cold a winter. Take care and feel better.
ReplyDeleteI have friends who were sick a lot and they asked me what my secret is and I always tell them.... GIN!
DeleteHope you feel lots better soon.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahaha, the gin I.V.!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're on the mend!
ReplyDeleteAnd some G&T and that houseboy in the gif will have you walking around like new in no time!
XOXO
Beautiful mood board! And some fun humor still in there, And while Gin is good for socializing and nipping, there is actually some medicinal purpose more than other libations gin has. The main source of gins health benefits come directly from the Juniper berries, are a high source of vitamin C. Vitamin C is good or immune health, collagen synthesis, and blood vessel function. Essential oils in the Juniper Berries contain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. The antioxidants in the Juniper can actually improve cellular restoration and overall skin restoration. Juniper is a diuretic and can aid in flushing out urinary infections with the reduced water retention.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the famous G&T combo actually came from the British Soldiers who were occupying India in the 19th century.With outbreaks of Malaria effecting soldiers progress, they began to take quinine, which is extracted from cinchona bark. The quinine was made into a tonic drink with sugar added to make it palatable. As many soldiers were afforded a ration of Gin. Cheers to a quick recovery.
The juice bar is being restocked!
DeleteAn old-fashioned hot toddy and you'll be fit as a fiddle, and calling me out, in no time.
ReplyDeleteYour comment tickled me. After all, I did say three words that come to mind.
DeleteDogs in hats! Yeah!
ReplyDeleteGin is good for all that ails you. Unless your an alcoholic and then... its still good, it just ails you. Rest well, Sleeping Beauty. Wishing you great health.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was at the doctors last, he told me to cut back on gin. He says to me; every time I feel like a gin eat and apple. I says, who the hell wants to eat 27 apples a day?
DeleteI hope you feel better soon, but holy shit how do I end up being the last person to catch this thing going around?
ReplyDeleteThere have been four rounds of sickness in the petri dish I work at since fall started, and I have been the only one up to now to not get sick. And even then they kept this good botch down for one day!
Delete2017!!!!! That is a long record to hold without ever even get a head cold or flu. Damn I need to do whatever you doing! I hope it's no covid? And this board is marvelous. Adore the dog on the ski lift.
ReplyDeleteI have covid test and it came back negative. To my knowledge I have never had covid yet to date!!!!
DeleteLOVED this board!!!!! Any men in white underwear shown is a plus.
ReplyDeleteIn the years I've known you, what since 2008, I think I recall you being sick once. Your like one of those ole grand work horses. If you don't go to work, hell must gonna be freezing over.
Oh my God was it really that long? That was probably when I was at Bloomingdale's. I had caught the Norovirus and I was out sick for a week.
DeleteI hope you're feeling much better.
ReplyDeleteYou send those houseboys over here! I give them a good tongue-lashing! How awful of them....
I'll gladly send them over, my tongue appears to be dried out.
DeleteAhh! Feel better soon, in the mean time stay nice and warm in bed, call in extra houseboys to keep you warm if needed. I also thought he needed manscaping,
ReplyDeleteGenerally when I'm sick, I like to be left the hell alone, in my bed, hot tea and sleeping. No noise, no talking, no dramatics, no lights.
DeleteI guess we know where you stand on manscaping, at least buy a hair?
So glad you’re on the mend, but sorry you had to break your record. Still, it must be nice to have hair to put up in curlers.
ReplyDeleteOh it is, and that's just for my pubes.
DeleteNow THAT I could do!
DeleteTry honey and lemon or mulled apple juice. I'm only allowed 3 coffees a day (doctor's orders).
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm sick Helen I only swear by tea and honey. A matter of fact I even take straight honey right off the teaspoon. Not only good for you but boy ...does make your throat feel nice.
DeleteGin and houseboys, no better tonic ! :)
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Sorry to hear you were under the weather! Glad to hear you're on the mend!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is, get well soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you everybody for the well wishes. Why not 100% yet I feel a hell of a lot better than I did on Sunday.
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