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Today's blooms ... April 6

8 years ago

I'm on the midst of a dang influenza bout. I hate being sick. Was feeling a little better today, so I went to work at my shop. Before I left, got these pics in the morning. Wanted to go out this evening and check more ... but I'm back to the chills and body aches. Even tho it's probably close to 70 degrees out, I'm sitting here shivering and freezing!! This is actually worse than the Swine flu I had back in what ... 2009.

Anyway... here's what I got pics of this morning...

BRASS BAND

DEMAIN

DISNEYLAND ROSE

DREAM

DUSTY ROSE

HERFLA

KISS OF FIRE

MAGIC EAST

PERFECT MOMENT

SHOT SILK

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bethnorcal9
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8 years ago

Thanks everybody. Well, I'm not getting any better. I'm going to the doctor today. I might have pneumonia. I have asthma and am always susceptible to it. One of our customers who lives behind our craft shop, came in last week in the midst of having strep throat and pneumonia and I'm sure I got it from her. She's a sweet little old lady who is raising her great-grandson, and he had strep throat earlier. She got it and got deathly ill. Why in the heck she had to come in to visit us while she was still sick, I don't know. But she coughed in front of me, about 4ft away. And at the time I thought to myself, damn I hope I don't catch this from her! Sure enough... I got it and my son got it 2 days after me, only not as bad. What makes it worse is my son takes care of my 97yr old mom when my niece (who lives with her) works at the shop. So, he can't go over there til he's better because we don't want my mom getting sick. And we don't have anyone else to help out, so we have to keep our shop closed til one of us gets better. My niece can't leave my mom alone because she's bedridden and has dementia. So it puts us all in a bad situation. I shouldn't have gone to the shop yesterday. I exposed our customers who came in to it. I feel bad now.

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Matthew Gandin
8 years ago
Brass Band looks beautiful, love the colors.
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ozmelodye
8 years ago
Thanks again Beth :-) Hope you recover quickly! I hate being sick too...especially through rose season. Melodye
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bayarea_girl_z10a_ca
8 years ago
Hope you will feel better soon Beth. I wonder if something in the air that causes it. Many people in my company including me got sick recently too. Many of us had to take antibiotics.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful roses' pics. They are even more precious because they were taken while you are sick. Helen
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Ingrida
8 years ago
Lovely blooms, cheerful.

Hope your feeling better soon.
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User
8 years ago
Hope you get over your flu quickly! We don't want to miss out on any of you blooms

Sharlene
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
8 years ago
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Gee I hope your health improves fast! And your sons so he can take care of your mom... Prayers!

oh great shots of your roses!
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8
8 years ago
Beautiful,roses Beth. Love Dream. Hope you're feeling all better and hope it's not pneumonia. Rest and take care of yourself, Judy
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8 years ago
Dream looks like a gorgeous pink. Great capture of Kiss of Fire ,

Nasty bugs here also. Get well soon.
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ozmelodye
8 years ago
Hope you've started the appropriate treatment by now, Beth. Thinking of you and your family. I understand your problem. Melodye
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Brittie - La Porte, TX 9a
8 years ago
Hope you're feeling better Beth.
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Sara-Ann Z6B OK
8 years ago
Do hope you and your son are better soon, what a bummer. Your roses are lovely BTW. Magic East is one I've never heard of, very pretty! Love Perfect Moment too!
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bethnorcal9
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks you guys! Well, thankfully no pneumonia. Doc said it was just a bad virus. I'm feeling a little better, but still have a cough. Still not sleeping well, but it's gonna take awhile to get over it. My son is still having alternating chills and cold sweats. He's a few days behind me.

Lots more blooms opening up, so hopefully will have more pics later...
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rosecanadian
8 years ago
I'm sick too. I hate being sick. I'm not as bad as you and your son. Hopefully things get better for your whole family. Dementia is a difficult disease to cope with.

As to the roses - they're gorgeous!! Brass Band, Herfla and Dream are tempting me. Wow!

Carol
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