It wasn’t until midday when I started a teams meeting with a friend that I realised that I had lost my voice
My friend , who is German asked me how such an event could have happened
I’ve sung too much Opera recently I replied sarcastically, to which he replied
“ I didn’t know that you sang opera !”
Irony is lost on him
I’ve drank lemsip and cooked which is the best panacea to a lost voice and I met my sister and her dog Rory for a lesson in manners at a local fenced field. Her dog is young and lacks social skills with other dogs , so a runaround with my two seemed the best way forward, and it was. Mary occasionally snapped at his over confidence and Roger ignored it, but for the most part the trio ambled around in a friendly and quiet manner.
My sister was impressed.
The only other thing I have done today was to pop in to see a neighbour whose cat had been run over at the weekend. Her on line reaction to her loss has been profound and heartbreaking so , I’m a typical diversionary manner I popped around with the praying Mantic Christmas decoration to see if it help a little and I think it did given her online reply
Our beloved pets are family, so their loss is heartbreaking. Condolences to Kelda.
ReplyDeleteI hope your loss of voice is the only symptom of whatever it is. I've been swallowing razor blades for a couple of days (or so it seems like) and have no energy. Another early night, I think! xx
Covid symptoms.
DeleteHope you can get plenty of rest and that it improves very soon. Sounds awful.
DeleteThank you. After a few days of being exhausted after doing very little, I woke this morning feeling (almost) full of energy. I don't think it was Covid, but that throat was the worst one I've ever had! xx
DeleteHope you get your voice back and you are not coming down with something.
ReplyDeleteThat was a nice gesture for your neighbor.
I found kelda’s TikTok ( she’s done your flower show video didn’t she?)
DeleteShe named you personally , how sweet
Keith
Xx
Yes, I’m glad she was boosted
DeleteHope your throat improves quickly and you aren't coming down with some dreadful lurgy.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about Kelda's cat. The praying mantis is a delightful diversion. 😊
Stay safe, warm, and get well soon, John dear.
Lemsip is a wonderful invention
DeleteI need someone like you for my dog Charlie. He needs some lessons, provided by calm dogs, on how to behave.
ReplyDeleteI've lost my voice before, it's so isolating.
Roger amused me in the field , he fell over at least twice
DeleteI'd have thought talking to your furry family would have revealed your lost voice earlier in the day or did you have a voice when at home? Hope this isn't the start of a malady.
ReplyDeleteAm glad that the festive Praying Mantis helped Kelda as she mourns the loss of her sweet cat.
Hugs!
I’m not a talker to the animals ,never have been, I hate people who treat animals like little people
DeleteReally? I've talked to animals forever from childhood onward and it's the most natural thing in the world to me. Go figure.
DeleteHugs!
I once had a psychosomatically based loss of voice. I even knew then what the symbolism was and where it came from and still, I had to go through it. Weird.
ReplyDeleteI am not suggesting that is what's happening with you. I seriously doubt it is.
You are a good brother and a good friend.
In what situation did you lose it? Mine less interestingly is related with a viral upper respiratory infection x ha ha 😜
DeleteHope you get your voice back and feel better soon! So sorry to hear about Elda’s cat! We had to have our cat 🐈 put to sleep on Monday! I just can’t stop crying,I miss him so much! He was such a good and loving cat. We had him for 15 years! But he had cancer in his jaw bone, and his breathing was getting worse, so I didn’t want him to suffer!
ReplyDeleteHer cat was run over by an obvious speeding car ( debris on road)
DeleteJesus John how’s your hearing?….
ReplyDeleteHow many senses can you lose ?
Lee
Cheeky
DeleteMy condolences to Kelda
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DeleteSo sorry to hear about Kelda's cat! I'm sure your wacky xmas ornament was a welcome smile in the midst of her sorrow. I've lost my voice a couple of times over the years. It's disconcerting, but luckily doesn't seem to last more than a day or so.
ReplyDeleteIt was a shock as I don’t feel unwell lol🙏👀
DeleteCondolences to Kelda and family. That was a nice gift.
ReplyDeleteHope you get your voice back soon x
I’m pretty hoarse
Delete'Tis the season for laryngitis! As a retired teacher, I'd always had a couple bouts of it by now. That was very thoughtful of you to drop over with a sympathy gift. Thanks for stopping by my blogger blog (which I don't use--it couldn't take my typepad archives) So, I'm over at https://stargazermargaret.com if you're interested. :)
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DeleteWhen I lost my voice, I was told I needed not to speak in order to heal and regain my voice.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a sore throat too? I did.
I love the way dogs learn how to socialize appropriately. They really do keep each other in check.
Janet must have been pleased to see Charlie learn.
Sorry to read about Kelda's cat. Devastating to lose a pet.
ReplyDeleteHope your voice returns soon. It's strange when it suddenly disappears with little warning, and really hard to manage without it.
Heartbreaking about the cat. Surprisingly, I’ve never lost my voice (to the consternation of many I’m sure). Maybe I should take up opera.
ReplyDeleteLosing a cat - or ANY pet - is crushing, more especially so when it didn't need to happen the way your neighbour's did. Great sympathy and understanding for her feelings. As my two approach their sunset years I desperately hope they don't go before they really have to, which itself will be hard enough to bear anyway.
ReplyDeleteRe Germans and irony - after my three years living in their country I can near-vouch for its veracity. And YET - when I was still living in Oxford, one of several European friends, a German, whom I'd invited over to stay with me a few days he demonstrated that he knew what irony was. When I took him on a sightseeing visit to London, on seeing Buck House for the first time he said words to the effect of "It's not very big, is it?" I thought then that he was being serious. But on another visit I took him to a Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall, his first words on reaching our seats were "Quite small, isn't it?" So some appreciation of irony IS there somewhere!
Thank you for your kind comment on my blog. I do hope that your voice returns soon
ReplyDeleteAww, condolences to Kelda, it's an awful way to lose a cat isn't it. We lost our Archie to a car the day that Mavis arrived in our family.
ReplyDeleteThere is a cute little dog down the hall from us, that needs to spend a couple of afternoons with you and yours. Thank you for consoling your neighbor.
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad your neighbour has lost her cat, a lovely gesture from you. I know how hard it is to lose a pet.
ReplyDeleteI just read that you don’t talk to animals!and never have!
ReplyDeleteI find that strange! I have always spoke to animal’s especially my own pets! And they understand more than you might think! Not every word, but they do learn certain words!
Mary D
And I bet you have to spell key words like W-A-L-K like we do. Or use code words like "spherical object" for our ball mad dog 🤣
DeleteNo the terriers are either too dim or too old to getexcited
DeleteMary, of course I talk to them generally but not a huge amount
DeleteOh John, you are such a card!
ReplyDeleteI’m a wag xx
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