Cosmos

Wild cosmos

The weather has been playing havoc with us. We had the worst storm in a decade or so, then it became hot and now temp. has plunged to 4 degrees. The initial storm that hit Greece and Cyprus las week,  causing massive flooding, landslides and snow arrived at our shores. Very strong winds and non-stop rains for 2 and a half days. Even the desert was flooded. Many children have never seen such a tempest in their lives. Luckily there were no major electrical outages. It would have been terrible for many who have no heating. After the storm we have several days where the temp was as high as 24 degrees. It was back to T-shirts except for the cold wind. Still there were people in T-shirts. The past 2 days the temp plummeted to 4 degrees this morning. It's thick jackets, scarves and hoodies all over again. I hear people saying there might be snow next month. It would be nice for a change. a couple of days snow. 

The hot weather last week brought out a surprise: a wild cosmos sprouted from the cracks of our terrace. It flowered. A large pink bloom. Everyone was pleasantly surprised.  It taught us that despite the tempest and the almost impossible place to grow in a crack of a wall, it still survived and bloomed. 

Reaction to my new heart medicine is creating havoc in my body. Non-stop vomiting and diarrhoea for 2 weeks now. Doc's prescription of anti-nausea and anti-vomiting medicines are not helping. I've lost 3kg in 2 weeks. Am very tired and weak. Now people are telling me I'm turning yellow. yesterday the doc said he wants more tests.