Honey lemon tea.

by Ophélie

Image: Naka7a on Flickr

I’ve had a sore throat since Saturday and it’s really putting a damper on my days.  It’s always there, nagging at me, stabbing every time I swallow.  The (temporary) cure?  Cup after cup of hot tea with lemon and a tablespoon of honey.  I tried those throat-numbing lozenges, but they only made my mouth numb and didn’t get to my tonsils.

The weather has been gorgeous in Montreal: there’s no snow on the porch, J. has taken his bike out for a few rides, and I’m wondering whether I should grow a balcony garden.  I tried last year but the squirrels ate everything.

Soon it will be warm enough to hang the sheets out on the line, to have morning tea on the balcony, to walk to the metro without a heavy wool jacket and snow boots.  Sometimes I think we stay in this cold city because we love the feeling of spring so much.