I teach, and yes, teachers do have summers off, if you don’t count random Zoom meetings, prep work for the fall, answering student emails and the like. So I have a few projects, not the least is which finishing my third (or is it fourth?) unpublished novel. I figure this is like telling someone you’re on a diet, so they’ll occasionally ask you about it and that will keep you honest. And on it.
Starting to begin to think about commencing to plan some train trips. I've always wanted to see the Grand Canyon and the other national parks out west. Several day trips for bird watching, and one overnight trip to Maine to see the puffins.
We keep trying to head to BIRI. We want to take the fast ferry out of New London but they are only operating Fri-Sun. One of us works weekends so...say hello to the Mohegan Cafe for me. Especially, say hello to their chili.
Still debating whether to go car camping in August. Trying to wrap our minds around shared shower facilities. We’re mostly off season travelers, so that’s the only big plan.
Other than that, march in the July 4th Boom Box Parade and develop a close, personal relationship with my tomato plants.
One trip to the Jersey shore is planned. Other than that, I'll go on walks/hikes, work on my deck garden, go pick strawberries & blueberries at the farms, help my daughter & future son-in-law move, do odd projects (I have an endless list of them), and maybe use my new town pool pass.
After(ish) Trump and still in the pandemic, living in a universe with a currently human-generated curvature that deprives me (among many worse off) of traction and leverage to pry at that dismal drain of a trajectory is getting me down. So I'm trying to live through that, though maintaining volition and non-static momentum is difficult.
Working on converting our small former horse property to an organic mini-farm, but being called on both in advance and in emergency to help my noble son to hockey stuff, and doing my (thankfully small) part of getting set to leave work weeks in a pied-a-terre convenient for my husband's work and my sons hockey.
Not at all. When I’ve struggled I’ve counted on what’s next to do to move forward and kind of work my way out of it. It seems you have plenty of good stuff to attend to. I hope it brings you some peace. We all deserve that.
Not much of anything. The Husband just went back to work after over a year of being unemployed. Granted, he could have waited a little longer to "boost our coffers", but come September, a lot of people are going to be job-hunting. Our "vacation" will be going to Abbot's for lobster rolls on my birthday and then wander around Mystic.
Starting to begin to think about commencing to plan some train trips. I've always wanted to see the Grand Canyon and the other national parks out west. Several day trips for bird watching, and one overnight trip to Maine to see the puffins.
I’m heading out to Missouri, myself. No puffins, though, dammit.
Block Island end of month; Cape Cod end of July. Otherwise, mowing, weeding, trimming, etc.
We keep trying to head to BIRI. We want to take the fast ferry out of New London but they are only operating Fri-Sun. One of us works weekends so...say hello to the Mohegan Cafe for me. Especially, say hello to their chili.
I do spur of the moment vacations
Still debating whether to go car camping in August. Trying to wrap our minds around shared shower facilities. We’re mostly off season travelers, so that’s the only big plan.
Other than that, march in the July 4th Boom Box Parade and develop a close, personal relationship with my tomato plants.
I have witnessed two of those parades. They are awesome.
Didn’t have one last year. This one will be especially special.
One trip to the Jersey shore is planned. Other than that, I'll go on walks/hikes, work on my deck garden, go pick strawberries & blueberries at the farms, help my daughter & future son-in-law move, do odd projects (I have an endless list of them), and maybe use my new town pool pass.
Summer is awesome, isn’t it?
Teaching, writing (second book), gardening, and celebrating every good thing we can find.
Exactly. Good luck on the writing. I am managing to find loads of home projects to distract me.
Thank you. I, too, am distracted. Mostly by the gardens and food.
Home projects. Gardens. That book I've been slogging through. Chatting up the neighbors. And movies on TV. Oh, and the beach. And walks.
After(ish) Trump and still in the pandemic, living in a universe with a currently human-generated curvature that deprives me (among many worse off) of traction and leverage to pry at that dismal drain of a trajectory is getting me down. So I'm trying to live through that, though maintaining volition and non-static momentum is difficult.
Working on converting our small former horse property to an organic mini-farm, but being called on both in advance and in emergency to help my noble son to hockey stuff, and doing my (thankfully small) part of getting set to leave work weeks in a pied-a-terre convenient for my husband's work and my sons hockey.
And so depressed and angry and sad.
I love you Mary Ann.
Thank you. That helps.
Yeah? Well, I mean it.
Mary Ann, if I may, that’s a bunch of reasons to keep moving forward. I wish you well.
So you think I'm short of reasons?
Not at all. When I’ve struggled I’ve counted on what’s next to do to move forward and kind of work my way out of it. It seems you have plenty of good stuff to attend to. I hope it brings you some peace. We all deserve that.
Not much of anything. The Husband just went back to work after over a year of being unemployed. Granted, he could have waited a little longer to "boost our coffers", but come September, a lot of people are going to be job-hunting. Our "vacation" will be going to Abbot's for lobster rolls on my birthday and then wander around Mystic.
Abbott’s! What a great place. And congratulations on The Husband’s job.