It rained heavily and steadily all last night and the sky was overcast this morning. The heat came on round about 8:00 AM! But the afternoon is clear and warm.
Went to the dentist today for routine cleaning. All is well in that department.
Hope you feel better soon, Listener♥
Bill, I am aching with envy over your upcoming British trip.
Yes, I'm looking forward to the British trip. Not only will the tour itself be interesting -- although exhausting, I'm sure, but the group will include both old friends and new friends. Then I will be sharing rooms at the two conventions with a friend and meeting a lot of other people I know. Hard to beart except for not having Penny with me.
Thinking about Downton (and to a lesser degree Up/Down), I remember being about 12 and feeling very sorry for rich people because they were never allowed to be alone. . . . [and I come from a large family,lol!]
You were a very astute twelve-year0old, Puddle; I've never looked at it that way. I do value solitude though. As a teenager I discovered a great quote from Andrew Marvel, from his poem "The Garden" IIRC:
Two paradises t'were in one To live in Paradise alone.
Ah, Bill, I guess you have some quiet in your life, then. You either don't need it much or your need for it is satisfied. Moms who spent a decade or more with little ones ever afoot may find they need more of it in later years.
All the best for your trip! I very much enjoyed London, as well as Edinburgh, and all the countryside between.
I think it's probable that my need for solitude is satisfied. But do remember that there were a number of years when Marc was in school that I was working at home while Penny worked outside the home.
And remember that the trip to Britain and Ireland starts July 30. A week from today I leave to Columbus for a 3-day convention. Then I have on in the Chicago area in early June followed almost immediately by one in Portland, OR.
I feel sorry for (or superior to) rich people because they've never developed survival skills. They buy everything, but they don't know who to survive without money. They haven't a clue.
I was in my twenties before being allowed to start buying my own clothes. And at that, one or two items that I especially liked disappeared mysteriously and to this day I hear about how certain people don't like or approve of some of the things I buy. I absolutely *loved* living alone! Could wear what I chose, could stock the fridge as I chose,could watch what I chose on television... Didn't have to an answer to anybody for anything. It was a terrible blow to have to move back home.
Howard is first on this first of May!
ReplyDeleteCloudy and windy. Some rain earlier. Temps have finally edged into the upper 40s. Fairly typical -- for March!
It rained heavily and steadily all last night and the sky was overcast this morning. The heat came on round about 8:00 AM! But the afternoon is clear and warm.
ReplyDeleteWent to the dentist today for routine cleaning. All is well in that department.
Hope you feel better soon, Listener♥
Bill, I am aching with envy over your upcoming British trip.
Yes, I'm looking forward to the British trip. Not only will the tour itself be interesting -- although exhausting, I'm sure, but the group will include both old friends and new friends. Then I will be sharing rooms at the two conventions with a friend and meeting a lot of other people I know. Hard to beart except for not having Penny with me.
DeleteThinking about Downton (and to a lesser degree Up/Down), I remember being about 12 and feeling very sorry for rich people because they were never allowed to be alone. . . . [and I come from a large family,lol!]
ReplyDeleteYes, puddle, I value solitude far more highly than money. I suppose that's why people pay to go on retreat. Ha!
DeleteHmmm. I'm not so sure I value solitude as that it just naturally seems to happen. I'm comfortable with it, but that's not quite the same thing.
DeleteYou were a very astute twelve-year0old, Puddle; I've never looked at it that way. I do value solitude though. As a teenager I discovered a great quote from Andrew Marvel, from his poem "The Garden" IIRC:
DeleteTwo paradises t'were in one
To live in Paradise alone.
Ah, Bill, I guess you have some quiet in your life, then. You either don't need it much or your need for it is satisfied. Moms who spent a decade or more with little ones ever afoot may find they need more of it in later years.
ReplyDeleteAll the best for your trip! I very much enjoyed London, as well as Edinburgh, and all the countryside between.
I think it's probable that my need for solitude is satisfied. But do remember that there were a number of years when Marc was in school that I was working at home while Penny worked outside the home.
DeleteAnd remember that the trip to Britain and Ireland starts July 30. A week from today I leave to Columbus for a 3-day convention. Then I have on in the Chicago area in early June followed almost immediately by one in Portland, OR.
I feel sorry for (or superior to) rich people because they've never developed survival skills. They buy everything, but they don't know who to survive without money. They haven't a clue.
ReplyDeleteum they don't know "how" to survive. Just washed my hands and can't do anything with 'em.
DeleteSusan, lol!
ReplyDeleteI never felt that money could buy anything that *really* mattered, and the choice to be alone didn't seem possible to fulfill. . . .
And, of course, at 12, I'd only just been allowed the privilege of dressing myself. . . .
ReplyDeleteI was in my twenties before being allowed to start buying my own clothes. And at that, one or two items that I especially liked disappeared mysteriously and to this day I hear about how certain people don't like or approve of some of the things I buy. I absolutely *loved* living alone! Could wear what I chose, could stock the fridge as I chose,could watch what I chose on television... Didn't have to an answer to anybody for anything. It was a terrible blow to have to move back home.
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