Thursday, July 14, 2011

Stormy weather

A day of clouds and showers here, with the extreme heat of the last few days abating. I finally left the house today, very much wobbly from being sick for two days. Summer is not the time for sickness. And I am not a good patient. Patient implies patience. I was getting short on that. My body felt bad while my mind kept thinking of things to do.

So today, I drove to town and to the marina. I felt better as the afternoon progressed. The supplies are loaded on the boat for the weekend. We are planning a little getaway. Just the usual boat stuff of anchoring, going to shore to walk the beach, grill out, and get plenty of rest. My appetite is about nil right now. But maybe the sea air will enhance it. Food always tastes good after a day on the water.

Some friends are heading south for a water festival. It is a floating cocktail party with hundreds of boats and few restraints. We totally opted out of that. I hope their weekend goes well. He is an active alcoholic who is unreliable and she is co-dependent, believing all he tells her. Yet, they put themselves in this situation time and time again with the same unmanageable results.

I will take the peace and relative quiet here. The stormy weather may keep the number of boats down with any luck. Or they may all decide to also head south for the water festival. I hope so.




15 comments:

  1. it was a nice day and we took advantage of it and ran away.

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  2. Hope you feel better today Syd --

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  3. Do you still say TGIF when you are retired...?

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  4. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful and relaxing weekend.
    Pace yourself as your health returns.

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  5. Glad you are feeling better, Syd. And, I am a patience-less patient myself, so I can identify.

    Enjoy your weekend!

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  6. Syd, glad to hear you're feeling better. I have to say, I'm entirely jealous of your lifestyle!! I had the pleasure of living in Charleston for a couple of years in my young life ('94-'96) and loved every minute of it. We lived in Mt. Pleasant and I was too young and broke to have a boat or spend much time on the water, but got to the islands whenever I could. And the food in that town is outstanding!!

    Just thought I'd share my jealous thoughts. :-) Even a bad day on the coast is a good day to those of us land-locked in the midwest.

    Peace!!

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  7. Glad you are up and about and feeling better, Syd.

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  8. I understand that the Coast Guard is getting much more diligent about spotting and penalizing those who drink and sail. Or at least it's much more stringent in our State than it has been in the past. Hope your friends will be safe.
    I'm glad you're feeling better. At least our weather is a bit cooler.

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  9. I'm with you, summer illness is gross. When I was about 20 I got chicken pox for the first time ever and it was early June and 85 degrees outside. Made the whole experience that much worse...sweaty chicken pox.

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  10. Appetite does decrease in this weather, doesn't it? I am enjoying some of the lighter fare of summer.... gazpacho... salads... sandwiches..

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  11. Take it easy and get well. Have a pleasant weekend. :)

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  12. I pray for that peaceful replenishing weekend you need! I'm glad you seem to be mending, my friend.

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