I promise to return soon to tell about the rest of our trip… but I have come down with the Cold To End All Colds so please bear with me. Hoping to be up to share more tomorrow…
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Exit South
In the small hours I am already awake, in that way one does when there’s somewhere to be. So I am already showered and dressed and ready to do my Duolingo lesson by the time my alarm goes off.
It’s raining but not torrential en route to the airport. It’s still dark and early as Dad drops me off. Continue reading “Exit South”
Missteps
Apparently I can’t adequately navigate the stairs down to get coffee until I’ve HAD coffee.
Because this? This is not great:
4th toe is broken but since all they do for that is rest, ice, compression (eg tape it) elevation, that’s what I’m doing. Continue reading “Missteps”
555 days and counting
I wish I could say I really spoke Spanish by now — but alas, as in so many other ways, I am a work in progress.
A Christmas Eve moment
We come early but already the church is pretty full. Too full for our group of 8 to sit together. The girls and their guest sit in the middle of a row in the middle of the church. My parents and I are two rows ahead of them, next to the pastor and his wife. My sister and her husband are several rows ahead and to the right. Continue reading “A Christmas Eve moment”
Adjustments
Time zones and daylight savings, then Thanksgiving and the official start to Christmas shopping season. Seasonal decor to render things festive.
Leaf raking and the introduction of a sharp back pain that is all new. Oh Lord, have mercy.
And then the return to my early hours commute. The early rise not as much of a shock as I expect, though the drive feels longer today (heated seats a blessing for my still-sore back).
But the rain won’t come for hours and the temps will be above freezing then, and a lack of ice and snow is a bonus and a boon.
Fluorescent lighting in the office is sharp and stinging – especially juxtaposed against the dark of the morning – but the office is quiet and calm in these early hours, and my eyes have time to adjust to the unfamiliar brightness.
Things to do, a blessing for me and a way to bless my clients – even those that irk.
It’s official: I’m back.
Missing
It’s now – IRL – weeks after my return. The first few days I wake up unsure of where I am, where I’m supposed to be, what time I have to leave my bag outside or meet my tour. Continue reading “Missing”
Fifty
… is really not so bad, all things considered. 🇺🇸
And though I’ve seen all 50 States, I’m only 21 countries in…
And even here in the US, I’ve only been to 18 of 59 National Parks.
I have a long way yet to go!
Day 2: Rockland to Bar Harbor
I wake early but fully rested, and – oh thank you Lord – the headache is finally gone. In fact, I feel better in every category. Continue reading “Day 2: Rockland to Bar Harbor”
Maine Day 1: Portland to Rockland
Technically I’ve been to all 50 states, but my visit to Maine, fuzzy at best in my memory because I was a child at the time, was a bit more “technical” than the rest.
So here I am, making this visit more official. Continue reading “Maine Day 1: Portland to Rockland”
