How’s it going where you live? I’m checking in. It’s so strange that people I used to see every week, day in and day out, are now only social media friends. Thank God for social media! Yes, I mean that. I know not everyone is a fan but it’s given me a way to stay connected to those I miss, and who also use it. I’d really be lost (and more lonely) without it.
It continues to look like we are going to be living ‘socially distanced’ for a lot longer. I don’t need to report the news because we all know that positive cases are on the increase in many, many places.
So, I continue to pass the time by readIng a lot. I just started a book about the time of the Great American Dust Bowl in the ‘dirty 30’s’ in the southern plains. It’s a time and a situation that I had not known too much about before. When we think we have it bad now, we just need to read about times in history when survival was even tougher. This is one of t hose times. It helps keep it in perspective.
I also re-read “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer because it’s our Riva Club book for the month. I read it years ago, so long ago that rereading seemed like a first read through. So much of it I did not remember. It’s the true story of a group of people who climbed Mt. Everest in 1992. Their story. I won’t give particulars away, but let me just say “WHY?” I am not the type to put myself through unrequired physical and mental abuse. Those who survive get bragging rights and that’s about it. Maybe a book deal.
Speaking of book deals: we just ordered John Bolton’s book. Are you going to read it? Are you going to believe it? I never liked the guy from what I could tell about him on the news, and I know he has a grudge now against Trump, but I think much that is in the book is true. There have been too many other ‘insiders’ who have leaked how bad it is in the White House to doubt and think it’s all lies. And, when it comes to lies, we know who the real expert on that is.
Stan and I have talked about trying to get back into golf again. It seems like a good time to do it since it’s outdoors and away from others. A good pandemic activity. We went to the driving range on Sunday as a start.
4th of July is coming! It’s going to be so different this year. No fireworks or parades around here. They have all been cancelled. We still plan on having a family get-together here at the riva, and the two cutest grandsons ever will be here! So, I’m excited about that! We can go boating – because it’s a safe distancing, outdoor activity BUT it is going to be pretty crowded out there on the rivers! I have heard people say that on past weekends the Waccamaw (which is the Intracoastal Waterway) has been crazy busy! We live on the Black River that feeds into the Waccamaw and Pee Dee Rivers and then into the Winyah Bay. I have a feeling if the weather is good the weekend of the 4th of July, it will look like many major crowded highways out there. PS: We have already been stopped once this season by the DNR police checking that our boat has everything required: fire extinguisher, lights for night, enough life jackets for everyone on board, etc. I’m glad they are out there. But, being pulled over by the DNR is just as scary as being pulled over by the men in blue! We passed. Phew.
Hubby and I started watching “The Morning Show” on Apple Plus. It’s the series with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Weatherspoon about a TV network morning show that has some ‘interesting’ things happen – similar to some real life issues on those shows. Anybody else watching it?
I miss my music playing – flute and handbells. I miss my quilting group that met each Monday. I miss Church. I miss the Willbrook book club. I MISS COUNTRY MUSIC SUMMER CONCERTS !!!!
But, Stan and I sat yesterday evening on our screened porch with our books In hand, enjoying the breeze and view, and a glass of wine – and realized we could do this for a long long time if need be. ( Okay, he’s able to as long as Amazon online ordering exists! Ha!! )
Regardless tho… I think this is a shout out muse to my friends out there who I am not seeing. I miss you. I miss a lot right now due to this pandemic – but I miss YOU!
Marla’s Musings 