Ready!

So far this month, it’s been ideal al fresco visiting weather here in Oysterville.  The days begin in a fog (literally, if not figuratively) but by noon the breeze comes up, the sky clears,  and our south garden provides the perfect setting for New Age Visiting — outside, socially distanced, no shared beverages or food, just plain old-fashioned talk-talk.

We’ve had two visitors at a time and, from our perspective, it’s been grand — a time to catch up with one another and to share our thoughts about the state of world and how we think it’s all being dealt with.  Actually, for most visits, there hasn’t been much political conversation.  I think we’re all up to here with the covid news except in instances where it might affect us directly.

Set!

We have found that most of our friends have been “out and about” a bit more than we have, but we realize that that’s the way it’s been for more than a year now — since Nyel has been wheelchair bound-  In a way, it’s reassuring to ‘register’ that we’ve adjusted well to this new lifestyle.  There’s been little “discomfort” (if that’s the right word) about staying sheltered here at home.  We are busy and happy.

Visit!

I’m sure if we were still working, or if our extracurricular life hadn’t always been centered here at home, we’d not be so content.  As it is, we count our blessings and are gradually coming to understand  that if this is our “new normal,” it’s not half bad — at least not in summer.  We’ll see what a change in the weather brings…