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No breaks at all in the rain - it's been coming down for a number of days now. That's good for the drought conditions but it is depressing to see and hear. I don't think I ever minded the rain so much until I lived in my 5th wheel. When it rained during the night I couldn't sleep because the noise of it pounding the roof was just too distracting. It's the same way in this mobile home, I can hear the pounding rain 24 hrs a day, and it is slowly driving me nuts!
When I moved to Sacramento in 1986, my sister (Amy) told me that first winter to not let the rain affect what I want to do or where I want to go. Just dress for it and go out when you want. I forgot that, and yesterday was so despondent I never did get dressed - just moped around all day long. Today is different and I've been to the grocery this morning and will go to the gym later on today. But looking out at the heavy rain falling, hearing it on the roof and watching it cascade down my windows doesn't make me feel like doing much of anything. I'm glad we are getting the rain even though it probably won't alleviate the drought all that much. Every little bit will help, but it sure is enough to turn my tiny yard green with weeds. So much for the work I had done on it last year.
Between dental work and a new roof that I can't prolong any longer, I'll be lucky to be able to make it to a few camping spots in Northern CA this summer. There are plenty I want to visit and with my senior access to the national parks and forests, the gas for my car will be the most costly part of a trip.
I wish there was more to blog about, but my life at present is pretty much on hold. Guess it's just that time of year.
- Will I Ever Learn?
I remember posting on this very blog a number of times that I hate the sound of rain pounding on the metal roof. I always have. I find it soothing to hear the rain hitting a shingled roof, but metal just drives me nuts, especially if I'm...
- Too Hot To Move
At 6pm today it is still 99F. The day seemed to warm up earlier than usual and I have felt drained of energy, so I've really done nothing today. I checked weather.com for the NY area that I'll be in, and it looks like I'll arrive...
- Another Day In My Pj's
It's after 7 pm and I'm ready for bed since I never got dressed this morning! I have no motivation and am somewhat anxious about my surgery, one week from today. Also on Thursday this week I will get the 2nd root canal finished. ...
- Back On Freedom's Soil!
I got a call at 6:00 am this morning from my son, who had arrived in Bangor, Maine. He wasn't there long before flying to Texas for about a week debriefing and then will be coming home to New York. I feel like a ton of weight has...
- Weird Weather
While Sacramento was inundated with rain overnight and most of today, the Sierras are getting snowed in. But the most surprising is that tornados have touched down in Yuba City, about 50 miles north. Then I heard on the weather channel...
Travel
It's still coming down
No breaks at all in the rain - it's been coming down for a number of days now. That's good for the drought conditions but it is depressing to see and hear. I don't think I ever minded the rain so much until I lived in my 5th wheel. When it rained during the night I couldn't sleep because the noise of it pounding the roof was just too distracting. It's the same way in this mobile home, I can hear the pounding rain 24 hrs a day, and it is slowly driving me nuts!
When I moved to Sacramento in 1986, my sister (Amy) told me that first winter to not let the rain affect what I want to do or where I want to go. Just dress for it and go out when you want. I forgot that, and yesterday was so despondent I never did get dressed - just moped around all day long. Today is different and I've been to the grocery this morning and will go to the gym later on today. But looking out at the heavy rain falling, hearing it on the roof and watching it cascade down my windows doesn't make me feel like doing much of anything. I'm glad we are getting the rain even though it probably won't alleviate the drought all that much. Every little bit will help, but it sure is enough to turn my tiny yard green with weeds. So much for the work I had done on it last year.
Between dental work and a new roof that I can't prolong any longer, I'll be lucky to be able to make it to a few camping spots in Northern CA this summer. There are plenty I want to visit and with my senior access to the national parks and forests, the gas for my car will be the most costly part of a trip.
I wish there was more to blog about, but my life at present is pretty much on hold. Guess it's just that time of year.
- Will I Ever Learn?
I remember posting on this very blog a number of times that I hate the sound of rain pounding on the metal roof. I always have. I find it soothing to hear the rain hitting a shingled roof, but metal just drives me nuts, especially if I'm...
- Too Hot To Move
At 6pm today it is still 99F. The day seemed to warm up earlier than usual and I have felt drained of energy, so I've really done nothing today. I checked weather.com for the NY area that I'll be in, and it looks like I'll arrive...
- Another Day In My Pj's
It's after 7 pm and I'm ready for bed since I never got dressed this morning! I have no motivation and am somewhat anxious about my surgery, one week from today. Also on Thursday this week I will get the 2nd root canal finished. ...
- Back On Freedom's Soil!
I got a call at 6:00 am this morning from my son, who had arrived in Bangor, Maine. He wasn't there long before flying to Texas for about a week debriefing and then will be coming home to New York. I feel like a ton of weight has...
- Weird Weather
While Sacramento was inundated with rain overnight and most of today, the Sierras are getting snowed in. But the most surprising is that tornados have touched down in Yuba City, about 50 miles north. Then I heard on the weather channel...