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| BJ's parking lot, feeding the seagulls |
Be careful of what you wish for.
For most of this summer we've had very little rain here in southern Delaware. I've had to fill watering cans full of water to tend my flower border garden almost all summer. Not now though.
For the past two days we've been under a deluge of rain. right now it is 10 AM Monday morning and the rain is softly falling on the roof of this room where my home office is located. This room, which was a small bedroom that I converted into a home office (Question: why don't they build houses with homes offices now? Aren't we past my Mother's era where the home office was the kitchen formica table?) But I digress. This room has a pitched ceiling which I've always found so cool, especially when it's windy or rainy outside. So comfy in this room when the weather gods are sorting things out outside.
I don't know if this rain is the remnants of Hurricane Ian, all I know is that it's been raining steady for two days now and forecast for two more days.
We got stuck in the rain yesterday when I drove me and Bill down to Millsboro and B J's Wholesale to stock up on bulk household essentials like oatmeal (for Bill), Puffs tissues (for both of us) and Healthy Choice fudge pop sickles (for me). I got a late start yesterday because Sunday is my weekly Zoom meeting with my friends Stuart, Pat and Larry at 10 AM. If I hadn't had that Zoom meeting I would have missed the downpour we were caught in when I exited BJ's with my cartload of goodies. I did hang around the entrance waiting for the downpour to let up but it wasn't doing it. I checked the satellite map on my iPhone and it looked like the rain was going to be awhile. I decided to make a dash for our car which, of course I parked at the far end of the parking lot because I had brought down some old chips and tortillas for the sea gulls.
Dash I did in the maelstrom. By the time I got to our car, the rain let up (of course) and I was soaked. Nice move Ron. And I mean SOAKED. Usually I guess these things right but not yesterday. I drove us home a soggy mess.
Looking out the window now I see that the rain has let up a bit. I would like to stop down at the Rehoboth Walmart to see if they have any of their cinnamon crunch cereal which I have recently fallen in love with. You know Walmart has the best cereal and cheap. Have you checked the prices of cereal lately? Approaching five bucks a box. Walmart cereal I can usually get for just over two dollars and it's good! I especially like their 100% bran cereal that gives you almost 100% of all your daily vitamins intake. I recently bought a box of Kellogs bran cereal which offered a similar high dosage of vitamins because Walmart was out of bran cereal, which they often are. Seems like I'm not the only one in on this secret. Well, the Kellog's Total cereal at over $5 a box, flat tasting. Awful. I think I'll feed that one to the birds. They're not as picky as me.
Rainy days like this make me sleepy. I think I'll take a little nappy poo.
Again, so thankful that we didn't get hit by Hurricane Ian like those poor folks in Florida. I just can't imagine.
Have a great day folks!
2 comments:
You are so gosh darn lucky to be able to shop for yourself and Bill. I have not been able to shop for myself for over four years because of my disability. I can only walk a distance of about 120 steps with canes so no going shopping. I can drive just fine and it's about the least painful activity that I do. If I did do an online shop and picked it up I could not carry it into the house. I get the free delivery service from Kroger. The downside to that is you have to tip and that is often equal to your digital coupon savings or at least a good portion of it. Oh well you do what you got to do to get by. Cereal can be a good source of nutrition if you pay attention to the ingredients and cost effective as a meal. Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch is my favorite but I alternate that with Special K which was the late Queen's favorite. Shredded wheat is good also. I have a great recipe for an Amish granola cereal that I like to make but it is so darn crunchy it makes my gums sore so I don't make it very often. I used to save up my stale breads and crackers to feed the swans on the University's swan pond but the do gooders stopped that because it wasn't good for the swans. Oi vey, what's a man supposed to do? Glad you got rain and I hope it goes down deep and provides moisture for the months ahead. Has the pond overflowed from all the rain? Your blog was just as if you yawned and made me yawn too. Now I need one of Ron's famous nappy poos. These cool days are making me want to curl up in a blanket and sleep after lunch. Be safe everyone! And BE HAPPY as you can possibly be in these crazy days of climate change, Russian agression and the dangers of political uncertainty in our own country. I got to stop my soap boxing! Have a great week. Adieu
Woody,
You're so right, we are lucky that I can still drive and shop for ourselves. What a coincidence that you brought this up because just today I was thinking what our lives would be like if I couldn't get in my car and drive to my destination. Not only do I have the freedom of shop I'm taking Bill for his daily ride. Bill's macular degeneration blindness has prevented him from doing his projects and reading. As a result he's often bored. He can only sit and listen to so much radio. We are fortunate here that I can take Bill and myself out at least once a day and sometimes more just to get out of the house. I do miss my job at the hotel. That was another outlet for me. An I really miss my quarterly trips with Pat. I have a hard time imagining life staying in my home all the time, no matter how comfortable that home is. My longtime friend Larry, who has ALS has his food delivered. He also has someone come in five days a week to help him and his wife with household chores as well as personal hygiene. I don't know if I could live that kind of life. If I ever got to that point in my life, I might seriously consider checking out. But for the time being we're settled into a comfortable routine now.
I always enjoy reading your comments Woody!
Ron
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