Patience above! I haven’t written in a long while! I started this entry a few days ago and have tried to complete it three or four times. It was written first in the future tense and now it is in the present.
I have just risen from a failed attempt at taking a nap. Someone falls asleep at the drop of a hat but my hummingbird brain says otherwise. On the positive I have time to write.
Someone and I are in Palm Springs for a weekend getaway. As is often the case some wicked fairy cast its evil spell last week making my work quite ponderous just prior to departure. It was long, hellish, and draining – like my men. In our salad days Palm Springs were times of mayhem and spills of activity. What we are doing this time around is more or less nothing. This is what old dudes do when they go to Palm Springs. I am presently at poolside observing over the top of the laptop two Sweden dudes sweating in the sunshine, turning over regularly with the assistance of an alarm clock.
In our defense we are doing a lot of ‘new things’ this weekend. Rather than staying at our usual inn we are at at a new one. It is a bit page 71 i.e. a disappointment. It’s not a bad place just not an exciting one – not worth writing about. Rather than the usual watering holes we are barhopping to some new places and tonight we try a new restaurant. Good for us! It is so easy to fall into the rut of ‘same old’ especially as one ages.
It is lovely to sit outdoors poolside with a book and an iced tea knowing there is nothing that wants doing and you could do anything or nothing. It must be just how retirement feels. Palm Springs is loaded with retirees. Coming here always makes me wonder about my own retirement: when and where it shall be. Fat chance of that ever happening. The factors against it are legion. It is not worth writing about either. However for the next 24 hours I have a break for it all and it feels quite nice. After I post this indolent entry I will try again at a nap – or maybe not. Who knows what next happens. Perhaps I may be asked the Swedish fellows to join them in a discussion about Astrid Lindgren. That is as likely as the possibility of my retirement. 🙂
Our weekend abode – minus Swedish gents.
35 comments
November 16, 2019 at 3:27 PM
Lori
I just completed a hellish week at work myself and had to brave snow and record breaking cold temperatures as well. A weekend by the pool, reading, sounds absolutely lovely. ENJOY!
November 16, 2019 at 5:59 PM
Urspo
I plan to catch up with you/other this weekend
November 16, 2019 at 4:49 PM
Ron
Ah, Palm Springs. We shall land there for two weeks in February, a brief respite from the cold, monochrome days of Hamilton, Ontario and Milton, Delaware. So looking forward to our visit. We shall miss you and Someone
November 16, 2019 at 5:59 PM
Urspo
we just made our weeklong winter holiday for March.
November 16, 2019 at 4:53 PM
Old Lurker
Happy vacationing! Remember to turn the page from time to time. A vacation someplace warm sounds rawther enticing right now.
November 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Urspo
I never cease to marvel at your memory of what I write
November 16, 2019 at 5:13 PM
David Godfrey
A very long week, several long days, wish I was there basting the Swedes.
November 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Urspo
They are dears. Please don’t feed them buns and things.
November 16, 2019 at 6:25 PM
David Godfrey
I am share the Swedes need oiling, so they brown evenly
November 16, 2019 at 5:21 PM
Debra She Who Seeks
Enjoy your well-deserved break!
November 16, 2019 at 6:01 PM
Urspo
thank you. There is a lovely sense of having Time. What a luxury.
November 16, 2019 at 5:37 PM
anne marie in philly
pippi longstocking? I would think the swedes would rawther discuss ABBA , ace of base, and lingonberries. enjoy your holiday.
November 16, 2019 at 6:01 PM
Urspo
And trolls
November 16, 2019 at 7:59 PM
Mistress Borghese
I already miss sitting poolside. And one of my favorite queens is from Palm Springs…Ethylina Canne. Hope you enjoy your weekend handsome.
November 17, 2019 at 1:28 PM
Urspo
I just got back home. It was an OK trip. Nothing ‘zany’ but that was good to do.
November 16, 2019 at 9:47 PM
Linda Practical Parsimony
A nap is a wonderful gift.
November 17, 2019 at 1:28 PM
Urspo
Naps are one of life’s greatest pleasures.
November 17, 2019 at 12:05 AM
Parnassus
I like relaxing with a good book, although not in the sun. I find that books of essays make good vacation (or busy period) reading. Since the text is not continuous, they are easy to pick and and put down without losing the thread.
–Jim
November 17, 2019 at 1:29 PM
Urspo
I agree. Short stories work well this way too.
November 17, 2019 at 4:58 AM
Moving with Mitchell
I used to love our Palm Springs routines. Is Sherman’s Deli still there? Blame It On Midnight? Oooh, El Mirasol Cocina Mexicana!
November 17, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Urspo
I had a tasty kippers and onions at Sherman’s on Saturday morning. Oh what a popular place and for good reason ! Midnight is long gone.
We ate at El Mirasol for the first time on Saturday night. It was good.
November 17, 2019 at 6:53 AM
Bob Slatten
I’m all for trying new places because the ruts are easy to fall into.
And boy oh boy do I remember the days of “turning over regularly with the assistance of an alarm clock”.
Now i’m all about the SPF.
Times change.
November 17, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Urspo
Not many people lounging in the sun anymore these days.
November 17, 2019 at 7:27 AM
Todd Gunther
Hope you’re having a wonderful, restful time.
November 17, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Urspo
Thank youIt was restful which was the main point.
November 17, 2019 at 8:51 AM
rjjs8878
I have friends who are in Palms Springs for a very long weekend. They are having a very wild time. I may have to check it out sometime.
November 17, 2019 at 1:31 PM
Urspo
How old are these friends? lol most folks have a pleasant time as they are all over 60
November 18, 2019 at 4:33 PM
rjjs8878
Spo – 66 & 70.
November 17, 2019 at 9:12 AM
Steven
You’re sitting by a pool, stop worrying about work, when you are back at work, you will wish to be poolside again! It was -19 Celsius here last night, I am going to skip my poolside nap today, lol! Older men can still behave badly, just a suggestion. ; )
Enjoy yourself.
November 17, 2019 at 1:32 PM
Urspo
– 19C? patience above! it is getting down to 10C which feel arctic
November 17, 2019 at 2:34 PM
Robert
Very brave, trying new places. My experiences are fraught with disappointments.
November 17, 2019 at 6:51 PM
Urspo
The resort was overall a disappointment – not bad but not as good as the usual ones. We won’t be back unless there’s no option. I remember this process is how the gems are found.
November 21, 2019 at 1:16 AM
Robert
I like your approach; shortlisting 😎
November 17, 2019 at 7:56 PM
Steven
Here’s hoping the Swedes were more than eye-candy and actually conversationalists. Glad that you were able to get away and wash that week right out of your hair. May the new week be a welcomed change of pace.
November 17, 2019 at 8:34 PM
Urspo
I thank you
The week ahead looks like ‘more of the same’ which is nice in a way.