Even though Fall is in full swing elsewhere, Summer
hasn't let go of us here in the "Sunshine State", right now it's 86 degrees with a 91 degree heat index & 62% humidity.
The air conditioning, whose artificial little bubble I
hate to live in, has been running non-stop 24/7 for 6 months. The nights have been somewhat better with getting
to watch the Full Moon Rising from my parent's dock on the Anclote River, which is their Backyard, very picturesque
& it helps me keep my sanity to look at & experience the beauty of Nature, I just wish it were 15-20 degrees
cooler & I could wear a sweater...
I always get really nostalgic for Fall, that
feeling in the air is unmistakable. I'm at my best during Autumn (when I feel the best) & it's my most
favorite Season, ever since I can recall. There is really no Fall to speak of here & no turning leaves. Palm
trees just don't do it for me...Never have....Never will.
My RV is sitting there waiting for me to just load
it up, jump in & drive, but (there's always a but) Family matters keep me where I am, for now. My daughter,
Amanda is about to turn 21 years old within a little more than a month & it coincides with both the Thanksgiving
Holiday & an annual visit from Big Sister who let it be known that she'd be less than pleased if I was to take off just
prior to her arrival--her view is "You don't have a schedule that you have to keep, so can't you stay to be here
for the Big 21 & my visit"? My fear is, well why not just stay for the Holidays...who wants to travel during December...
(My dear friend already ran that one by me) It just goes on & on. Basically I feel stuck in a quagmire &
know I will not be able to please everyone no matter when I depart Florida.
I'm reading a book Roads From The Ashes about this couple who lost everything, in
the California wildfires in 1993 & ended up living in an RV & still do to this day, anyhoo the author, Megan Edwards says
that "It's a funny thing when you plan to set forth on a journey of your own making. You can plan and plan and never
quite get around to leaving. You need a deadline, or you keep planning forever". This is exactly the place
I'm in.
