August 10, 2020 - September 3, 2020
I have taken a break from writing my blog mainly because our life here in Baltimore during the pandemic is less than exciting, to say the least. The days are mostly consumed with such mundane tasks that I haven’t been inspired to write.
In the past three weeks since my last blog post Bob and I have been catching up on our doctor’s appointments and exploring some health issues. With doctor visits and tests we have been driving to Annapolis twice a week. We make the outing more fun by eating at one of our favorite restaurants for lunch. All have outside seating which makes us feel safe although we eat inside at Italian Market, our favorite Italian Restaurant. The outside seating at Carroll’s Creek Cafe, where we get excellent seafood, looks out over the Annapolis Harbor and skyline.The Thai Restaurant we frequent, Lemon Grass, has a quaint outside seating area. The pandemic has kept us from eating out except when we have lunch in Annapolis so it’s a real treat.
I was able to spend one weekend with my daughter and her husband in Johnstown, PA. We participated in a virtual wine tasting sponsored by the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra (my daughter is the executive director). We attended a huge farmer's market, had lunch at a beautiful resort (outside, of course) and relaxed together. It was wonderful to see them and have a change of scenery.
Bob has been working on some small boat projects each day that we are on the boat, but neither of us feel the urgency to complete all of the projects on his list as we have in past summers since we will be staying in Baltimore for the winter and not taking one of our long cruising trips. I have been doing some sewing, adding some cool weather clothing to my wardrobe. We haven’t experienced a northern winter for four years and I have limited cold weather clothing.
The weather has been hot with periodic thunder storms. Last week the storm spawned a tornado that passed northeast of us. The pool is open here in the marina, but I just don’t feel safe going there. I miss swimming. One highlight of the week is having lunch with my lady boating friends. Most of us are live-a-boards like Bob and I. There are usually between six and eight of us that get together at the tables by the pool for a BYO lunch get together.
I’ve taken a few photos which I will share below.
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| On one of my frequent walks I captured this photo, I call it "Reflections of Baltimore". |
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| This immature night heron visited our boat one morning. I'm sure Lola would like to meet him. |
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| Bob and I have both been doing a lot of cooking. Lola is eyeing this warm apple pie. Bob made some delicious oyster stew today. Such a great treat! |
