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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI finally have what I've been longing for for weeks.
A quiet afternoon in my armchair by the window, listening to the rain come down outside.
Ahh...
Let the healing begin...
MLAA
(17,163 posts)questionseverything
(9,631 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,746 posts)BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Enjoy
Aristus
(66,091 posts)brewens
(13,396 posts)if I'm not dressed for rain. This time it wasn't cold and I kept going to a park I like. Got rained on and little wet on the way back but didn't care.
hay rick
(7,521 posts)hibbing
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Aristus
(66,091 posts)I've got vodka, limes, lime juice, and limeade concentrate, so tonight: a vodka gimlet.
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Aristus
(66,091 posts)The sun will be over the yardarm by then.
For all the jokes I make about heavy drinking, I usually wait until evening, and save the day-drinking for vacation.
Aristus
(66,091 posts)I keep my vodka in the freezer. It was so cold, the outside of my cocktail shaker frosted over!
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Aristus
(66,091 posts)Had to put some elbow-grease into twisting the cap off so I could pour my gimlet.
XanaDUer2
(10,327 posts)Aristus
(66,091 posts)It gives me an excuse to stay inside. I'm not a real outdoorsy kind of guy, so I always feel guilty staying inside on a bright sunny day.
On a rainy day, no such guilt...
XanaDUer2
(10,327 posts)llmart
(15,499 posts)That's my kind of day.
XanaDUer2
(10,327 posts)Aristus
(66,091 posts)niyad
(112,434 posts)Aristus
(66,091 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,238 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,958 posts)my cat and I spent some time just listening to the rain. Not only was the sound very relaxing, it has been so long since a good rain that I felt the healing also.
Aristus
(66,091 posts)Not so much here in the Pacific Northwest. We have our rainy reputation to uphold, and the weather hasn't been cooperating.
FuzzyRabbit
(1,958 posts)About 30 years ago in February I encountered a young couple from back east. They had moved to Seattle in November, and were complaining about the endless rain. "When will it stop?" they asked.
Everyone else there answered "July." You should have seen the faces of the newcomers drop in dismay.
Aristus
(66,091 posts)It took me two years, born and raised in Texas, and growing up in warm, sunny climates, to get used to the weather here. And a number of years after that to come to love it. And I do love it, and the Northwest. This beloved green paradise...
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)Aristus
(66,091 posts)So beautiful...
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)But yeah, it looks a lot like home, neighbor.
(I live just up the road from you in King County
Aristus
(66,091 posts)believed you.
I love how Washington State is perfect for both those who love the outdoors and spend as much time there as possible, and those who like solitude and contemplation.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)It's why I was so glad to get home. After 30 years (give or take) in Southern California, it was so nice to see nice green, wet forests.
Down there, the forests are dry, even in the mountains. Just not the same.
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,846 posts)mostly just a foggy drizzle, but it has gone on all day. Hope we actually get a light rain tonight. Covered my firewood and rolled up the truck windows this morning. Been inside with a fire going most of the day.