Continuing my countdown to my blog’s 10th Anniversary on 27th September this year, I’m revisiting what I posted on or around that date each year.
The world was a very different place in 2011 … although, the genesis of where we are now was alive and well back then, for those who had eyes to see.
Still, an entire blog post about Autumn colours and rain, and tiny birds is a wondrous thing.
My ability to see things so simply feels as though it’s been eroded almost down to nothing this year. (on a planet of 8 billion-ish people, I’m probably not the only one)
I could list the crises, but we all know them by heart now don’t we?
So I’m not going to. I’m going to tell you what I’m doing right now, (apart from writing this post that is) and we’ll see where that takes my thoughts.
I’m listening to some ambient music on YouTube by ‘Calmed by Nature’ This piece is called … actually, I’ll embed it below and you can have a listen for yourself.
I finished the last of the renovations (that I mentioned in my ‘2013’ post) to our travel-trailer a few hours ago, and we’ve been packing and putting things in place since then, (we’re both knackered, and I don’t think my knees are going to speak to me for a while) because our ‘trial run/retreat/mini holiday, starts tomorrow afternoon.
We’ll be gone for ten days, (getting back on the 27th – a friend is looking after our home and collect all the late season tomatoes that are only now starting to ripen – ain’t it the way!) so I won’t be around at all for that time, (I’ll be around for a bit tomorrow morning) but I’m planning to take photos and perhaps tinker with a video or two for my final post in this ‘Perfect Ten’ series – we shall see.
The only time I’m going to turn the laptop on is to download the above-mentioned images from my trusty little phone to my external hard drive.
I have paper and pencils and pens in abundance, to tempt my creative palate, and a few books on the side, for seasoning … but mostly I think I’m going to sit and stare at the scenery, and drink tea.
Widdershins Worlds 
I have just developed a strange green hue, probably because I’m desperate to get away too, even if it was just to that coffee shop in the rain…
Have a lovely break, Widds!
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We got back late yesterday (Sunday) afternoon and I’m slowly unpacking the trailer and washing … how two women can generate so much washing in 10 days is beyond me! : )
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I hope you enjoyed yourselves?
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T;was an adventure, so lots of enjoyment, and reflection … lots of rain too : )
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I am loving the rain, Widds… it’s so normal!
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Have fun, laze well, dream high.
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Did, did, and did! : )
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Liked, liked, and liked.
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Heheheheh : )
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Enjoy yourselves. Delightful music
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We got back later yesterday (Sunday) afternoon … still slowly unpacking the trailer, but a great, and restful, adventure was had. I’m hoping to get a post up today about it all, hopefully. : )
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🙂
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I could listen to that for hours . . . a hot cup of tea or a Kahlua and milk . . . I can smell the wood, the sharp metallic smell of the rain. It’s cold but not icy. I can smell expensive cigars and a faint conversation in French. A woman laughs, touches her companion’s shoulder, leans in to whisper . . Yep, I could spend an afternoon in that place.
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Ooh yes, me too thanks 😊
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🙂 : )
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Heh, heh … I love your imagery. : )
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I’m disabled, so the husband has to do all the heavy lifting when we do travel – and he doesn’t have wanderlust, so it doesn’t happen often (and less now) – but I can’t wait until we can go somewhere again. Have a lot of fun and relaxation – it’s about time!
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We got back home late yesterday (Sunday) afternoon … it took me 4 days of just sitting and watching the river flow by before I felt anything like my usual self again. : )
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But you did it! Hope you are both much revived, and looking forward to doing it again soon and often.
I need at least a week in Acapulco or similar to get to that place, and it’s going to be a while before us older people risk that.
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It will indeed. : ( … we went to a campground only 40 minutes away, but it was like another world.
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Have a great time on the open road… drive safely… enjoy the ‘doing nothing’ 👍🏿
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We got back late yesterday … and yep, I spent lots of time being busy with the ‘nothings’ 😀
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I loved that 2011 post! I hope you find some of that peaceful ambiance on the road trip.
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Back home now … I spent quite a bit of time staring into raindrop speckled puddles and watching a river roll by. : )
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Sounds peaceful. I hope it wasn’t miserably wet.
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Heh, heh, heh … not ‘miserably’ wet : ) … but we would’ve liked this sunshine last week. : )
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That’s the trouble with weather–it just doesn’t stick to our schedules! Here we are having Summer 2.0 now!
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‘Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits’ Pooh, the House at Pooh Corner. Filosofers all! Have fun
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Back home now … had fun … thunked filosofikal thoughts and everything … aiming for a post about it all today.
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Staring at the scenery and drinking tea sounds wonderful. Have a great time.
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Did. : ) … back home yesterday afternoon and slowly unpacking the trailer and doing the washing, lots of washing. : ) … will try for a blog post on it all sometime today-ish.
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Nice blog
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Bon Voyage! And thanks for that video. I was enjoying the music when I suddenly ‘looked out through the window’ and saw someone passing by on the other side of the street! Very clever. 🙂
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I’m back! … had a wonderful challenging peaceful think-y time … blog post coming today-ish.
Heh, heh, I like how those little flashes of reality are thrown in there.
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Welcome back! I hope there are some pics as well. Dying to see how the mobile accommodation worked out. 🙂
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Yep, pics as well. : )
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Good!
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