Here I am in the beautiful Catskills. The move was like greased lightning, as smooth as butter in other words, there were no hitches. One would think it a no-brainer moving from a 1 bedroom City apartment to a house. A house with terrific furniture, bedrooms and bath rooms and closets and a basement. I had only 4 chairs, a desk, table and chest. [and shoes! They killed Imelda – I’m on notice] This place is luxury. Returned by car from the City to take up residence on Sunday night.
Monday! The house was temperate inside, but outside, it felt like a steam bath. Noted it, but didn’t really give it much thought.
Then the storm blew in. Lightening. Really close-by lightning. Rain. Wind. But I have lived in the country before. The lights flickered, but stayed on. They flickered a few more times until: They Went Out. Out. Like done. Schools are cancelled, nothing works, except those homes with generators. Luckily I had unearthed candles and a flashlight earlier. My first candle light ‘dinner’ in my new digs.
At this moment I am sitting in the waiting room of an automotive repair service where I had a repair scheduled for some time. I brought milk and tea bags for my first cup of tea in two days. May be my last for another two. The ground has been very wet, and the ferocity of the storm, blew the trees over, taking the power and telephone lines with them. The only thing that works is a cellphone but of course it has to be charged. And charge it does on those long distance drives. Have used a coin-operated laundry in a village ten miles away – which is situated ironically across from a bank. [A quarter gets you 6 minutes of dryer time and it takes 14 of them to make up a wash load]. Last night drove 50+ miles each way to attend a showing of Requiem for the American Dream. I am really appreciating warm venues where drinks and warm bites are served. And the stunning scenery. I can not exclaim enough about what the natural world looks like here. Paradise to be sure.
Today; eventually I must return to the non-burning home fires. But a big fireplace I do have and wood, so yes, a fire today is in order. Just thinking about it, will try to cook an egg.
Yesterday, two of my unknown-to-me neighbors stopped by to introduce themselves , because I was outside drying some of the bedding I had washed in the-10-mile-away- town. So every thing has its positive point.
All in All I’m delighted to be here. I will park my car at the far end of the store lots to get in exercise walking to the store. And those many trips up and down the house stairs are exercise too.
A side note: was asked to submit an audition by tape for a great role filming in June, but have no wi-fi to send it. Have asked them to extend it until I have some power. Hope they will.
Purchased some gardening tools yesterday, am eyeing the landscape, wondering how to eliminate some of the ‘lawn’. Who needs that much grass.
So there you have it.