Doldrums - 'dead in the water' - do you feel it, that inertia, somewhat like suspended animation?
The "doldrums" is a nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters.
In both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the sailors noticed that there was an area near the Equator where there was little or no wind. Without the wind to move their sail-powered boats, they would sometimes be stuck for days or weeks. They started calling these areas the doldrums.
Did you buy a 2020 Planner or Diary?
Of course you did!
Have you written anything much in it since March?
Mine is mostly blank and will remain so by looks of it.
September is knocking at the door! A month I usually welcome as it starts to cool a bit and the trees start changing color - yes there are a few yellow fig leaves already - I've decided to work hard at getting out of the doldrums. This week will see me commencing on some downsizing/decluttering about the cottage. I'm sending Bob to Trader Joe's today to pick up empty boxes. . . . . .along with Dijon Mustard, haricots verts, and heavy cream!
Still have to make time to cook. . . . . . .below Angel hair pasta with cherry tomatoes and shrimp scampi, our Saturday night special. Delicious!
Must go - enjoy your Monday and the coming week.
It's overcast and rain coming in here later which is good - no time to drag
those garden hoses about today.
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