Today is a simple sea day. Or it would be if most of the people around me didn’t think that the seas were rough. Having survived rough seas on much smaller ships, I don’t consider the occasional shudder much of anything to worry about.
So, what should be a quiet day by myself to listen to audio books, stitch and nap. As far as the audiobooks, head phones are the absolute only way to go, This is pretty much the same experience I had on this ship last December. People walking up to me, starting to talk, and then getting irritated when I signal them to wait for me to stop the book and take off my headphones.
Perhaps this is a trained pattern from their house – ignoring the fact that another person may be obviously engaged in an activity?
Others have been lovely – and I have heard about stitching inherited from family members, sweaters and afghans which have been knit or crocheted, quilting & sewing picked up again as crafts during the pandemic.
Otherwise, we hit the steak house for supper on my second coupon, my laundry came back and I need to have a discussion (again) with USAA about why they have once again blocked my credit card. I can’t call them right now, they no longer do email. and it is driving me nuts…. Yes, it is possible to be in one area of the world and still shop on line for a present. And both the present and the store can be in a completely different area of the world…
