BEE STING

 Though the writing bug has not caught up with me for several days, that’s naught to do with the bee sting, being that the person stung by the bee was not me

In truth, perhaps I’ve been feeling as though whatever I’d have chosen to post would not be of interest to you.  Or perhaps, having arrived in Newport following our three year absence, due to cancer and COVID, I’ve just been in need of time to get my bearings.

Will and I spent our first night at Barry’s as did David,.  Marie makes us feel so welcome that I believe her feeling for us is as heartfelt as ours for her.

On Sunday, our sons helped Will move our belongings from our car into the condo.  Thankfully, we find ourselves in the building that best suits our needs as the resort is huge with many individual, five story buildings, situated on a series of hillsides that I’d not be able to navigate, which explains why Will always speaks with the front desk manager weeks before our arrival so as to express the reasons why, year after year, we request the same corner condo on the fifth floor that’s in a building on flat terrain, directly across the street from the resort’s lobby, which has a terrace that looks out over an immense, well groomed pool, uh—actually, let’s make that three pools, two hot tubs, a full service bar and a grill where meals can be ordered and enjoyed, poolside.  

The entirety of this resort, which includes additional pools, a play ground, park, sand volley ball court, tennis, basketball, an outdoor movie night and various activities for the kids offers a paradise-like oasis for all ages—which is why we consider our purchase of several weeks (over the years) money very well spent.  How often can a family of ten look forward to vacationing, together, every summer, knowing that all of the amenities (except for food and drink) are offered free to everyone in our family.

And year after year, though the manager in charge of assigning condos to hundreds of time share owners (week after week) has changed from time to time, our personal needs, over these past 15 or I6 years, have always been met with a gracious attitude of compassion that’s appreciated more deeply than words can say.  And so, you can see why, as I mentioned above, best money we ever spent.

Our two bedroom, two bath unit is found on the fifth floor next to the elevator, and our balcony with table and four chairs overlooks the serene composition of an expansive blue sky dissolving into the calming nature of the Pacific Ocean, directly below.  With well manicured flower beds and tropical vegetation amid balmy breezes weaving ever so gently through the dancing branches of a wide variety of trees, serenity is a given wherever the eye may roam..

And as I’m about to join Will for breakfast on our ocean viewed terrace, that’s it for right now

Annie

This view, taken from our fifth floor veranda shows the clear blue sky kissing the expanse of the ocean, and if you enlarge this photo and look closely, a sail boat will be seen gliding through calm waters off to the right.

Oh—as to the bee sting, I’ll address that, tomorrow, being that I’m so relaxed, today.