This Summer has been much, much more pleasurable than any of the other Summers we’ve spent in this region.
My partner & I retired to this area almost 20 years ago.
My friend and I were both able to stop laboring when my friend and I were 60. So, we’ve had a leisurely retirement as my friend and I are both nearing 69. That meant that my friend and I were able to play lots of hockey, go for hikes & prefer plenty of travel for nearly two decades. But as my friend and I close in on 69, my friend and I are legitimately slowing down. And that means less energy & time for doing all the stuff that my friend and I once enjoyed. But that’s just part of getting older & we’re more accepting of it than my friend and I are trying to resist it. We’re fortunate to be so healthy at this age so slowing down isn’t all that bad. Still, my friend and I miss getting out of the a/c while in the Summer. The heat & humidity are just too intense for us while in the afternoon this time of year. My friend and I get up actually early to get outside for a walk or errands. But it’s home & inside the central a/c from late afternoon on, but however, my friend and I had a ductless heat pump added to our sunroom this past Spring & it’s glorious. Even in the middle of the afternoon my friend and I can prefer some sunshine & orange sky thanks to the ductless heat pump. Having a/c while feeling like we’re outside a bit actually has helped our spirits this Summer. Of course, we’re both ready for the heat & humidity to abate. But that won’t be happening for at least a couple of months as it’s only July. Until then, we’ll just keep enjoying the cooling comfort of the sunroom.