February Doldrums

dol·drums| ˈdōldrəmz, ˈdäldrəmz | plural noun (the doldrums) 

a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression: the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years.

In the early-19th century, the word once reserved for a feeling of despondency came to be applied to certain tropical regions of the ocean marked by the absence of strong winds.

Let’s talk about the doldrums. Like, the fact that I’ve been meaning to write about the February Doldrums in Michigan since mid Feb, and here we are in Virginia in March (spoilers!).

Winter settled in, and the Jet Set Betties didn’t have a lot of wind in the sails. Sure, we went to work, did chores, puttered about on projects, but we felt somewhat adrift. Certainly we didn’t have much to share here on the Blog.

Good news, though! On February 28 we hitched up the wagon and headed east! We are now raking leaves and watching spring start springing in Mathews Co., Virgina at Matthew’s parent’s house. The folks are snowbirding in Florida until the end of March, so we’ve got the place to ourselves. And the only ice we see is in our sweet tea glasses!

Stay tuned for more frequent updates! The doldrums are gone, and we are now beginning to plan for the building of our teardrop camper. It will be a scratch built custom rig, and our hope is it will carry us to new adventures. More coming soon!