My Tugboat Man is Gone and I’m Blue

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud

And so it begins…

Tugboat man withdrawals. Cold turkey.

I took him to the airport at 4:30 a.m.

Once again there’s that lonely ride home.

This time he’ll probably be gone for six weeks or so.

I pointed my camera straight up because the sky was so blue, more blue than I’ve seen in a long time. Not a cloud in the sky.

And so hot. August hot. Record-breaking hot. Drinking ice water all day.

And nope, I can’t go with him, in case you were gonna ask.

Sky blue, SO BLUE — can you believe this is an un-retouched pic I snapped in our backyard? Kind of heart shaped, can you see it? If you tilt your head just a teensy bit to the left, can you see it now?

My old friend, Willie Nelson, singing “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin

32 thoughts on “My Tugboat Man is Gone and I’m Blue”

Kim Venturo on March 15, 2015 at 4:08 PM said:

Hard on the heart, for sure! But think of the homecoming!! xo

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 15, 2015 at 5:11 PM said:
  
  Yup, that’s always fun for sure, but to tell the truth, it’s getting harder when he’s gone. He never used to go away, was a port captain locally and worked nearby for most of our years together, but went back to towing and off shore work in 2008 or so. At least we don’t have little kids; I think that would be so hard on the family!
  
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Playamart - Zeebra Designs on March 15, 2015 at 4:24 PM said:

with slow internet, i am usually unable to load the pages/read the post except for the email notification.. i always enjoy your posts.

i thought of a different ‘sky blue’ song so here it is, though i was unable to preview the version.. hope it’s ok!

z

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 15, 2015 at 5:11 PM said:
  
  I’m listening right now as I respond to comments, it’s beautiful and thank you! So glad you stopped by to comment 🙂
  
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The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap on March 15, 2015 at 4:31 PM said:

Do you pour the wine on your cereal? Or drink with it? Sending a warm hug to keep you company. ❤

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 15, 2015 at 5:12 PM said:
  
  Wine as an appetizer AND dessert; not together, although that might be an idea…:) thanks for the hug!
  
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Dan Antion on March 15, 2015 at 4:55 PM said:

Sorry about the withdrawal. I noticed that #1 and #6 are kinda similar…just sayin. I hope the time goes by fast.

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 15, 2015 at 5:13 PM said:
  
  Much appreciated. I had been kind of spoiled with the 2 weeks on/2 weeks off, I forgot about the long stretches…if I can shake this cold, I’ll go back east and bother my son for a while haha
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 15, 2015 at 7:39 PM said:
  
  Oh and in regards to #1 and #6…well, of COURSE. 🙂
  
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ibdesignsusa on March 15, 2015 at 7:14 PM said:

I can see where it would be hard especially 6 weeks. Yes, saw the heart shape in the sky. Sending big HUGS!

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 15, 2015 at 7:37 PM said:
  
  Thank you! Honestly, I don’t think it gets any easier, but at least he can call me every day up to a certain point, so I’ve had one brief phone call this morning, and he’ll call later, too. That’s better than nothing, right?
  
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  - ibdesignsusa on March 15, 2015 at 11:11 PM said:
    
    Yes, it ‘s good he can call most of the time!
    
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Sally on March 16, 2015 at 4:51 AM said:

Six weeks! That’s long. (I dropped my guy at the airport last week for a two and a half week trip and was feeling

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 16, 2015 at 4:59 AM said:
  
  2 1/2 weeks is just long enough to miss them, get the house clean, relax a bit, and then he’s back. Not too long for you, I hope!
  
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  - Sally on March 17, 2015 at 3:10 PM said:
    
    I’m good at being alone. I actually really love having that time!
    
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  - Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 17, 2015 at 3:23 PM said:
    
    You and me both, but it takes a bit of time for the adjustment from being married to being single for a time!
    
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Sally on March 16, 2015 at 4:53 AM said:

Oops… Feeling blue.) But it sounds like you know how to do alone pretty successfully. I always think that knowing how to be alone is one of the best things a woman can know…

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 16, 2015 at 4:57 AM said:
  
  I agree with you; I know women who aren’t happy with themselves and need to be surrounded by others to feel complete. Not me, tho six weeks alone is a bit more of me than even I like (lol)
  
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Tonette Joyce on March 16, 2015 at 7:56 PM said:

I can only imagine.Its hard on me to send mine off to work when he has had some time off.It’s been rough here, with all the family taking much of the t few hours mine is off while he is working so much overtime.
I hope it passes quickly for you.

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 16, 2015 at 11:38 PM said:
  
  So nice to hear from you! I hope it passes quickly,too!
  
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lrconsiderer on March 16, 2015 at 11:20 PM said:

I have sky envy.

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 16, 2015 at 11:36 PM said:
  
  I have rain envy.
  
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  - lrconsiderer on March 16, 2015 at 11:47 PM said:
    
    I would swap
    
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  - Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 17, 2015 at 1:30 AM said:
    
    Would you REALLY? If there was NO rain to water plants and the water police told you you had to let your grass turn brown and there’s no water for all of the farmers (veggies) and all the streams and lakes dried up so none of the wild animals had water to drink? That’s what they’re saying here, we only have one year of water left and now everyone’s sposd to start severe water rationing. I’d rather have water and not so much sun!
    
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  - lrconsiderer on March 17, 2015 at 1:43 AM said:
    
    Hmmmmm when you put it like that, it’s not so awesome
    
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  - Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 17, 2015 at 3:19 AM said:
    
    Plus, did you know how expensive water is? We have to pay for it and it’s over $100 a month and going to go up.
    
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  - lrconsiderer on March 17, 2015 at 7:05 AM said:
    
    Ohhhhhhhh that’s not good. Okay rainier is cheaper and less beautiful.
    
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  - Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 17, 2015 at 3:26 PM said:
    
    People in rainy areas don’t realize that SoCal and maybe Arizona too, have to pay for water. WATER! Crazy. Now we’re only supposed to water every third day or something like that but it’s not us that’s wasting water, it’s the commercial people who leave their sprinklers on all the time.
    
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  - lrconsiderer on March 17, 2015 at 5:54 PM said:
    
    It’s frustrating when blame gets apportioned that way.
    
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  - Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 17, 2015 at 7:21 PM said:
    
    True!
    
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Cowboys and Crossbones on March 18, 2015 at 8:14 PM said:

Once again wishing I was your neighbor…! Sorry you’re blue but the sky matches your mood – and it’s a beautiful sky.

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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on March 18, 2015 at 8:42 PM said:
  
  And I just got back from shopping so all is right and good in my world now!!! But if you lived next door, you’d have lost your job by now. I’m a bad influence! “call in sick, there’s a sale today” kind of friend…
  
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