Diane’s Musings

For the first time in a long time (2003 was Isabelle who was a minor Cat 1 hurricane - although she created a lot of flooding) that we've had a serious hurricane.  Irene is a big girl - and packing a wallop - she's going to be a Cat 3 at the Outer Banks and could be a Cat 2 when it get to us - much more than we've had in this century!

The backyard has been picked up - the porch is clean - the garbage goes out tomorrow and then the cans go in the garage - the loose fence sections have been securely tied to the posts - the storm windows have all be lowered on the east facing windows - water and food are ready.

There's a generator in the garage that's never been used - tomorrow we will fill the gas can for it - and keep our fingers crossed that we won't need it.

I'm hoping that Sunday afternoon the sun will come out (it's definitely going to be humid!!), the lights will be on, the A/C will be humming along and all this will be over.