(That is a Hurricane Ida picture)
These are the peak days of the season.
It's when everyone in the south begins
the dreaded "hurricane prep".
Our main concerns are food and water,
so we begin to stock up on
nonperishable food and gallons of water.
We southerners, usually wait until the "watch"
becomes a "warning" to begin in earnest.
That's when the stores put their most
wanted items front and center.
Having been through this drill
way too many times,
I try to begin in July.
Yes, I'm aware the season starts June 30,
but it almost never arrives with
a full-fledged storm and the stampede
to get water, food, batteries and gas
can be nerve rattling!
At our house, we keep a "hurricane
shelf" that has flashlights, candles,
matches and batteries.
We also get the gasoline containers ready,
because we have 2 generators that
use quite a bit of it.
In a garage storage area, we keep the food.
It's stuff like tuna, peanut butter,
powdered milk, cereal, ramen noodles,
Franco American pasta, and canned soup.
I don't forget instant coffee, creamer
canned meat products and crackers.
Oh, and snacks too!
Here's hoping we get a repeat
of last year with no terrible storms!
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Cucumber and Sweet Peppers
Eggplants
It's been either very rainy or really hot
so, the veggies aren't producing
very much.
😔
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My succulents are doing really good!
This little guy is blooming!
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Do you remember the summer days?
These are The Lennon Sisters Paper Dolls.
My sister had a set of these.
They were famous during the 1960's.
I had one of these.
It's a Mr. Machine!
He had a blue key wind up and he
rolled around on the floor
while opening his mouth
and making grinding gear
noises!
I loved it!
We played board games like,
Monopoly, Parchesi.
Checkers, Chutes and Ladders,
Canasta and Sorry.
We jumped rope and skated on
uneven sidewalks with our metal wheels.
We rode bikes till the mosquito truck
came at dusk and we had
to go inside.
We performed plays that I wrote,
and we practiced, but only one
person came to see us
on opening day.
We had a plastic 2 feet deep by 8 feet
pool that we splashed in until
it needed to be refilled.
My Mom wouldn't allow us
to get back in the water directly
after lunch, Ha!
We played our transistor radios
and a portable record player
to listen and sing along to the Beatles.
We'd save money to buy a 45
record that we played
over and over.
Those days were so uncomplicated,
and it seemed that the summer was
soooo long!
It was such a simple time.
I'm grateful for my sister and
the friends we had
that we experienced that together.
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I'm in the SALT corner!
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Bye August!
Even on dark days,
stand tall
and find the
sunshine!
💗💙💚
