Friday, September 06, 2019

Weathering the storm

We had needed rain and minor winds from Hurricane Dorian here in central NC, but for whatever reason our power went out at 2 a.m. and we were without it until close to noon today. The power company did some needed trimming back of limbs along the lines, restored our service, and hopefully after a day of sawing and shredding we are now set for the rest of the hurricane season and beyond.

I had water in my storm jugs, tubs filled for flushing toilets, and while our hand pump for the well is not yet here, the knowledge that it’s on the way was a comfort. I filled troughs and water buckets at the barn and I have my water storage tank in the feed room as a back-up.



Meanwhile, there was a lot of porch sitting while monitoring the hurricane’s progress and today as we waited for power to come back. One of us made a very nice picture sitting in the porch chair.



I hope everyone is safe and would love especially to hear from Calm Forward Straight when she gets the chance! 

6 comments:

Grey Horse Matters said...

Good to hear you’re doing okay. Clementine is adorable. I’m hoping you hear from CFS. I worry about her. I just got caught in some rain bringing horses in. I’m in charge of farm and herd while J. Is in Northumberland on an archeological dig. They found a skeleton today of a woman. Interesting.

billie said...

Wow - would so love to hear about that dig!! Take care of your gorgeous herd until J gets home. (know you will, of course!)

Grey Horse Matters said...

She found another woman today and sent pictures. It kind of creeps me out but she loves that kind of stuff. They're digging by an old monks abbey/monastery which was supposedly sacked by the vikings. It's interesting history.

billie said...

Wow. That sounds fascinating - what an interesting thing for J to be doing! Also, CFS and all animals are safe. Whew!

Grey Horse Matters said...

Happy to hear all are safe by her.

billie said...

Yes! I can send you more info via email.