Well, we are back in hurricane season. Seems like Flo was just here and now we're hosting Dorian.
David and Brenda did not come up because of the uncertainty of Dorian in Florida. Turns out, it was a non event for them, which is good.
Our phones went off very early this morning--I think it was 5 something, with news that we were under a hurricane warning/alert. Good to know at 5 a.m., in the dark.
It has been raining all day with bursts of wind coming through. It's also been very dark all day. We spent the morning taking the lanai apart and covering the furniture. The generator is on our front porch ready and waiting, just in case.
It hasn't been all Dorian doom and gloom. Yesterday, we did some running around to get extra gas and a few other things. We stopped at the Vet's office because Tony won a prize. They had a towel drive--bring in your old towels for the Vet tech's to use in the back and enter a drawing. Tony's name was pulled and he got some cute stuff. Dixie got a new stuffed animal and a backpack, we got plastic glasses for the beach, some coffee cups and Tee shirts. The best prize was another "dot" to hook up to Alexa, our "personal assistant." We can keep this one on the lanai and not have to pull the other one out of the living room when we want to listen to music. Ah, the ultimate in lazy!
And so, there is nothing more we can do but wait. Dorian is about 85 miles away from Wilmington (as of 5:30 p.m.) and moving north. We have Dixie's medicine on hand and hope to get through this quickly.
I have added photos to show our new decorating style, ala Dorian:
This was the sunset a few days ago
The animals have a sense about storms....
Tony, Dixie and their Vet Loot!
I can't wait to see her play with the cow
No more relaxing lanai--we have the furniture covered, the grill is inside and the rocking chairs from the front porch are holding things down, as well as weights, tables and other heavy stuff!
The rain started early
And has been steady all day
We took the flowers down
And put the generator up...
By the time the storm is over, this will look like a
swimming pool, not a down spout
Dixie was quite annoyed that we took her lanai bed apart....
So, she fixed it in the dining room! OK, maybe Tony helped
My tea cart is upside down in the living room
with all of the lanai stuff on it
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