Wednesday, July 7, 2021

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Gentle Readers . . . and Maxwell,

Try not to be shocked: It didn't rain Tuesday. We even saw the sun for a few hours. I'd forgotten what it looked like.

 Tropical Storm Elsa should arrive in a few hours and stay all day. I hope she departs quickly on Thursday.

Here's Lake Junebug at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. It's a big improvement over the video I took on Sunday. The pump, which I circled, has been working steadily. 







I can go down the deck steps to the concrete without getting my feet wet. 

I've put away the pump for now and will get it out again when Elsa has passed. I'll try to get another photo of the backyard at the same time Wednesday so we can make a comparison.














In addition to all the fun items I ordered on Prime Day, I also placed more practical orders with Amazon and other companies having sales. 

My emergency weather radio no longer worked, so I replaced it.

If I keep this little guy turned on, he'll automatically provide alerts about urgent matters. He also has a flashlight (the bright light coming from his bottom in the photo) and a horn I can blast that's so loud it frightened all three of us when I tested it. I doubt I'll use that, but I will keep him close.

All of my gadgets are charged. We expect high winds and heavy rains.










I'll enjoy this addition to my kitchen:

I now have two of these Mason Jar drinking glasses with glass straws––that's right, glass! No plastic to add to the world's garbage pile. 

This one is filled with my favorite drink, Diet Pepsi and lemon, but if I should decide to switch to a margarita, the lid makes me less likely to spill when I'm tipsy.









I have plenty of clean water in the house and enough to eat.

See you post-Elsa!

Infinities of love,

Janie Junebug

29 comments:

  1. Stay safe!!!! Lat thing you need is more water.

    I also suggest getting them cakes back in for you know "just in case emergencies"!!!! I did comment on the last post but I think blogger is acting up....

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    1. Blogger has been acting up. I'll write about it.

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  2. Here's to Elsa coming and leaving in peace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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  3. I hope that Elsa's visit is very, very short. Take care.

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  4. Hope Elsa is a big disappointment and brings no excitement. But, glad you’re ready.

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    1. Nothing serious has ever happened to me during a storm, but I always hear about people who don't have power for long periods of time.

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  5. Bravo for the glass straws. Perhaps others will take the hint.

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    1. I LOVE the glass straws. I'm going to see if I can buy them separately.

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  6. For some reason my comments aren't showing up. Or they went to spam.

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  7. First off ...stay safe and dry and kick Elsa' as.
    She's expected to be at my house early tomorrow morning.

    Secondly, Goddess love you for the glass straws and not adding to the plastic nightmare of the globe!

    xoxo

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    1. I'd never heard of glass straws before. They're great.

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  8. Stay safe and dry! And tipsy on margaritas!

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  9. Wow! You are prepared. I hope your yard doesn't get flooded badly. I love that jar with the cover and glass straw! Be thinking of you! love and hugs

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  10. Stay safe. Sounds like you are well prepared.

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  11. Ugh. Stay dry.

    I like the new radio! I love that it provides emergency info automatically - downright superheroish.

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    1. This radio is much nicer than the last one I had, and it wasn't very expensive.

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  12. I love that Mason Drinking Jar. Very cool.
    Hope you don't get too much rain.
    Hugs

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  13. You are prepared, and especially Yay for the glass straw.

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  14. Clean water and enough to eat! What a blessing that is!

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