I am allergic to latex and then with the stress of the hurricanes, I have developed a horrible case of the hives!  I've actually never had hives before.  It has spread to over half my body beginning on my abdomen and spreading down my arms, my back and starting now down the tops of my legs.  It doesn't hurt, but itches like crazy and I want to ( Read more... )

So good to be home ( Read more... )

I've got a few more things to pick up in front and back yards.  Everything was back in place after Helene, and now Milton!   We decided we are going to stay put.  In our little cul-du-sac of nine houses most of us are staying.  We will go to daughter Tracy's house if need be.   Second time in 50 years that I am concerned/worried/scared about a ( Read more... )

We in Florida are all watching TS Milton, soon to become a hurricane.   As of right now we are directly in the projected path when it makes landfall, but things can change.  Supposed to make landfall Wednesday as a cat 3.   

My old friends are back!  When I walk down to get the mail each night I always look at the trees across the street to see if the osprey mates are there.  Lots of times I would hear their familiar chirp, chirp, chirp, but they must have been in another place hidden from my sight because I haven't seen them in many weeks.   Recently, I happened to ( Read more... )

It's been a busy week with doctor appointments and cleanup, etc. so not much time to write.   The TV news, photos and videos taken tell the story ( Read more... )

3 p.m. Thursday - It’s about to get a little bit crazier here.  Helene has just been deemed a Cat 3 hurricane.  Her eye is about 120 miles directly west of us in the Gulf, still heading for the panhandle and Tallahassee.  It is supposed to get a lot worse from suppertime and on into the evening.  Our area, about 40 miles below Tampa, is under ( Read more... )

Most all of Florida is preparing for Hurricane Helene.  It is supposed to impact where we are (west central coast below Tampa) tomorrow with lots of rain and winds, but the eye is predicted to make landfall in the panhandle late Thursday as a Cat 3.  Here is a site that gave an update at about noon today, September 25.  https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/ ( Read more... )

Late this afternoon I went for a little ride around the loop.   The sky was getting dark and I knew it would probably rain soon, but I didn’t think we’d get the down pour that we did.


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Tonight about 8:30 I walked out to get the mail. The first thing I saw was this huge cloud directly over my head. I know it looks like it is in front of me, but it was not!   It seemed so close that if I reached up I would touch it or that it was going to come down and envelope/crush me. I stood at the edge of the oak tree with camera in hand, ( Read more... )