Come on, Irene!

[greatbearmd]

In our continuing quest to exist among Mother Nature's temper tantrums, Jeff and I left Hillside around 3pm or so Saturday before the weather got nasty. We kept our eyes on various weather reports, keeping a minimal setup so we could hightail it out of there at a moment's notice. Instead, we had a leisurely drive back to Jeff's 'rents place to drop

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[mrdreamjeans]

It's good to hear that your home was virtually untouched by the storm. It actually sounds romantic ... camping in a trailer with the rain hitting the roof.

HUGS!

[greatbearmd]

I like it when we are all ensconced cozily in the trailer while the weather is unsuccessfully trying to dampen our good times. And, yeah, we made good on the "romantic" part as well. ;)

[notdefined]

Do you have a 50KW generator? :) Your talk of your vegetable garden makes me think of the one we had in Virginia. I miss picking a nice, ripe and warm tomato off of the vine and munching away right there in the garden. ::sigh::

[greatbearmd]

Actually, it's only 15kw. ;)

Mom used to have the awesomest gardens. It's taken a lot for me to tough up and basically invade what was her territory. Though I was always alongside of her helping, once I lost her, I swear I lost most of the knowledge she imparted to me. Actually, that is not so true, what I lost was her advice and breadth of knowledge, and the ability to ask her if I am doing things properly. That huge missing piece brings a lot of raw-edged hurt to this day. But I am managing, and improving.

[notdefined]

Gardening is always soothing to the soul, even when it is a pain in the arse. The idea of seeds, water and earth producing life giving vegetables just makes it all the more satisfying. It is also a way to connect with the past in a healthy and meaningful way.

[greatbearmd]

It is also frustrating, as the groundhog and stink bugs wrecked a lot of produce. Still, we managed to get a coupla good cantaloupes out, and we are in the midst of Tomatogeddon as our phenomenally productive tomatoes (Mom would be so proud, these ended up being the biggest producers ever grown here, at least 50 Romas per plant!) begin ripening in earnest. The heirloom varieties seem to be beset with splitting and rotting issues, unfortunately, but the good ones as well as the salvageable fruit taste incredible.

[bearquest]

Glad you had a safe journey home and your possessions, except for the garden, were not damaged by this monster storm. Take good care.

[greatbearmd]

As I was writing the entry, I got to see lots of serious devastation around the state. It was very bad, and by the (still) lost power for over 24 hours, it will take a while to get back to "normal."

[nebris]

You two are a credit to America. =)

xoxox
~M~

[greatbearmd]

We are two independent sorts that do things right IMO. I can't count on help to get things done, and I had to grow up at a very early age and be the man of the house. It has taught me well, and has been a huge blessing over the decades. I'm lucky in that respect, and my mom taught me to be very independent even as a preschooler. People could not let their kids do what we used to do back in our youth. All the constant supervision kids are required to have these days make them ill equipped for the nasty realities of today.

[erstexman]

If you can come through a hurricane with only a power outage and a destroyed vegetable garden you are doing pretty good. Those people up in New England with the flooding have it pretty bad, but hurricanes and mountains are never a good combination. We have had too many do major damage in western NC over the years.