So what WOULD you take with you, if you had to evacuate?

[katequicksilvr]

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[anonymous]

I remember that incredibly gorgeous shadow in the Scout painting---and how much I loved and was moved by the whole thing. And your sketch of J sleeping is one of my absolute faves, too. I would grab the family photos and my sketchbooks and journals after I'd made sure that Pearl Kitty and Abby were taken care of.
Xoxo,
Xoxa

[katequicksilvr]

Hello Miss Xoxa! If I had time for a more leisurely pack, I expect I'd go for the photos, too--they're just so all OVER the place, here!

And thank you, those two are two of my very favorite sketches too--that was the 5-10% of the time that the angels guide my hand, I think!

[kraehe]

Great drawing! They look different when they sleep, don't they?

Oh, let's see... the old family fiddle; my knitting (so I'd have something to DO and wouldn't go nuts); my favorite mug. I have a new knife that I think is going to become a favorite (I made the sheath & am very pleased with the results).

The other stuff is obvious, like my laptop, a good blanket, etc., but it's not quite so personal.

[katequicksilvr]

Ooooh, I forgot about teh knife and sheath I made. Yes, that too...

I'll bet you would need that fiddle! It's a treasure...I guess I'd want my grandfather's magifying glass, too...

And thank you, yes, I love the sleeping drawings--I've done a lot of those. He's beautiful.

[anonymous]

Hi kate, great thoughts and one we should probably think of more often. Okay, I'm with the sketchkits, journals, my reference books (all of them?) and a few things that I really treasure, like my quilts (I'm not losing all that work!), andn most definitely my laptop.

Thanks for throwing this out for thought.

TeriC

[katequicksilvr]

Hi Teri! Well, it's helped me to focus for a lot of years--I do it occasionally to kind of take stock.

And if I had handmade quilts, they'd have been on my list too!

What I'd Take

[anonymous]

Like you, after those I love, and after composing such a list for use during hurricane season, I'd take my grandchildren's journals that I've created, photographs!!!!!, important papers, my sketch journals, computer files, books and articles I've written, workshop outlines I've done, and as much computer gear as I could along with art supplies!!!!

Lin

Re: What I'd Take

[katequicksilvr]

Hi Miss Lin! Oh, yes, those journals of your grands is a MUST.

Funny how the list adjust with the scenario we imagine--in hurricane season it's not so imaginary, there!

Here, tornados are much quicker and allow a lot less preparation time. Usually we know if conditions exist that would make one possible, or if they've occurred in the area, so at that point I put the cat carrier, the field kit, and the journal by the basement door. If I hear sirens, I grab kitties and run, if it really looks bad...

[anonymous]

I definitely wouldn't leave this hunky guy behind!

[katequicksilvr]

Don't plan to. Marrying him next month!*G*