The Witching Hour Blaze

[tinhuviel]

Shortly after midnight, I was rudely awakened by Aunt Tudi urging me to get up, get dressed, and get our water hose hooked up, I needed to go wet the privacy fence in the back yard to keep the fire burning in the trailer park from spreading to us. I flew out of bed and zig-zagged to and fro before I got my bearings and rushed outside. By the time

Comments

[tinhuviel]

You can say that again, sister.

[waterdawg]

I hope the remaining pieces look better than the pre-fire eyesore...

There are plenty of those eyesores around here & what amazes me is that people live in some of them...

[tinhuviel]

Mr. Grizzle would still be over there if he hadn't been removed by the authorities. He's the reason why I have so many cats now. He came with like a dozen cats and just set them loose on the hill. They were sick and hungry, so there you go.

[waterdawg]

grrrrr.... Yea I'm part of that animal club - 4 cats, 2 horses, 2 dogs - all rescues... only two I actually *picked*

I wish I knew who dumped them all - I'd like time alone for a very needed beating...

[beechelfromhell]

how scary - glad ya'll are okay.

[tinhuviel]

Thanks. It's times like this that make me wish I'd had a bag of marshmallows and a 20-foot fire-proof stick.

Question from Nosey Me

[janalyson]

If that was Tudi, what was it she had since 1997 that she was gonna give to someone (you?)? You can hear it at the end of the video.

Re: Question from Nosey Me

[tinhuviel]

It was a magic marble kaleidescope that she bought for Blake in 1997. During that time, he and his mom (my cousin Johnna) were in a transitional period, and he asked Aunt Tudi to hold the toy for him until he was better settled. He's always been a wise child. He's 15 or 16 years old now and was as thrilled to see the kaleidescope as he was when Aunt Tudi gave it to him 11 years ago. A sentimental moment smack dab in the middle of a destructive nightmare.

How sweet.

[janalyson]

Thanks for sharing that.