Stormy Week

This week we've had two major storms, both with wind gusts higher than 40 mph. The total accumulation was about 2-3 inches each day. I think this is what the parents of my friend, Stormy, meant when they named her Stormy after she was born in October...

The first storm was on Tuesday, the same night that Gary Puckett (without his Union Gap of 70's fame...) and Juice Newton were performing at Kayhi (local name for the high school at the bottom of our street). Robert and I went down to see them in the middle of the storm. The wind and rain were both whipping so hard that at times it felt like we'd be mowed down. We both had on raincoats, boots, and rain pants, so we were nice and warm and dry when we arrived. (I had tucked several plastic grocery bags in my coat to stow the wet gear during the concert.) The performance was great. Ol' Gary may be 65, but he can still belt them out!

Ironically, I really like this weather. I feel justified in staying home and working without the temptation to go out. Although, the other day, it began to clear, so I jumped up from my computer, put on my raincoat (just in case - I'm learning...) and took off down the steep hill that our house is on and an even steeper hill into town at the very bottom of the hill. There's a store there - Rain Forest Crafts which has yarn and fabric among other crafty type things, and I'd been wanting to check it out. But the time I was finished with my purchase - maybe 15 minutes, another deluge had began.

I had no rain pants or boots on, but in the spirit of the Last Frontier, I continued to the Safeway across the street, picked up a couple of items for dinner and then set off back up the hill. By the time I got home I was SOAKED. My jeans were dripping and my shoes were sopped. The top third of me was fine - I'd been covered with a raincoat and a hood. Lesson learned - never venture anywhere without rain pants and boots even if it looks like a picture-perfect sunny day.