Saturday, August 27, 2011

Preparing for Irene

 

Everyone has their own emergency preparedness list, and we of course are no exception. With Hurricane Irene expected to arrive here early tomorrow morning, we spent most of the day working on our list, which included:

Get the boat out of the water
and into the Boat Yard

Assemble emergency kit: flashlights, battery-operated
clock, converter, and helmets (in case of tornado)


Cook up a giant pan of pasta sauce with the
vegetables and spices we harvested

Clean gutters

Clear the back yard of tools and toys
Tie down what can't be stored in the sheds or indoors.
Lower the level of the pond 8-10" in case of flooding. 
Wouldn't want to have Koi flopping around in the front yard.

flip the glass-topped deck table and tie it to the rail

And finally, purchase slice and bake cookie dough...because one can  never have enough, of course.


4 much apprecitated comments from readers!:

Great-Granny Grandma

Thanks for visiting my blog and giving me an opportunity to visit you back. Hope you did not suffer any storm damage. Looks like you did a great job preparing for it.

InventingLiz

Hope you all weathered the storm with minimum damage!

Nicolle

Have thought of you often over the last couple of days. Update us when you can. I hope all is well!

Veronica Lee

I read in the newspapers that Irene wasn't the monster as expected. So glad for that and happy that you are all safe.