Stormy Weather...Soon...

It's a perfect, sunshiny, blue sky day in

East Tennessee today.

Hard to believe we will probably

be dealing with the remains of 

Hurricane Florence

on Sunday and Monday.

Our local forecast is rain,

some wind, rain and more rain.

I have now lived in my little

cape cod for fifteen months.

I have a huge basement,

which has not flooded since I have

been here.

But my neighbor Sue tells me

it did once flood several years ago.

So,

I am enough worrier to worry about that.

I know what dealing with a 

flooded basement is like.

My big concern is that I am storing 

all my sister Nancy's 

furniture and home goods 

while she is a care giver of our parents.

So I have a very full basement.

On my To Do list today or tomorrow

is to get everything I can 

raised a bit off the floor.

Just in case...

Fun road trip last weekend.

M was visiting and we drove

to Wise, Virginia and visited

The Mountain Rose Vineyard.

Located about a hour away,

the vineyard is located

atop a mountain.

The drive was twisty and curvy.

But once we arrived we were rewarded

with a bucolic and pretty winery.

We had a tasting of several wines

and explored their small shop.

The vines for the concord grapes 

were open for "cutting your own."

Since I have never cut grapes,

I had to give it a try.

After a very short while

I had a nice bucket full 

to take home.

They taste as good as they look!

Godspeed for everyone 

who has already been, or will be affected

by the hurricane.

The Porch is Finished!

I have actually been enjoying it

since mid July.

All the work was completed then,

except for the arrival

of a new door from the living room

onto the porch.

That got installed last Monday.

 So nice to see this summer's project

come to completion.

 This stone kitty, 

who actually belongs to my sister Nancy,

has found a corner for herself

for the time being.

I brought my porch furniture

up from the basement, 

where it has been waiting patiently. 

It used to grace the front porch 

of my Pine Street house.

I made new cushion covers

from an outdoor fabric

with a fun and colorful bird motif.

I love this sheep, but until the porch,

could not find a place for it inside the house.

So, it's very nice to now be

able to find a home for it.

What would a porch be without

a swing?

As I said earlier, I've been enjoying

the porch since mid July.

My favorite time is early in

the morning, watching my street

come to life as I have my first cup of coffee.

I think it almost looks as though it has always been there!

Now, time to start planning

for next year's

home improvement project...