*Taken by Bonnie DeMoss in Bryson City, NC.
Whew! Daylight is finally breaking through! My posts have been few and far between because of retiring, moving, trying to get organized, and my new Small Press Editor position with Historical Novels Review. I really hope things are back closer to normal now!
I have lots of books to catch up on. I just reviewed about ten for HNR, which will be posted on or after October 1st. I have a trip to Connecticut coming up on October 8th to watch my grandkids for a week. They are moving there this weekend. Other than that my schedule should be so much more open now that I’m retired. The best thing about retirement so far: I can nap whenever I want!
And, like many of you, I’m probably going to experience some backlash from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. I’m in the mountains of North Carolina, but lost power is a possibility, as well as fallen trees. We’ve filled up a barrel with water to flush the toilet with if the power goes out. We’ve also got extra drinking water and plenty of food. We hope everyone gets through this okay and we’re praying for NO damage or injuries.
If you are in the path of the hurricane, we are praying for you!!! Lord, please keep everyone safe from this hurricane! In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
If you haven’t had to evacuate, then hunker down and stay safe!
Stay safe, Bonnie. Keep peddling the charger, Doug (got a kick out of that – what a cool contraption!). And enjoy your trip to Connecticut! xoxo
That is a cool little contraption. I do have a normal boring generator that runs on gas. Lol.
I hope you suffer no Ill effects from the hurricane!
I hope so too. Our part of NC may be in for some flooding but I’m high enough up I’m more worried about falling trees.
Falling trees are a big worry during bad weather.
I hope this one will not be as bad as predicted (Category 4). Keep safe!
Thanks! I hope so too.
Stay safe and enjoy your retirement. xo
Thanks Darlene!
Stay safe! I have a number of friends in different danger zones. This one is going to be bad.
Thank you!
I hope you don’t get hit too hard, Bonnie. 🙏 It seems that you’ll get some heavy rain, at least. Have a good time with your grandkids. đź’–
Stay safe Bonnie!
I hope you are safe!
I hope y’all made it out the other side of the hurricane safe. We got so high winds which knocked down a lot of trees in our yard. We have some damage to our vehicles and the power was out all of Friday. All in all I’m grateful because it totally could have been worse.
Our town, Bryson City, NC, is better off than a lot of other towns after the storm. We lost cell service and there was some flooding in the areas around the river, but we’re doing ok. No damage at our place. The gas stations are all out of gas, though, and most of the businesses that are open are cash only. We gassed up before the storm, and we have plenty of food and water. We got our cell service back yesterday. Asheville and other towns to the east of us were just slammed. There are 1000 people missing in that area, and I think over 30 confirmed deaths. Some towns, like Swannanoa, are destroyed or almost destroyed. Pray for Western Carolina and Northeast Tennessee.