General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I Lean today? Chat with friends, newcomers always welcome....come sit a spell!, 1 by WormsLovSharon

WormsLovSharon wrote:
I am sitting on my back patio but sitting on my couch which is a different area than where I normally sit. Where I normally sit there is an umbrella tipped over and laying over on a chair. Also have another umbrella tipped over in the garden area and about 6 pots of plumerias. Had a cooler weather front move in over the night which brought cooler temperatures but gusts of wind up to 50mph. I took the dogs for their walk this morning and we went for a long walk. Close to an hour. Temps are in low 80s and that is just about winter. BTW, my patio is probably 150\' long and has three different sitting areas before it wraps around the house and wraps around the pool. I do need to skim the pool but thought I would wait until the wind died down It is still windy but I am pretty protected here on the patio.

Dianne, so sorry you had a bad night of sleep. I went to sleep at 11and woke up at 8am. I heard the wind, rolled over, wrapped my soft blanket around my neck and went right back to sleep. I slept until 11:15. I was shocked. Dogs and one cat were all asleep right by me. But I do take a sleeping aide.

There was a whole gutter full of leaves from the trees is the gutter in front of my home. And the home next door. I got out my rake and broom and dust pan and swept up the leaves. Perfect food for my compost pile. I am sure my neighbors were astonished I was cleaning the gutter but after 19 years they should be used to me and my behavior. I also cleaned all of my neighbor\'s pine tree needles off of my driveway and flowerbed. They shade my property beautifully so I do not mind cleaning up the pine needles.

I am going to make me some zucchini fritters for dinner. Saw some on Facebook the other day and have been wanting some ever since. But I had to buy some zucchini.

Betty, have a great trip and a fun time. Linda, looks like you are going to get some of this storm and looks like you might get some rain. We just got the cooler temps and high winds.

Photo is the pine needles on my driveway.