Aftermath of Hurricane Irene

Just a short post. . . .Hurricane Irene passed through New Jersey. . .we made it through the major part of the storm only to lose power at 2:45PM yesterday.

The flooding is horrendous. . . there is only 1 way in and one way out of our town (at least as of 8AM today).

I'm at work where there is power. . . .but it may be another 2 days or more before the power is back on at home. It is so frustrating because the road right behind us has power; guess we are just on the "lucky" side of town for both sewer and electricity.

Guess we will be losing what is in the freezer. . .but the house is still standing; we were not flooded out (like houses just a couple of streets up from us); and, when we did leave the house yesterday to help out my parents Mr. Books & I decided to take the furbaby. . . so if we hadn't been able to get home at least she was with us.

I'll be back when I can. . . .


In peace and pieces,

Just popping in for a short note

Well, we've made it through the restoration of the basement after the sewer flood of May.

What a mess!  The emergency clean up crew that were called in by our insurance company would not have been in our "top 3" list of great experiences (actually they probably wouldn't have made it into our "top 10" list either.  But we didn't have a say as we were out of town when everything happened.

However, the company that did the restoration (putting up new walls, painting, installing new carpeting, etc.) were excellent.  We can't say enough good things about them. . . . so, if you are in NJ and need a recommendation after water damage (or any need of restoration assistance) let me know privately. . . . .I'd be happy to share their information.

The Pack Rat unit is out of the driveway & we are now able to use it for our cars again.  Yippee!!!

Needless to say, not much has been done as far as my crafting life. . . . but I did finish a shawl and a scarf --- I'll post pictures later.

My lunch time reading continues on. . . . I'm up to 20 books for this year so far (and I'm half-way through #21).  Pretty good pace, if I do say so myself.

The basement needs to be organized (AGAIN) now that we have all the boxes back down there. . . .and we have re-located the short arm to what (I hope) will be a more productive place for it.

Stay tuned. . . . . . .


In peace and pieces,