Stormy Hodgepodge

Here we are after that nasty Hurricane Irma. We were lucky, even though she was still strong as she moved into the Charleston area. Flooding, wind damage, lost docks and boats...and we were just on the outer bands of the thing. Here at our house, we were fine and never even lost power which is a miracle since Mother is here and is still on oxygen. Others were not so lucky. It seems the next one will go out to sea and I hope that's just what he does. I hate those things. 

But I love the Hodgepodge! And that's what we're here for today! Let's get started!

1. Is a picture worth a thousand words? Sometimes. Elaborate. Well, there's this:

That's NashvilleDaughter on the left and her big sister on the right. I love this picture. 

2. Have you ever driven any part of the Pacific Coast Highway? Nope. If so what was your favorite stop? If not, is this sort of trip on your bucket list? I do enjoy road trips but the west coast is not on my bucket list. Although, I would enjoy visiting Alaska or the Vancouver area. 

3. How do the changing seasons affect you? Other than hay fever? I love moving out of summer into fall and fall into winter and the nostalgia they evoke. As the seasons change do you find yourself looking more forward or backward? I do become quite nostalgic when fall arrives. The same with winter. Which season-season transition bothers you most? To be honest, they all bother me. Why do you suppose that is? It's due to the hay fever which, in my case, is not limited to one season. I'm also especially bothered by the transition from spring to summer because I know the oppressive heat is coming and hurricane season. But I do appreciate all the seasons, even summer. 

4. It's your birthday and you get to pick the dinner menu. What are we having? Probably Chinese take out unless someone wants to go to Fleet Landing in which case I'll have one of everything on the menu. Do you ever lie about your age? I'll take the 5th on this one. 

5. What's a life lesson you've learned recently? If we all threw our problems in a big pile, we'd grab our own back straight away. Maybe because our problems don't seem so bad when compared to others and maybe because there's a sort of comfort with our own problems.  

6.  Insert your own random thought here. Hurricane Irma packed way more of a punch to the Charleston area than I thought she would. Of course, it was nothing compared to Florida but we did have flooding and a couple of tornadoes that touched down not to mention the wind damage to homes all over the county. Hurricanes are scary storms and I am not a fan, no one is. I'm almost to the point that,  should another one hit us, I'm out. Moving. Changing my address. Every June-November we hope a hurricane won't come our way. Hugo was more than enough for me. I'm glad Irma is gone and I'm joining everyone in saying, "NO WAY, JOSE!" Please continue to keep Texas, Florida, Georgia, and SC in your thoughts and prayers. And let's hope we've seen the last of the hurricanes for the next hundred years at least. 

The following pictures were taken by local photographer, Mic Smith. You can visit his website here.  I think he did a good job of showing how utterly stupid people can be during a hurricane. 

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