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Into The Eye

Ok, not really. I am flying to Mexico to rescue mom. Or at least have some fun with her for a couple of days. Her last few days have been so unbelievably stressful, I can’t stand it if one more thing goes wrong and she’s alone lugging that suitcase around. But more on that later.

Dean’s pathetic eye is now over the Yucatan somewhere, down to a cat 1. Which is nothing to sneeze at. I’m now in the ATL airport where they have free wireless in Concourse E. They have free wireless in San Juan Santamaria International Airport, . . . → Read More About Into The Eye

Wilma Survivors

Welcome to Wilma World

"How did you do in the storm?" is the phrase around town. Everyone is asking, everyone is telling. The story of our lives is now told in two distinct sections: B.W. (Before Wilma) and A.W. (After Wilma). We are currently a town of very very tired people, some of us still completely overwhelmed. It’s looking like many households will be for awhile. For every clean-up task you complete, four more appear. It’s pretty daunting.

But everyone is putting one foot in front of the other. I ran into my . . . → Read More About Wilma Survivors

Overwhelmed by Wilma

Hello everyone,

New town is a wreck and Pollyanna is in a coma. Neighbors have piled their belongings on the sidewalk. All of their belongings: carpets, sofas, appliances, dressers, mattresses, pictures, boxes of stuff. Cars line the streets, cars that used to run. It ain’t pretty. We are pretty overwhelmed here, just beginning to assess the damage. People are tired. I am tired just looking at it and I have nothing in the street except a mattress.

Today is Saturday 10/29. You see streets and streets lined with people’s stuff. It wears on a body. My neighborhood behind . . . → Read More About Overwhelmed by Wilma

Wilma’s Wake Update

The next morning…

Driving to Waterworld…

Good morning! We are headed home, 7am and 40degrees here in north Florida. FREEZING. Found out late yesterday that our house did flood so we have to race home and dry out before the mold sets in. Thank God it’s cold!

Our CBS house is waaaaay out in newtown behind Publix: a perfect shot for the water coming over N Roosevelt out of the bay! My friend Dave walked thru and said it looks like about 4″ . . . → Read More About Wilma’s Wake Update

Wilma’s Wake

Newsletter written just after Hurricane Wilma landed…

You’ve got good news and bad news…

Wilma blew into town right after we blew out so we missed the excitement. Now we are missing 24-48 hours of no electricity and water up to our eyeballs. Wish I were there. I’ve spoken to a few friends. The flooding is deep and far inland, more than we’ve seen in 30 years.

And that’s the bad news. Jason . . . → Read More About Wilma’s Wake

The Truth About Rita

Newsletter written the morning after Hurricane Rita slid by… Lovely Rita skims Key West

So many of you called and emailed worried for our safety, for your property, asking were we ok. My mother in law was beside herself due to the media coverage. We told her to turn off the TV. The power was out for 8 hours, but the breeze was cool and the generator kept the fridge cold. Of course, we had to eat the ice cream . . . → Read More About The Truth About Rita

A Mighty Wind

Newsletter written during Hurricane Dennis…

Dennis who?

The wind, she’s a blowing! Dennis is down to Category 2 and is sliding right by us. The wind is pretty unbelievable, whipping past the windows. We have our shutters down with the windows cracked to let in air, lost electricity about 9:30 or so last night. Trying to write this before the battery on my computer quits! The boys (Hal, Mo, Ryan and Uncle Brian) and Aunt Peg played poker by candlelight till about midnight. I was up till about 2am . . . → Read More About A Mighty Wind

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