Our community, while within a mile of an inland bay in southern Delaware (the Indian River Bay) is several feet above sea level and our home is 32 feet above sea level, so we were not worried about water and were intending to stay here during the hurricane. Our worry was wind and trees possibly coming down on the house (since we had that happen two years ago). However, the governor issued an order that all those living within a certain area had to evacuate and we were in that area. So......after calling several hotels and not finding one within a reasonable distance with a vacancy, we were lucky enough to find people from our church to shelter us for two nights. We then got together with a few others from our church who live near to them and we kept our minds off the storm by having a hurricane party. I will probably post some photos of that eventually. We had to be out of the house for 48 hours...could have come back sooner but a driving ban was in effect (and if you drive during that and have an accident, your car insurance doesn't have to pay...who knew?)
Anyway....we came home to find NO damage, thankfully, but a messy yard strewn with branches and pine cones. But...we aren't complaining since many were much less fortunate. Also, we had no major power losses in this area, which was also wonderful. Thanks to all of you who were thinking of us and praying for us. I truly appreciate that.
So.....after helping hubby clean up the mess yesterday and also catching up on my typing job, today I tried to get some "normalcy" back in my life and went to the local quilt shop and then made a cute little change purse with two pockets. It is an Atkinson Design pattern and is pictured here. It was a quick project and turned out nice. It is to be a gift for a friend, but I think I will make more as it was fun and easy. That friend sometimes reads my blog, so if she does, she will then be surprised when this is given to her!
