The Daily Bug

Thanks to all that posted in my previous entry. I've got some good suggestions for books to get at the library. I hope ya'll got some, too.

I'm going to have to redo at least one of those links after I get home tonight. It is old and no longer works. I slapped this up while I was eating lunch.

Ylee, my family on both sides were all in SC at the time but I don't think any of them lived in Charleston. Some were in and around Orangeburg, SC. The rest were all in the Upstate around Westminster and Clemson. Still, it was felt all over the state. Up and down the Eastern Seaboard and all the way to the Mississippi, for that matter. Just like folks here felt the New Madrid.

I've heard no stories about it, though. I might ask my Dad if he recalls ever hearing his grandparents mention anything about it. My grandparents weren't born yet or were only a year or two old at the time.

"Wabbit, Wabbit, Wabbit, everybody," said Elmer Fudd.

Thank you, Sandi. white rabbits back at you!

Twiggy still looks pretty good, doesn't she?

Ylee, yes, Sandi is quick. She's also about 5 hours ahead of us. That's how she gets her rabbits in before everyone else.

It is lovely outside today. I feel like a bug some kid has bunged into a Mason jar for show and tell.

Wouldja believe it was 67F outside this morning around 5:30? Downright chilly!

Happy Friday, everyone.

I am NOT liking that forecast track for Katia. A little too close for comfort.

Good morning!

Katia's track seems to be lifting a little more to the north. Fingers crossed for SC. Nail biting for NC and points north.

We may get some of Lee's rain on Tuesday. I sure wish he'd turned west, so that the parched folks in TX could have benefited more from the precip. They need it more than we do. Not that I want them to have a storm, with a capital S, but they are so hot and dry.

We don't have any specific plans for Labor Day activities except household and yard labor. Take advantage of the long weekend to do some chores that dont seem to get done on the normal 2 day weekends.

I'll be going over to visit my cousin this morning.

I need to decide what to do for dinner tomorrow and Monday. We 'catch as catch can' for meals on Saturdays. If you're hungry, fix a sandwich!

Hi, Sandi.

Enjoy your leftovers and then get settled back into your normal routine and diet. You've had a lot of company and richer foods lately.

It's a lovely 75F here this morning and the high is only supposed to be about 86F. If I can get my inside chores finished up, this is perfect weather for doing some of those much needed outside chores. Tomorrow is supposed to be about the same, except there's a possibility of rain. If I don't get to the yard today, I will, tomorrow.

Had a nice visit with my cousin yesterday. I hadn't been over for a few weeks. I was up at Dad's weekend before last and not feeling quite up to snuff last weekend.

I spent the rest of the day washing clothes, putting them out, bringing them in. Made a run to the grocer, as Hubby opted for a 'roast beast' with all the trimmings today.

Last night was BBC night again. It was back to Lark Rise to Candlefort, Sherlock Holmes, Last of the Summer Wine, etc. There had been a hiatus, while PBS was soliciting donatations and pledges to help keep them on the air. I understand the need but they interrupt their regular programming while it is going on.

Hi, Shore. Glad to see you're enjoying some really cool temps. That's almost chilly enough to break out the longjohns!

Sheesh..... I can't believe anyone would fall for a something like that. They tell you about these things all the time in the papers and on TV. What planet does that woman live on, that she's missed hearing about them? I'd never, EVER buy something from someone in a parking lot. Anything that sounds too good to be true, ISN'T.

Happy Labor Day, everyone.

I guess most folks will be out and about today for cookouts and other activities, if the weather is fine.

I'll be finishing up some household chores. Hubby is at work, though I think his day will be a short one.

We've got about a 50% possibility of afternoon/evening T-storms. I'm not sure if they will be courtesy of TD Lee or if they're just your general run-of-the-mill summer storms.

Lee is still be dumping lots of rain in the Deep South, with all the associated flooding issues.

Katia is chugging along out in the Atlantic. It looks like she will miss us (fingers crossed) but, if she doesn't make her forecasted turn north around Thursday, may impact the mid-Atlantic states. We'll just have to wait and see.

Yesterday's paper had another article on the 1886 Earthquake. Within the story there is a link to compare photos from then and now. Another link is to questions and answers with Norman Levine, a geology professor. I'm adding a link to the header.

Good for you, Sandi!

Don't you love it when you find something you like and it fits well. And in a smaller size?

It will look lovely, worn with a vest in white or a complementary color.

Hi, ylee.

We've gotten some rain, too. A little bit last night sometime in the wee hours and then some more this morning after I got to work. How much, I don't know. I'll have to check my gauge when I get home.

Busy, busy, busy today. Anytime we have a long weekend, the workload is heavier when we get back.

Hi, Sandi,

Doing a really quick zip through WU.

It never fails; anytime you've got leave planned, you get hit with an avalanche of unexpected work the last day or two.

I don't know if I'm coming or going.

I see we now have Maria on the Cape Verde Railway. It looks like Katia has made the turn away from SC and I am praying Maria follows the same route. I do NOT want to be dealing with her next week.

Gotta go say "hi" to Dad.

I need to put up a new entry before the weekend. Best think on it a bit. It won't be fancy. More of a chit chat blog for a bit.