I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

It's always difficult to weigh the probabilities against the possibilities when it comes to a weather event.  Yesterday we in southern Ontario were under a tornado watch and I was glued to the weather channel, wondering if I should bring in the deck furniture and the potted plants!  Or if we should all hang out in the basement until it was over.  So.......it finally rained, heavily, and the lightning was like nothing I've ever seen before, but no tornado.

All this to say that the weather folks would rather us over-prepared than under-prepared, and hurricanes are notoriously unpredictable -- losing speed, changing direction etc.  So, let's hope that Irene goes out to sea where she can dissipate respectably, and everyone can enjoy their vacations, save their fruits and veggies, and maintain electrical power! 

'Morning all. 

Rosemary - when I see (domestic) kitties I think are sweet, I call them litties - or littie lats - even if they are sizeable felines such as yours. And I think others have caught on - lol! 

Barbara, hang in there. I hope you slept a bit more last night. 

HL - Hope that YOU slept well too and are a bit more comfortable.

If I ever join FB I think I will do it as a lioness. I still might get friend requests from other plains dwellers, but, oh well.... 

Morning Everybody!

Ang .. so sorry your trip has been canceled.  Maybe we'll get lucky and Irene will turn east and miss the Outer Banks.

Barbara .. glad you were able to sleep last night .. know you have a grueling day of travel ahead of you today.  Going from the west coast to the east coast is a hard trip, as I've done it many times.  I've even had two layovers in the past, which made it even worse.  

Jancie .. good luck at the horse show!!

Athena .. I think there's room for a lioness on FB!

Sewingnut ... That Ohio storm did blow through here last night, and it was a doozy!  The house was rattling from all the thunder and lightning.  We sure did need the rain! 

I'm on my way to Roanoke today to have lunch with my sis.  Yay for me!  Can't wait to show her the pics of our weekend at NOTL.

Hope everyone has a good day,

Bren

Cover Girl Anne!!  Way to go! 

I'm on hurricane evacuation duty today so will be gone from 1:30 to 8 or 9.  My Aunt lives on the Delaware coast and my Mom on the Chesapeake Bay.  We're more inland so they'll stay with us.  Hurricane Party!

Yeah, Hurricane parties - we have a friend here who lives "off the grid" in a wonderful big house - so we can all go there - not as much fun as it is in the Ice Storms - she has a huge masonary wood burning stove - but still fun. And flushable toilets   Tho with expected 10 inches of rain, 100 mph wind gusts - will wait til the trees have done their "dancing" b4 venturing out!  Seems the "eye" of Irene will be going directly over western MA - so our "danger" will be falling trees, which are a bit easier to avoid than tidal surges!!!!  Hope all on Coast are battened down if they're staying.

Anne ... our very own celebrity pinup girl!!! 

E ... don't you live close to that wonderful cake place?  I think Mom and Aunt should buy you one of those cakes as rent. 

Barbara ... glad your 'hell week' is almost over

Sending hugs to Libby ... this has got to be the hardest part going on right now. 

Actually, WR, we have a lady in town who does dress up like that every day -- to the post office, to the grocery store, to the liquor store.  She is always colour-co-ordinated though!

My fault, Pony -- I told everyone to come dressed for comfort.  it was a hot day -- too hot for sparkles! 

Actually, Linda, you told us what we wanted to hear. I don't own anything glitzy, not even close to trying out to be a fashion icon, and am quite happy with life that way.

I wore lipstick once. It wore off even without a trip over the Falls.

And I always thought the whole point of Freaky Town was that there were no rules.  How disappointing to hear that you must be a fashion conformist even there.  

Well .. I confess to being a girly girl.  I did my nails and toes before my lumpectomy.  I think I even wore foundation makeup and blush .. but no mascara!

Pony .. I love San Fransciso ... great city!

Lassie .. You crack me up!

Anne ... Can't wait to see your calendar.

Had a wonderful lunch with my sis .. she's great fun.

It's starting to cloud up here, but we only have a 30% chance of rain, so I think Irene is going to scoot east of us.  Not that I wanted a hurricane, but I sure do want some more rain!

Oh .. I heard from Enjoyful that Libby will be in the hospital at least one more day.  I think that 20 hour surgery knocked the crap right out of her.  That's a very long time to be under general anesthesia.

Hugs to all,

Bren

PS .. Can't help it .. I love my lipstick .. must have at least three colors in my purse at all times!

Freaky Fridays on BCO...

(Fashion lover here - you just wouldn't necessarily know it from seeing me )

Yep, she saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!

A new voice on the "evil thread" - are we no longer GP's?  heck, I haven't even decorated my scooter yet!  Weeeeel, fashion last for me, comfort first, and then somehow fashion always catches up with me.  Rather fun - I remembe my friends laughing hysterically at Annie Hall - teasing me I must have been the "costume designer" - never wore that hat again.

ANNE - our cover girl!!!!  Can't wait to see - will we be able to buy it online?

Enjoyful - happy baking.  Chocolate?