Irene!

The talk of the town for the last few days has been about Hurricane Irene.  We in Northeast Pa. are also suppose to get hit by Irene.  We did our outside "hunkering down" yesterday.  We closed the pool together without exchanging any harsh words.  We both have our own way of closing it.  I hated to do it but I had to clean it after a few storms and it isn't easy.  Now with the cover on it, it has put the finishing touches on summer. 

Going outside with the dogs this morning was interesting.  No summer birds were singing their tunes.  It sounded lonely.  No breeze was blowing.  It was eeriely quiet.  Yes the storm is coming.  I must go to the store, not for the storm bread and water, but the weekly groceries.  Some of the stores were out of bread, water and milk.  I will be buying them because I am out of them.  Upon arriving inside the store all the chatter is about the big storm.  The cashiers said that by last night there was no bread or milk to be had in the store and the manager called and got a delivery of both today.  The latest weather report on the TV is that it is staying further out in the ocean so we won't get hit as hard.  Only time will tell.  Hope all who have gotten the storm are all ok and please keep those of us who haven't safe......