Dreamflower's Mathom-house

The cat carrier's in the house, and the dog's got her harness on. Locked in the car: checkbook, my billfold, our Rx meds, some pictures, the DH's laptop. A few other things we will grab if we have time-- they are earmarked. I have to pack myself up a few clothes, and will do that in a few minutes. We just got Sophie quieted down and I don't want to disturb her yet.

Honestly, I don't think it will come to that. But Mike's girlfriend got a phone call from a friend of hers who says she thinks she can see that the Walmart is on fire. Of course, these things are deceptive-- we thought a fire the other day was to the south of the road, and it wasn't until we got closer that we realized it was actually to the north of the road and a lot farther away than we had thought!

They ARE evacuating the hospital, which is only two blocks from here, but that's just a precaution-- hospitals take a long time to evacuate!

There are fires all over the state. If we do leave, I'm not sure where we will go or how we will get there.

There are fires to the east of town. My son called to say they have evacuated Walmart, and he thinks they are going to evacuate his girlfriend's neighborhood. He's bringing her and her kids over in a few minutes, and he wants me to get stuff together in case I need to evacuate too. I don't think it will come to that-- I'm in the middle of town, but I'll take his advice about getting stuff together.

It's a little scary. I know how to deal with a hurricane. This is a little different.

ETA: My son is here with his girlfriend and two of her kids. He's going to bring the cat carrier in from the garage in case we do need to split.

Mostly I'm worried about the DH getting home: Hwy 33, which is his direct route home, is closed between Drumright and Cushing. An alternate route, Hwy 51 is closed part of the way also. He may have to stay at work tonight.

Sophie is pitching a fit, and we are having to shut her up.

This is not fun.

Yesterday's high: 113F
Today's predicted high: 113F
That's actual air temp, not heat index.
Remember this? It's even more applicable this year.

The only things left alive in my garden are some of my herbs and a few onions. But we had a pretty good harvest over the spring and summer! I have one more mess of okra left, and a couple of small eggplants.

I have a new keyboard and mouse! The DH needed to get our modem replaced, because our WiFi was not working for his laptop and phone. When he unhooked the modem, he got frustrated with all the wires and decided that it would help a little to have a wireless keyboard and mouse. I was surprised at how inexpensive they were-- and he didn't buy the cheapest one in the store either.

It's all hooked up now, and I am trying to get my fingers used to a larger keyboard and a more responsive mouse!

We may be going to OKC this afternoon-- he's got to go over on a business errand, and I don't know if I'm going with him or not.

Just a reminder to folks in the lotr_community: If you have some stories you'd like to be eligible for the Tree and Flower awards, you have only today and tomorrow to get them uploaded. Only stories posted by Aug. 3 are eligible!

Yesterday's high: 113F
Today's predicted high: 113F
That's actual air temp, not heat index.
Remember this? It's even more applicable this year.

The only things left alive in my garden are some of my herbs and a few onions. But we had a pretty good harvest over the spring and summer! I have one more mess of okra left, and a couple of small eggplants.

I have a new keyboard and mouse! The DH needed to get our modem replaced, because our WiFi was not working for his laptop and phone. When he unhooked the modem, he got frustrated with all the wires and decided that it would help a little to have a wireless keyboard and mouse. I was surprised at how inexpensive they were-- and he didn't buy the cheapest one in the store either.

It's all hooked up now, and I am trying to get my fingers used to a larger keyboard and a more responsive mouse!

We may be going to OKC this afternoon-- he's got to go over on a business errand, and I don't know if I'm going with him or not.

Just a reminder to folks in the lotr_community: If you have some stories you'd like to be eligible for the Tree and Flower awards, you have only today and tomorrow to get them uploaded. Only stories posted by Aug. 3 are eligible!

I'm back on schedule, I hope! I've updated "Ancestress" at troubledtribble

Chapter Fifty-two: Good Things Come to Those Who Bait

And I updated "Eleventy-One Years: Too Short a Time" yesterday:

Chapter 8: "Twenty-one" at Many Paths to Tread
Chapter 8: "Twenty-one" at Stories of Arda
Chapter 8: "Twenty-one" at Fanfiction.net

Just wanted to apologize for not updating my WIPs regularly this week-- I'm spending the mornings up at church volunteering for Vacation Bible School, and my afternoons are getting taken up with various RL stuff, plus modly stuff for the GFIC comm. I hope to get an update for "Ancestress" up this afternoon, and again tomorrow, but it may be next week before I get another chapter of "In the Court of the High King".

Just wanted to apologize for not updating my WIPs regularly this week-- I'm spending the mornings up at church volunteering for Vacation Bible School, and my afternoons are getting taken up with various RL stuff, plus modly stuff for the GFIC comm. I hope to get an update for "Ancestress" up this afternoon, and again tomorrow, but it may be next week before I get another chapter of "In the Court of the High King".

Here's my voice post for read_lotr_aloud


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Thank you to children_of_lir for reminding me so beautifully by posting this:



I never heard or saw this song before, but it's amazingly beautiful.

Were you around 43 years ago yesterday? If so what were you doing?

I was seventeen. My family was on vacation, visiting my favorite aunt in Virginia, and we were all glued to the television set. Afterwards I went off into a corner with a notebook and wrote a poem-- I still have it around somewhere, and perhaps I will post it later if I can find it.

Thank you to children_of_lir for reminding me so beautifully by posting this:



I never heard or saw this song before, but it's amazingly beautiful.

Were you around 43 years ago yesterday? If so what were you doing?

I was seventeen. My family was on vacation, visiting my favorite aunt in Virginia, and we were all glued to the television set. Afterwards I went off into a corner with a notebook and wrote a poem-- I still have it around somewhere, and perhaps I will post it later if I can find it.