It’s so sad when I know the time with my sisters is coming to an end… but we had another fun day of shopping and visiting… tonight we were all sharing pictures on our phones. It was nostalgic and fun and makes me miss them already…
This was today’s picture…
I enjoyed reading about your siblings…thanks for all your stories…
I’ll be back to sewing very soon!
See you tomorrow.
Blessings, Jeanne
Yesterday someone mentioned a sister-in-law, and I forgot to tell that, although I don’t have sisters, I have two sisters-in-law. My husband’s sister, Pam, was actually my sister-in-law twice, because before Ron and I ever thought of dating each other, Pam was married to my brother! They divorced a few months after we got married (which made for some interesting family dynamics for a while–until I put my foot down to his step-dad!), and went on to marry others. Frankly, they are each more suited to their current spouses than they were to each other, so it worked out, anyway!
And my brother’s wife, Jill, is a great gal, and a lovely person I can’t say enough good things about her.
Linda is probably typing as I write this, but this is short so maybe I’ll win the race. My first thought on seeing this picture was, “What a lot of good hair.”
I’m glad you love having your sisters there. It’s nice to think they’ll be back soon.
Ha, ha, Marilyn, but I wrote yesterday about my sisters, so thought I would not have to write today! You win!
I understand the time you get to spend with your sisters! My two sisters and me get together every year for two weeks to have what we call Sister Camp. We do all kinds of crafty things. But mainly it is jus the time spent together. Glad you had this time with your sisters!
Dear Jeanne, it sounds like you had big fun with your sisters. I bet you are already thinking about the next time you get together. What a blessing you all are to each other.
Glad Jeanne is getting in some shopping time as well as visiting. Fun.
On another note, we had a good sized earthquake last evening. Actually, two. The first was 4.4 and the second 3.9. Both of our phones went off with an emergency alert and then Bam! A big jolt! Loud and felt like a giant rock had fallen on the house. Other person was kind of looking around and ready to dive under the coffee table. We were both sitting in the living room. I said wait, don’t go outside, there may be another. Well, as the words came out of my mouth, we had another Bam! Not the rolling usual type, but a big jolt. The reason we felt it so hard was because it was centered very near us, about a mile and a half away and only about five miles down. Anyway, other person was sent out to check the gas connection and the foundation while I surveyed the damage inside. Just things falling off of shelves mostly. Nothing major broken. My elastic bands stretched over adjoining cabinet handles kept everything in place above the glass cooktop stove. I think I only had one little plate chipped. Didn’t look close. No biggie. So, we were lucky. Anything larger would have caused major damage. Rockin and Rollin in CA. 🙂
Joy, I’m so glad to hear you’re fine and so is your property. I’ve experienced tornadoes and hurricanes but never an earthquake. There are minor fault zones in the Houston area and if one of those gives way many houses will suffer damage because no one pays attention to them when they build. My major in college was Geology and seismology was my favorite. I remember my Geology teacher telling us about the faults nearby and if we decided to buy a house in the area to go several streets back in the subdivision to get an overall glimpse of the topography of the area. When I lived in Houston there was one fault near where we lived that you could actually see the abrupt change in elevation of the street caused by a minor fault. Hopefully you have seen the last of both earthquakes and fires for a good while.
Thanks so much for the Geology lesson. When we go for a walk everyday, I point out the fault lines to other person. There are lots around here. You can actually see the breaks in concrete/asphalt. Definitely not a good idea to built on top of one. But, around here just about everyone lives near one. Having an earthquake is good as it relieves the stress on that fault. And there was another one in a nearby town today. Just a lot of shaking going on. 🙂
Joy I know what you have been through!! I know more about earthquakes now than I ever wanted to know!! I think the most important thing I learned was that the Richter scale was not necessarily a good indication of how bad a quake was. Distance underground makes a huge difference. None of ours and we had 4 separate quakes over the course of 15 months along with 30,000 aftershocks over 3, were less than 20 kilometres down most a lot less.
The last big aftershock we had was 5.5 on Valentines Day 2016. That was a big jolt too like yours. If we had had another I think I would have packed my bags and moved back to UK but fortunately we didn’t.
One slightly interesting fact: Our second quake, the one that caused the most damage and nearly two hundred deaths, was centred in the Port Hills. There was a farmhouse right over where it started. That building had no damage, go figure.
We still get the occasional aftershock which I find very unsettling because I am waiting for another!
Our main fault, called the Alpine fault is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the same one that runs through your state Joy. Experts have been predicting that to go for years, in fact they think it is overdue! That one runs through the capital, Wellington! We aren’t called the Shaky Isles for nothing!
Very interesting information. They are getting better at giving an alert before it hits, but as the alarms came, the earthquake hit. So, no time to take cover. We don’t have anything major hung on walls especially over a bed, so all that went through my mind was will we have to crawl out or will the framing hold. And I immediately put on shoes while I surveyed the damage. Don’t want to have cut feet had there been any breakage. So interesting that the farmhouse survived. We haven’t driven by the direct hit home, but those houses have been there through quakes from at least 60 years ago and are still there. 🙂 Thinking of you. Keep an eye on that Alpine Fault please. Hope it takes a long nap.
Very interesting, Anne. I imagine you didn’t get much sleep during all that. Sounds like the ultimate stress to me. At least hurricanes give you some idea when they’ll arrive but earthquakes keep you guessing. I saw a show on earthquakes once that said if you have animals and they start seeming restless for no apparent reason, especially if you are in an earthquake prone area, be prepared until there is good reason not to be.
Dear Joy, I am glad that you and Other Person are all right. We had a minor quake here in PA a few decades ago. I still remember what that felt like.
I am so glad you are taking precautions so you and your house stay safe.
Dorothy you just reminded me of the one we felt in Bethlehem when I was a kid. It would have been sometime in the mid 1950s because I remember where we were living then. My mother was a nurse and worked nights. She was getting ready for work and was standing in front of the mirror in her bedroom when it started swinging back and forth and she said she felt like her equilibrium was off We kids were asleep, so we didn’t feel a thing. I don’t remember another one after that one.
More and more I love boring Nebraska. I can deal with Tornados…at least usually there is warning…I love the 4 seasons too. There is a fault in southern Nebraska but rarely much activity. Take care Joy and Anne
So glad you got to enjoy your sisters! You are such a pretty trio. Going to share any shopping treasurers?