Yesterday started very early for me…about 3 AM to be exact. I awoke to the first outer bands of tropical storm Andrea. I spent the next hours of darkness, pacing the house, checking on animals through windows and praying for the best. As the rain pummeled our roof, the knot in my stomach grew.
I prayed and sat in bed reminding myself that all the animals were safe, and so were we. As the sun began to rise I watched the storm radar online and put together a plan to get all the necessary farm chores done and most importantly milk Matilda, a job which must be done about the same time everyday. There would be a about an hour lull where we might be able to get in and out before the thousand of thunder strikes expected would come ashore. As luck would have it, right around 9 in the morning, we got our chance. Exactly the time we usually milk Tillie and feed everyone. We brought her in the barn into the milking stand sopping wet. By the time we were done milking her, she had a full belly and a nice brushing.
The rest of the day was spent with all of us playing board games, lots of chess matches on our family’s heirloom chess set, naps and of course some knitting.
Alexandra and Lewis came over for dinner and the weather subsided, leaving a calm quiet night for everyone to rest and recover from the storm.
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