I’m so sorry for such a long break in between posts … the inevitable happened. My 17 year old laptop died (the screen literally snapped in half and broke off) after years and years of photo editing.
Much to my dismay, I knew that day was coming … and seeing now that I am not in the photography business, I am quite out of date when it comes to computers, etc. However, the Good Lord sent a blessing my way in the form of a new friend… I went to pick up a dresser for our girls’ room of a used-for-sale-site and immediately became friends with this new family. As it happens, they have also recently moved here to Prince Edward Island from Ontario. The husband offered to fix up my computer for me – and now … here I am … finally back.
[I am very out of touch, so it seems, with the digital world so re-learning Photoshop on a newer model and adding my own actions back into the program took me some time. I still don’t know where my photography stamp is, so right now, my photos remain unstamped.]
{How cute is my little farmer boy, Lazarus, standing proudly in front of his sunflowers which he grew this summer}
So here I am – back! So thankful!
And as I sit here, updating this little blog post (with *so* much to say, but will save it for a weekend post), we are hunkering down to prepare for our first ever hurricane.
This, I must admit, is something I never thought about much when choosing this lovely little island for our home. Oh yes, in Ontario, we had tornados and they were magnificent and incredible – but somehow, with the added threat of the Atlantic Ocean in our backyard, it feels more powerful. We are all praying our trees stay rooted (but doubtful – surely some will fall over with 150+ km an hour winds!). And we’re all praying our animals and barn will be safe. I am confident in the house’s safety as it has weathered over a hundred years of storms. The island and nature around us are strangely quiet as the human residents bustle and hurry about to protect their property with the best we are able – we have seen farmers strap trees to tractors and anything that will keep them rooted so we are doing the same. Apparently, trees with leaves are easier toppled than barren trees, so it is more dangerous than our winter winds.
I will keep you posted! They say to expect at least five days without power, so I’m not sure what this week will hold. Thankfully, we are snug in our home and have a Provision Room full of food and a generator to back up our power supply.
I hope to write up a good blog post tomorrow, as we sit and wait for the storm to hit us on Friday evening.
God bless and send up some prayers for us! xo
by Gigi
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