Welcome to another week of our Down Home Blog Hop. What a week we have had here at Tilly's Nest! As many of you know, we live on Cape Cod. We are a small man-made island that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean about an hour from Boston, Massachusetts. The Cape is traditionally a windy place, but with the combination of Sandy and trees still in the process of dropping their leaves, it made a bad situation even worse. Over the past two days, we were pelted with rain and wind gusts over 80 miles per hour. The power did not last long. In no time we were sitting around playing board games, reading and spending quality family time while the winds whistled and the trees swayed dangerously to and fro.
The chickens were locked in their coop and allowed to come out as they usually do during the day. Hurricane Irene had not fazed them last year. Before Irene, I covered and secured thick plastic sheeting to their outside run. The day before, I filled up the coop's waterer and feeder to the top. As the wind whipped, I could see the chickens happily flitting back and forth; unfazed by the storm. Even Fifi and Dolly are still broody and despite the weather, the girls continued to lay their eggs.
Finally around 7 pm or so Monday night, the winds began to die down. Last night, as I tried to sleep, I could hear the rumbling of large utility trucks in the distance. Help had arrived. Soon enough, life would be returning to normal and we would begin the extensive clean-up.
The kids have been off from school for two days and late yesterday afternoon the power returned. I made beef stew for dinner in the crock-pot. Life is returning to normal for us humans. Amazingly, out of everyone, I think the chickens coped the best with the storm. Their simple life is sometimes a good reminder of what we all need to keep focus of in this crazy world where we live-family, faith, safety, shelter, food, water and the company of those we love.
Now it's your turn! Everyone is invited to join in on the fun. Please share chickens, bees, gardening, crafting, homesteading, knitting/sewing, decorating, beekeeping and everything in between! Click the blue "add" below to link-up any post from your blog. It's easy, just enter your post's name, a direct link to the post and a contact email. Click next and select one of the photos from your blog. It's that easy! Don't forget to link back to this blog hop in your post. I can't wait to get caught up with you, friends!
So glad you guys made it through ok! Such a bad storm.
ReplyDeleteTilly, glad you, your family and animals made it through the storm in good shape. Best wishes as you clean up.
ReplyDeleteIt's my first time here---thanks for hosting! I shared a post about canning grapes. I'd never done it before, even as a child with my mom, but it was the easiest canning I've ever done.
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Natalia
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Glad you didn't have any damage and your girls stayed safe!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. I hope it is okay that I added a harvest poem. It seemed appropriate given the homesteading nature of this blog.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time here! I am very excited to find you, visiting from Rural Thursdays. We took a vacation in Boston last year and just loved the area. Cape Cod is hopefully our next destination!! So I look forward to seeing more posts from you♥ Linking up Dude, whats for dinner? today.
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I am glad that you and yours weathered the storm. I hope clean up doesn't take too long and life returns to normal for you soon. ♥
ReplyDeleteSonja Twombly of Lally Broch Farm
http://www.tillysnest.com/
Glad to hear you weathered the storm without too much damage. We are about a mile from the coast in CT and except for a few downed trees, came through unscathed. We are extremely fortunate though as a mile away there was mass devastation. Homes were swept off their foundations and washed into the ocean and entire neighborhoods were under water. It's absolutely amazing how powerful this storm was.
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We made it through the storm with minor damage as well Melissa! You are right, the " girls " did just fine... nothing really changed for them!I was happy we got our power back as well and celebrated by making our first ever French Onion Soup! Perfect for our misty day yesterday! Thanks so much for hosting! xo I've entered my fun giveaway this week!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that you made it through the storm okay. I live on the east coast too, but Nova Scotia is farther north than the storm's path. We did get pelted with wind and rain for 4 days, but had no damage. Thank you for hosting the blog hop!
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