Sunday Quilt Inspiration: Laura Aftermath

Thank you, everyone who has been asking about how we handled the storm. Our family is safe. That's all that matters. Friends have lost bits and pieces of their things, but it's just stuff, they are safe. Those we know who live in or near Lake Charles all evacuated in time, with one exception. A young doctor stayed behind to care for patients in the hospital who were too sick to move. What a hero!

Everyone lost power. But slowly, the power is coming back on, and not a moment too soon. It is HOT in Louisiana in August! Yesterday and today the temps got up to the high 90s with heat advisories because the heat index is easily over 108 degrees. 

  

I can't imagine how these linemen are working in this heat. Just being outside in shorts and a tee-shirt is difficult. They have to wear all manner of protective gear, heavy climbing boots, hardhats and thick rubber/leather gloves. Heroes. Every one.

The destruction that Hurricane Laura left behind on the Louisiana coastline is shocking. Coming ashore as a Cat 4, with a water surge of 15 feet, it was a horribly devastating hurricane with a death count of 16. 

 There are no quilts tonight. One reason is that without internet, I haven't been pinning, but the real reason is that it just doesn't feel appropriate. People are hurting--physically, emotionally, psychologically. Let's give them a little more time to heal. What you can do to help is to give to the American Red Cross and to pray for a quick, safe recovery while we watch four additional systems, three of which are expected to come into the Gulf. 

All images from Google images unless otherwise noted.

Pin It Weekly #186

At noon on Monday, the wind picked up and a tornado blew in. Actually seven (7!) tornados touched down in or near the Central Louisiana area causing insane thunder, lightening, rain and drastic changes in the temperature. Oh, and flood watch, again. One tornado destroyed many of the older buildings in the Bunkie area, then decided to go to Marksville to tear off roofs. Along the way, it terrorized another small town. Of course, electricity has been out for most people and still is for some. 


We were barely affected, thank goodness, except for the electrical outage and this weird internet problem. Oddly, the wifi works, but only in some cases. I cannot go to any other blogs, though believe me I've tried, and I can't seem to be able to check my school email. Strangely I can check my personal gmail account. Hopefully everything will be back in working order soon. 

But we can have Pin It Weekly. Only I haven't been able to pin anything. I can go to Pinterest. Look at anything on Pinterest. No pinning. And clicking on anything is a huge waste because other blogs will not open. I tell you, the wifi is almost a strange as the weather.

So anyway, these are a few things that have been pinned in the time that I've not been able to do any of my own pinning. Most of these are from followers--thank you for following!--and are in no particular order. Just some random stuff. 

And then, I found Timber Shelton's site. Oh wow! I got stuck there for the rest of the hour.  Here are some things I want to come back to and pin--when the wifi gods allow, of course! In the meantime, you want to must check it out.