10 Good Things After Hurricane Hermine
(arrived Sept. 2, 2016)
by J.G. Annino
10 Unlimited chocolates.
9 First butterfly seen, after.
8 Early to bed.
7 Unlimited reading.
6 Utility bill (pool pump, garage-door automatic opener, A/C + device use) will plummet.
5 Candlelight.
4 New poems + other writing (#amwritng.)
3 So many helpers.
2 Hand-written notes/cards/letters accomplished.
1 Unscathed by Hermine.
~ jga
Although we are without electric power as I post this,
our experience with Hurricane Hermine was a breeze.
Hurricane season lasts through October; this was our first
brush with a hurricane in 2016. The damage picture is
a current scene at the entrance to our street & not our
house. We count our blessings.
Bookseedstudio 
6 responses to “10 Good Things After Hurricane Hermine”
The quiet, and the dispensation from having to do anything but drag limbs to the curb was wonderful. Sometimes I think my mind is better suited to the 19th century than the 21st.
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Oh, I can see that in your creative ways, Adrian. Plus, your having lived aboard, sailed along, that is life without the Big E.
We found our Internet came back Sun. nite, but I luxuriated & extended my home-break from it, to today.
Power was back Wed. afternoon, thanks to hardworking crews pulling long hours.
Lessons learned for next time: never enough candles on hand.
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The positivity of this post is heartwarming, Jan! Here’s to making lemonade (and poetry) with lemons– especially tasty while nibbling chocolate and watching butterflies. 🙂
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And visits from you & Joanne are heartwarming – always.
But especially after a hurricane.
Glad to know you fared well with it, too.
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Oh, thank goodness that’s not your house! Sorry to hear you’re without power, but unlimited chocolate seems like a wonderful exchange! Enjoy the writing and reading, and the chocolate.
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Hello dear Joanne. One of our dark chocolate bars is even called “Blackout.” Now that’s synchronicity. Traffic lights work again. Stores are open, we can walk to cozy spaces in our business district. We have it e-zee. Thanks a big bunch.
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