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Post by BunnyWhit on Sept 27, 2024 14:18:14 GMT
Please check in if you're able, kims. We're all thinking of you and sending rainbows your way! 🌈
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Post by kims on Sept 28, 2024 0:02:26 GMT
I'm sorry. I should have thought to let you know before now. We were better off than most here in the Tampa area. Some rain on top of the 20 inches over normal we've had this summer. Therefore I couldn't stand in one place for very long as I gathered the fallen Spanish moss and small limbs- I kept sinking. Lots of wind, nothing over 60 mph but the winds came after dark and continued for 6 hours. I'd rather a daytime hurricane so that I don't wonder what those noises are, what hit the garage door sort of thing. Some big oaks blown down in our neighborhood. In my immediate area, worst damage was part of my neighbor's fence has a new home. though we don't know where yet.
For the next few days I will have sweaty hair plastered against my neck, clothes that must be peeled off because of the humidity causing sweat, shoes that need to be scraped of mud and an aching back from bending over more than usual. Fact is, this is part of living here and nothing serious this time.
And thank you for caring and kind words.
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Post by christine on Sept 28, 2024 2:37:16 GMT
Glad to hear that you're OK kims!
Do you still have power? I hope so.
The look you're sporting now is the look of strength - good for you!
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Post by NoShear on Sept 28, 2024 14:09:51 GMT
I'm sorry. I should have thought to let you know before now. We were better off than most here in the Tampa area. Some rain on top of the 20 inches over normal we've had this summer. Therefore I couldn't stand in one place for very long as I gathered the fallen Spanish moss and small limbs- I kept sinking. Lots of wind, nothing over 60 mph but the winds came after dark and continued for 6 hours. I'd rather a daytime hurricane so that I don't wonder what those noises are, what hit the garage door sort of thing. Some big oaks blown down in our neighborhood. In my immediate area, worst damage was part of my neighbor's fence has a new home. though we don't know where yet. For the next few days I will have sweaty hair plastered against my neck, clothes that must be peeled off because of the humidity causing sweat, shoes that need to be scraped of mud and an aching back from bending over more than usual. Fact is, this is part of living here and nothing serious this time. And thank you for caring and kind words. Was relieved to read last night, kims. |
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Post by NoShear on Sept 28, 2024 14:27:13 GMT
Removed.
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Post by dianedebuda on Sept 28, 2024 17:27:06 GMT
Thanks for checking in, Kims. Glad for the low level of damage at your place.
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Post by BunnyWhit on Sept 28, 2024 22:09:10 GMT
I'm sorry. I should have thought to let you know before now. We were better off than most here in the Tampa area. Some rain on top of the 20 inches over normal we've had this summer. Therefore I couldn't stand in one place for very long as I gathered the fallen Spanish moss and small limbs- I kept sinking. Lots of wind, nothing over 60 mph but the winds came after dark and continued for 6 hours. I'd rather a daytime hurricane so that I don't wonder what those noises are, what hit the garage door sort of thing. Some big oaks blown down in our neighborhood. In my immediate area, worst damage was part of my neighbor's fence has a new home. though we don't know where yet. For the next few days I will have sweaty hair plastered against my neck, clothes that must be peeled off because of the humidity causing sweat, shoes that need to be scraped of mud and an aching back from bending over more than usual. Fact is, this is part of living here and nothing serious this time. And thank you for caring and kind words.
Remember to take care of yourself while you dive into the work.....and we all will be on the lookout for your neighbor's fence! |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Sept 28, 2024 23:41:58 GMT
kim, I'm sure you mean the aching back literally because I remember all the trouble you had last year, so take it as easy as you can and don't feel like you have to get it all done at once. Once you do and you get all showered and clean, break out the wine and popcorn and then let us know what fashion choices you settled on. Nothing as predictable as this, I'm sure.  |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Sept 30, 2024 13:50:00 GMT
There was a significant death toll from Helene and tons of damage, so now I feel like I shouldn't have gone at it so light-heartedly about your personal misery, kim. I'd been trying to track down an image of what I thought I remembered as Bette Davis in A Stolen Life (1946) in one of those oilskin, usually yellow, sou'wester slickers you always saw, with matching oilskin hat, but I guess I remembered wrong. Anyway, I came across this hat from the movie I thought Fading Fast might fancy, a weirdly pancake-shaped beret-y thing which looks like it might have been something else but collapsed? Can't really say what it is or how exactly it might be staying in place. And why would it be so reflective? That's your cue, Bunny. (And I like the matching broaches, because she'd just lost her twin sister.)  |
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Post by NoShear on Sept 30, 2024 15:55:48 GMT
There was a significant death toll from Helene and tons of damage, so now I feel like I shouldn't have gone at it so light-heartedly about your personal misery, kim. I'd been trying to track down an image of what I thought I remembered as Bette Davis in A Stolen Life (1946) in one of those oilskin, usually yellow, sou'wester slickers you always saw, with matching oilskin hat, but I guess I remembered wrong. Anyway, I came across this hat from the movie I thought Fading Fast might fancy, a weirdly pancake-shaped beret-y thing which looks like it might have been something else but collapsed? Can't really say what it is or how exactly it might be staying in place. And why would it be so reflective? That's your cue, Bunny. (And I like the matching broaches, because she'd just lost her twin sister.) Similarly, kims, I posted a superficial, unrelated post when should've held off further. Again, relieved to have read of your resurfacing. Thank you for the prompt here, I Love Melvin. |
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Post by kims on Sept 30, 2024 16:39:08 GMT
Please, no fretting. I lean towards "it's best to find the humor." Yes, as of late Saturday in my county there are 11 deaths so far all from drowning because people didn't evacuate when told to. Here's my serious moment. My county had 6 foot surge and we were 100 miles from the eye of Helene. Unfortunately, 5 - 8 foot predicted surge didn't sound like much and people thought they could weather it. But 6 foot surge for those at the beach communities equals refridgerators toppled, floodwater 4 foot high in the house, losing all memorabilia and drowning. After all a wall of 6 ft of water hits like a brick wall. I'm only dealing with yard cleanup and mosquitos. If life were fair, mosquitos would be swept away with the hurricane  My neighborhood is 27 feet above sea water, we didn't even lose power. There's an Indiana tribe which in Hurricane season came here from the east coast of Florida. They must have known something. So keep cheerful and fun. Maybe a photo of someone being swarmed by mosquitos would be appropriate. P.S. found a few bits of my neighbors fence in my shrubs, |
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Post by BunnyWhit on Sept 30, 2024 16:53:16 GMT
Please, no fretting. I lean towards "it's best to find the humor." Yes, as of late Saturday in my county there are 11 deaths so far all from drowning because people didn't evacuate when told to. Here's my serious moment. My county had 6 foot surge and we were 100 miles from the eye of Helene. Unfortunately, 5 - 8 foot predicted surge didn't sound like much and people thought they could weather it. But 6 foot surge for those at the beach communities equals refridgerators toppled, floodwater 4 foot high in the house, losing all memorabilia and drowning. After all a wall of 6 ft of water hits like a brick wall. I'm only dealing with yard cleanup and mosquitos. If life were fair, mosquitos would be swept away with the hurricane My neighborhood is 27 feet above sea water, we didn't even lose power. There's an Indiana tribe which in Hurricane season came here from the east coast of Florida. They must have known something. So keep cheerful and fun. Maybe a photo of someone being swarmed by mosquitos would be appropriate. P.S. found a few bits of my neighbors fence in my shrubs,
We're on your side!
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Post by kims on Sept 30, 2024 23:29:22 GMT
I can't get a picture to appear here, so here's a link: fox13news.com/news/photo-gallery-hurricane-helene-brings-catastrophic-winds-storm-surge-tampa-bay-area
I want you to see another danger of storm surge. Scroll way down to the Pinellas County section and look for the cars immobile because sand is almost to their windows. Yep, when the surge comes, it brings sand from the beaches. Think you have it bad shoveling snow? Try shoveling sand which continues to sift back into where you just put your shovel.
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Post by Fading Fast on Oct 1, 2024 7:03:49 GMT
I can't get a picture to appear here, so here's a link: fox13news.com/news/photo-gallery-hurricane-helene-brings-catastrophic-winds-storm-surge-tampa-bay-area I want you to see another danger of storm surge. Scroll way down to the Pinellas County section and look for the cars immobile because sand is almost to their windows. Yep, when the surge comes, it brings sand from the beaches. Think you have it bad shoveling snow? Try shoveling sand which continues to sift back into where you just put your shovel. |
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Post by BunnyWhit on Oct 2, 2024 17:53:56 GMT
There was a significant death toll from Helene and tons of damage, so now I feel like I shouldn't have gone at it so light-heartedly about your personal misery, kim. I'd been trying to track down an image of what I thought I remembered as Bette Davis in A Stolen Life (1946) in one of those oilskin, usually yellow, sou'wester slickers you always saw, with matching oilskin hat, but I guess I remembered wrong. Anyway, I came across this hat from the movie I thought Fading Fast might fancy, a weirdly pancake-shaped beret-y thing which looks like it might have been something else but collapsed? Can't really say what it is or how exactly it might be staying in place. And why would it be so reflective? That's your cue, Bunny. (And I like the matching broaches, because she'd just lost her twin sister.)
The 1940s gave rise to a lot of wild hat styles, and Davis wears a pretty good selection of them in A Stolen Life. The pancake hat -- also known as a platter or even pancake platter -- is essentially an overblown tam. Davis' hat has the taller band characteristic of a tam, which you can see in a brief moment in the film when Davis' back is to the camera, and at this point you also can see that her hat includes a tie which cinches low around her head. She wears it over her hair and tied to the side back in decorative fashion, but this tie also could have been tied at the nape under her hair (hat ties and elastics in the 1930's and 1940s were worn this way, often to hold on smaller hats).
As for the shine, Davis' hat is woven, most likely from raffia.
Raffia does have a slight shine to it, especially under lights, that is more pronounced than that of straw. This little bit of shine helps to make a ladies hat look "fancier" than the more matte look of straw.
Straw is a byproduct of harvesting cereal plants. It is plentiful and inexpensive. Because of its structure and lack of moisture, straw tends to discolor and crack over time (for example, along the pinch of a panama). We compare a dry, damaged head of hair to straw with good reason.
Raffia is made from the blades of palm leaves. The reason it fares well over time is that the plant contains a resin which provides strength, pliability, and resilience. Often raffia hats are described as "packable," as you can roll them up or simply crush them, put them in your suitcase, and easily reshape them when you're reached your destination.
I have a wonderful Guatemalan-made raffia hat that can be reshaped as the need or desire arises. It's wonderful for keeping cool -- just dunk it in the current and put it back on while on the river, or douse it with the garden hose while working in the yard. It can be shaped and reshaped as desired while wet. It's indispensable.
If you are so inclined (or shall I say "so bovined"?) you even can munch on straw while sporting a raffia hat!
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