While the east coast of Texas prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Harvey, Bill and I went to get our hair cut. I sketched the above as Rosie cut Bill's hair. The shop we go to is named "The Best Lil Hair House in Texas".
Later that evening, we ate out with friends at a Chinese restaurant in College Station, where I tried sketching the orange 'bird of paradise' garnish on my plate. The 'wings' had drooped a little. Now, after the storm has passed, the 30-minute drive to College Station would probably take 1 1/2 hours due to flooded roads and bridges washed out.
In the aftermath of the storm, our yard is full of very rubbery-feeling mushrooms and bright rain lilies. We did end up with some damage: where the log ends butted together on the north wall there had been some separation due to an extended dry summer, leaving paper thin gaps in places. Storm winds at one point blew torrential rains sideways . . . right into our bedroom wall. After repeatedly using a wet-vac and fans, we have decided that the Berber carpet is a total loss (we didn't like it anyway) and we will need to pull it up, bleach the subfloor to stop mold, and put in a new floor. Pretty minor stuff in light of the millions of flood victims in Houston and the coastal towns south.
Thankful that you and Bill suffered relatively minor house damage.
ReplyDeleteSo are we, Cheryl! So many in the area are suffering right now.
DeleteHow awful to have to deal with ruined carpet. Harvey made an awful mess in many places. We were blessed living in the Houston Heights. Our street did not flood at all. Good luck with the mold killing and the new carpet.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your street did not flood -- I would have thought that the Heights would have been in the middle of the mess. Our daughter lives north of Jersey Village in Norchester; hers is one of the very few houses that did not get water. So many of her neighbors flooded out!
DeleteMold is totally gone and Bill is looking forward to a stone tile floor instead of carpeting! We'll be able to add it to the bathroom as well --- It just fits a log cabin better than carpet.