Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Back Home from the Cruise



This is what was waiting for us as we arrove home from our Bahama cruise. This beautiful tall oak at the very edge of the property was struck by lightening sometime during the five days we were gone. If you look closely you can see where it was struck in the middle and where the base shattered. You can see the scorched earth where the lightening went through the tree and into the ground. (We also lost a GFI circuit in the garage and the refrigerator and the freezer went out.)




So sad to think about losing this beautiful tree but at least it wasn't the house. Big T says he thinks it is gone but we'll wait awhile to be sure before we do anything. (Not really sure whether this tree is on our property or the neighbors - it actually straddles the property line.)

The cruise was good (seas calm and weather was hot). For the first time, it was a pleasant experience. Loved the time with family and doing absolutely nothing. I could feel the rocking of the ship in the theater and so stayed away from the shows, etc. But the rest was manageable.
I finished my hand quilting project just as we docked back in Charleston. I finally decided to use the opportunity to polish my hand quilting with a 'rose window' pattern. If I can find the camera tomorrow I will post a photo.
Hugs - Marie

6 comments:

  1. So sorry about the tree, but you are right - at least it wasn't the house!!
    Do we get to see photo's from the cruise?

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  2. Oh WOW! Talk about close. Last summer a house being built about 5 houses down and across the street was hit dead on and the whole upstairs was toast. Luckily no one, not one single construction worker was in there at the time. The had to completely rebuild the second story and repair all the water damage. It only just sold last month.

    I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise! Must see pics of this new project!!!

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  3. Oh my goodness! Lightening struck while you were gone! And yes, lucky it wasn't the house. How scary.

    Glad you enjoyed the cruise. For future cruises, you can chew on ginger to help settle the tummy. Frank has severe motion sickness and cruises have never bothered him. (He can't even swing with me, or even just stand in the ocean!) He gets sugared ginger and it helps.

    The only time he feels it is if we cross the gulf stream current, or like in Nova Scotia if we run through the hurricane we just flew through out of Louisiana.

    Definitely let's see pictures of both the project and the cruise!

    glen: glad you are home and that you enjoyed yourself!

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  4. So glad you had a wonderful trip ... SO glad you home is safe. I hate losing a tree but like us, they get old & eventually have to go ...

    Have a lovely weekend ~
    TTFN ~ Marydon

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  5. PS Marie ~I am a follower but I don't know where my pics went ... just so you.
    Have a lovely weekend ~
    TTFN ~ Marydon

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  6. Glad to hear you had a great trip. boy, that lightening has been bad around here too. One day I was jumping every time we heard it we had so much going on it really made me nervous.

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