It’s the waiting that’s hard, that and listening to the wind. We’re likely to be fine up here on the hill. Mr S has taken the car to the ground-floor satellite office so he can get a server off the floor…really, I’d expect health care offices to do better on disaster prep than a museum, but seemingly not…but with the car gone, I have only to worry about tree limbs falling on the house. Most came down in Irene, but the maple is old and sick and needs to come down.
What to do when schools and work are closed? Sew, and teach the Young Mr grammar. He needs to cram on commas, and write a paragraph.
A burn test revealed that the only wool (or part-wool) fabric of which I have yardage enough to make a gown will not be safe to wear around fire. Time to rethink…and ride out the storm.
Kirsten Hammerstrom 
all the best! stay safe!
just saw the news. hope everything is okay!
Hi there — wow, if it has to be flameproof, what can you use?? I suppose there are no-burn polys out there that mimic the look (and color?) of a real wool, with the benefit of no itch…
I eagerly await the news of what you find!
We (in Midtown NYC) were lucky, and I hope you were in lovely RI…
Auntie N
Gotta be wool. All the polys melt, and whatever is in the blend I tested flamed up. It would be OK for wearing at Dress U, or at work, but any place else needs to be wool. I suppose Ft Lee I don’t cook, but anyplace else I tend to play with fire. We got leaves and wind and not much else in PVD, so we were very lucky. This weekend’s event in CT was canceled.
Have you ever done anything in boiled wool? It’s pretty amazing (even if you just hotwater wash it without the boiling… And didn’t those cooks wear lots of voluminous aprons? That might protect a bit…
Best of luck!
Auntie N