A Knitter (and Auntie of Felines) Goes Through a Hurricane

Sept. 10, 2021 - 12:43pm NDT (Newfoundland Daylight Time)

This post is going to be a bit different. You can guess from my title, t's not overly knitting or dance related but it is me related so here goes:

Will be knitting to calm my nerves tonight; I'm within the Tropical Storm Warning area for Hurricane Larry, which is set to hit the island of Newfoundland roughly 9pm tonight. Could have winds up to 115km/h here! And we're not in the actual Hurricane Warning area!! Town and pretty well the entire Avalon Peninsula can expect up to 130km/h gusts. I think it's gusts. I hope it's gusts. If that's sustained winds the island's going to become unmoored!

I plan to update this post as things happen. So I'll be time-stamping each bit.

So right now it's partly cloudy and a bit breezy. Pretty normal September day really. You'd never know anything were brewing for later on! According to the Weather Network app on my phone, it's currently 21°C, feeling like 23. Humidity is at 63%, with winds from the south at 25km/h, gusting to 38km/h. This is a very standard day here.

My roommate has gone out of town for the weekend; these plans were made long before Larry was a thought. That leaves me here by myself with the three cats. Jakey, who you know so well, is absolutely terrified of high winds. Luckily Silver is very calm. I don't know if Jade will panic or not; she's quite high-strung. 

Ok, I'll check in with you all later on :)

4:55pm NDT:

Sky is very cloudy but still bright. Looks like a normal "about to rain" moment. Current conditions: 22°C, feeling like 26. Humidity is at 77%, with winds from the south at 20km/h, gusting to 30km/h. 

I'm about to start the gauge piece for this lovely crocheted blanket a dear friend sent me as a surprise. Here's the yarn photos:

The kit is for the Aria Blanket by Lucy of Attic24. It's such a glorious riot of color!!! It's a join as you go, granny style afghan which I just love. The yarn is Stylecraft Special DK, 322yds/295m = 100g

I have extra water bottled and put in the fridge, plus in the tub for flushing the toilet if needs be. I have food that doesn't require stove or microwave in case of power outage. The feline family are well stocked on food, and the above mentioned water in the fridge. 

So that's it for this update! Talk to you in a bit :)

7:58pm NDT:

The latest from our NTV weatherman, Eddie Scheerr, is that we have a bit yet before things start. Due to time, it's already black outside but I took this picture from my living room window about 7:40pm; the window faces fairly much due south:

That might be the only photo I get tonight.

I can say the feline members of the household are all calm. No signs of weather wackiness. The winds are also not bad so that's probably why. Until later! 

11:58pm NDT:

The rain has started, but it's very calm. Current conditions: 19°C, feeling like 21°C. Wind is E 12km/h, gusting to 17km/h. 

Sept. 11, 2021 - 4:06am NDT:

Been a very quiet night here. Not so other places on the island, especially the Avalon Peninsula. K has reported that our friends' fence is partially gone along with the door to their greenhouse; this is where she's spending her time in Town. Wind is picking up now. Current conditions: 19℃ feeling like 20℃, with the humidity at 89%. Wind is from the south-west at 36km/h, gusting to 54km/h. This is the highest the wind's been here all night.

I've managed to swatch for the blanket (took 3 tries!), and have crocheted the first two squares :) It's a small start but a start nonetheless. Here's how it looks:

5:38am NDT: It seems like the wind has increased but according to the Weather Network app on my phone the gusts have actually gone down by a km/h since I last checked it. All of my temps and wind speeds have been with this app. Jakey and Silver are a bit jittery now that we have noticeable wind. We still have power so I'm watching Bones reruns and crocheting. There honestly can't be a much more me thing to do during a storm :D 

6:34am NDT: Judging by being able to see the sun coming up, I think it's safe to say Larry has left this part of Newfoundland. I took this panoramic photo of my street from my living room window:

The current conditions here are: 19°C feeling like 20°C, with winds from the south-west of 31km/h and gusts up to 47km/h. The humidity is at 88%.

I think this is my last update post. C'ville appears to be in one piece, my furry nephew and nieces are calm and happy (they also just got some Temptations treats, so that's where the happy is coming from :D ), and I've got nearly 4 squares done on my blanket. For the record the blanket consists of 144 squares plus a border.

Time for a nap!

Thanks for following along :) 

Yours in yarn and calmer weather,

Síle