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CNN reports on the big wind that we had here Friday and, to a lesser degree, today.

the National Weather Service reported a wind gust of 143 mph on Stratton Mountain, had about 7,000 customers without power, and about 1,800 customers were blacked out in Massachusetts.

There were some small branches down in my yard, which probably accounts for the banging that the cats and I heard throughout the night. The neighbor’s guinea hen was out and around this morning looking for some stray sunflower seeds. When I filled the bird feeders, I found two lovely feathers: black with white spots.

I debated what to do today. The Dance Flurry was cancelled since there’s still a lot of areas to the north that are without power. I feel bad for the organizers. What happens when you have a lot of spaces, teachers and musicians lined up and Mother Nature intervenes? Although the web site said there would be very limited events during the day today, tonight they apparently had a benefit swing dance and concert somewhere. That sort of thing is what keeps event organizers awake at night.

People still talk about the tornado that came through the Albany area the Sunday night of NYQuilts! one year. Although we had a small flood and had to huddle in the basement hoping that the quilts wouldn’t blow away above us, it was nothing compared to the extreme damage done 30-40 miles away.

I remember driving home that night in the remnants of the storm: downpour, lightning, thunder… Got home and no power. Sat in the dark, starving, exhausted. Full of all the things that could have been.

My thoughts are with the Flurry folks!

After a yummy dinner I went up and pulled out a lot of fabric. OK, my sewing room is a disaster, but I’m closing in on having my new quilt’s stuff chosen. Who knew I had SO few browns? Don’t I have more olives? What’s up with that?

I don’t know, but since it’s been in the low teens for hours, playing with fabric seems like a great idea. Much better than driving around the breezy freezy countryside.