First: I’m shocked, as is everyone, at the loss of Representative Elijah Cummings today. He was a true patriot, a civil rights leader, and a man of great integrity. May he rest in peace. I’m deeply greatful for his service to our country.
A profound loss for our country.
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Thank you for all of your incredibly supportive comments on yesterday’s post! I’m glad you understand and you clearly do. We’re very excited, of course, and have a lot to do before we leave, but it will all work out and we’ll soon be in our favorite city.
We had torrential rain yesterday afternoon, evening, and throughout the night – along with winds. There are a lot of catalpa leaves on the ground this morning and we have a wind advisory for the rest of the day. And maybe tomorrow, as well.
You know by now that I do not like high winds. Especially winds that go on all day long.
Looks like I can’t rake or mow the lawn. We’re due for more rain today. I’ll try to do both before we leave but whatever happens, happens. We did get the gutters cleaned out yesterday; in fact, it started raining heavily while Don was still on the roof. I told him to come down and he did. We also ran a couple of errands. I needed a new handbag that was big enough for the trip. Does anyone else still call it a purse? I do and I feel like I have to stop myself and say ‘bag’ or ‘handbag’ instead. But they’ll always be purses to me.
I also needed an ‘in-between’ jacket. Not winter-heavy, not early fall light. We found a nice one that was on sale. And there you go!
Now I have to do things like hold the mail, buy some travel sizes of things we need, find the timers for the lights, do laundry, decide what to pack, etc.
Thank you again. Love you all.
Happy Thursday.
Barbara says
So very excited for you ! I wonder how it will feel to see Notre Dame. Very sad, I suppose, but grateful it is still standing.
Claudia says
Yes, it will be sad. But I’ll take pictures so you all can see where they are in the restoration. Thanks, Barbara!
Dee Dee says
Looking forward to following you and Don on your exciting travels! In Europe we say handbag as a purse is a where a woman would keep her money but a man would have a wallet (hopefully not sounding too sexist😀!) Carry on calling it a purse, it sounds far more elegant!
Happy Thursday
Claudia says
I like purse better, as well! Thank you, Dee Dee.
kathy in iowa says
you’re in the “bomb cyclone” area, right? be safe! and glad don got off the ladder.
best wishes on getting all you need done before your big trip. again, so happy for you and don!
kathy in iowa
ps: i call it a purse, too.
Claudia says
Well, I hadn’t heard it called that. It’s just a LOT of wind and it’s very strong!
Thank you, Kathy.
kathy in iowa says
that was a new term to me, too. guess it has something to do with how quickly the barometric pressure drops within a 24-hour period and how much wind and rain should be expected.
hope you and don (and everyone else there) didn’t have any troubles!
kathy in iowa
Claudia says
Many, many people lost power, but we didn’t. We’re lucky!
Dottie says
So happy you two are going back to your dream city! We look forward to new stories. Mr. Cummings will be missed.
Claudia says
He will be greatly missed. I can’t believe he’s gone!
Donnamae says
Well…I still call it a purse for what it’s worth. Happy packing! ;)
Kimberly Stalnaker says
It’s a purse! We just went on a trip and I too switched to a bigger purse. We never handled our luggage through the whole trip so I had medications and valuables in my purse plus a book and my kindle!
I have noticed a lot of women don’t carry purses at all anymore. I couldn’t function without mine. I don’t think my husband could either. I am always shoving his stuff in there too and he always knows I have tissues, ibuprofen, etc. when he needs something.
Claudia says
I have loved purses since I was a little girl, Kimberly. I used to stand in the purse section of every department store we visited. The one we got yesterday is my favorite ever!
Claudia says
Oh good! Thanks, Donna!
Chris K in Wisconsin says
A very sad morning, indeed.
Maybe it is an age thing ~ but I still call it a purse. So wonderful when you find one that is a good fit for the wallet, phone, and all other things we ferry around, with a bit of room to spare!
We had the wind for 2 days, also. It wears me out. Hope you crossed things off of your To Do list today!!
Claudia says
It wears me out, too. It was so strong today that my porch plants were falling over. I felt like I was in The Wizard of Oz.
I’m crossing things off. More to do, but I feel good enough about everything at this point in the day that I’m going to relax now.
Marilyn says
We had heavy rain and high winds,too. I went out this afternoon to clean up a lot of twigs and branches. It was quite a job. I call handbags pocketbooks.
Marilyn
Claudia says
Same here – cleaned up fallen branches!
Thanks, Marilyn!
annette says
Another purse person here! I,too, always loved purses as a little girl.Sometimes ,after waiting patiently while my dad looked at tools in Sears, I’d convince him I needed a purse! So happy for you and Don. xo
Claudia says
Sears was exactly the place where I stood and looked at purses! Thanks, Annette!
Sherry B says
Claudia , I wish you and Don safe travels and a wonderful trip to your beloved Paris. I will be visiting France next summer, so I am anxious to see your photos and posts. I remember my mom and grandmother calling their purses Pocketbooks and I love that.
Claudia says
Pocketbooks is wonderfully old fashioned, I think. In the best possible way!
Thanks, Sherry!
jeanie says
I always call it a purse. I never heard anyone call it anything else. Wonder if it’s an out-east thing.
Claudia says
I don’t think so. But I’m not sure.
Thanks, Jeanie.
NYCgirl says
Elijah Cummings RIP. What a loss. 😐
Claudia says
Heartbreaking. So unexpected, too.
Regula says
Good luck with wind and rain. Have fun packing. Regula
Claudia says
Thank you, Regula!