Bracing for the "Storm of the Century"

Anxiety continues to build with all the media hype about the "super-storm" Hurricane Sandy has become. It's technically only a level one hurricane, but it's combining with two other major weather systems - a winter storm from the midwest, and an Arctic air-mass - to become the biggest storm to ever hit the Eastern seaboard, with landfall expected in New Jersey. Even up here in Southern Ontario it's supposed to get really bad. We took down our awnings and moved the gas BBQ onto the porch, so should we lose power, we can still cook something warm.

So, today I'm going to try get all the last machine sewing done on my two Tedros commissions, and two Hallowe'en witch's hats, so should the power go, I can just continue with lots of hand-sewing and beading - at least during daylight hours. I cut out the leather belts and boot toppers, and after top-stitching them, there will only be handwork left on the two costumes. Some quick reinforcing stitching inside the brims of two witch hats I picked up at Dollarama last week, and they'll be ready for hand-embellishing as well.

I'm feeling hopeful about doll photos this coming weekend. There's finally some sunlight and cloudy, non-rainy, days at the end of the long-distance forecast tunnel. There may not be any leaves left on the trees after this storm, but at least it won't be raining anymore. So things are starting to look hopeful on the photography front.