Howdy, y'all!

Hello, good buddies!

I have internet access for the next 10.5 hours, so I will try to make the best of this short time! I am scheduled to get internet access at home September 2, which is really just around the corner! I think I will just start making short posts instead of starting one long one to cover the past 3 weeks and getting lost in the middle and not publishing.

Anyway, first of all I want to share some good news! My area of Japan does not seem to be affected by as many natural disasters as other areas of the country. So, if you see that there has been an earthquake or typhoon, it probably will not have affected my area. We actually have super strong winds in my city, but apparently these are quite normal. The weather on Saturday completely destroyed one of my umbrellas. Now, it was a cheap umbrella, but still! There's just something about your umbrella turning inside out that makes you feel like a goof. Usually, when my umbrella turned inside out, I just had to change position a little bit and the wind would blast it back to right side out. So, I thought might have better luck with a poncho. Alas, it was not to be. I looked like a marshmallow, or the Michelin man, or a bag of fall leaves. The wind just completely inflated my poncho. At one point, it completely blew up and over my head! Thw wind would have blown it off my head if the wind could have figured out how to get a poncho over a Helms head. Things are also going to get pretty interesting when the snow arrives. But for now, the risk for natural disasters should be pretty low.

Comments

Sharon said…
Utterly hilarious umbrella story, Liz. You mentioned umbrellas...just how many have you bought??? You are sounding so chipper. I am extremely proud of you.
aquamaureen said…
I love your descriptions . . . so I guess a poncho over your head is an UNnatural disaster . . . :)

So, is the wind a constant thing?? Will it be windy AND winter?? Should we start knitting scarves????

So glad to have you blogging again, and I hope you will add pictures . .

love you, sweetie