Emmi's Cafe

I’m SO happy to see my Vox buddies here!

Thanks to everyone who sent me news about Earl. It’s not as though it’s going to hit us, we’re too far inland. But around here we don’t tend to assume anything. I told my boyfriend, just call me FEMA girl. I’ve been gathering supplies, making plans and making sure keys and cat carriers are in easy reach. We would probably go down to our cellar.

Daniella. Earl. I find it all so amusing….come in, Earl! Can I offer you some tea? What’s the next one, Leonna or something? It’s starting to sound like some Italian soap opera.

J had a great idea, instead of lugging plastic jugs of water, he suggested we fill up our Camelbacks. That way we could have lots of water, store stuff in the backpack section and just strap it to our shoulders when we go downstaris. Cool.

Before we visited St. Thomas and St. John, we looked up island etiquette. One interesting thing is that they do not say, “Good evening”. Instead, the proper greeting is, “Good night”. We tried to remember that, although we never ran across it.

I found another site, supposedly to keep up on etiquette across the world. It had a qualifier, of course, nonetheless when reading blurbs for other countries, it was hard to know what to trust. They made Germany sound terribly formal. Houses are apparently neat to the point of obsession; guests at dinner make the first toast.

Then I read the one for the U.S. Apparently, many foods are “eaten by hand”. Really? I eat pizza with a knife and fork. (And I’m not the only one – I know at least one other person who does the same thing).

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html

Should be a good storm!

I admit I wish I were at the coast to see the waves. And the storm. This should be an interesting one. Sigh.

Stay safe, everyone.

Warnings for East coast: Cape Cod, Nantucket, others on the shore

Watches and Warnings
Siasconset Forecast

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PRECAUTIONS SECTION.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS
VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS
AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH
YOU...IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL
RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING
WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL
YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT
INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND
DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY...
THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD
CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE
WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING
OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES.

New Blog for Emmi

Hey everyone! This is a watercolor. Good way to kick of my new blog, I guess.

How are you all today?  :D