We survived!!
We survived the howling breeze and the torrential drizzle... Hanna was not as bad (here anyway) as they were expecting. It rained pretty non-stop from when we woke through to about 6pm - at times it was absolutely lashing down, but I don't think we had the volume we were expecting. The flooding on King St didn't happen. I think Cameron Run (which is where Pat & Jude used to live) overran its banks as there was a report that the Beltway may have to close in that area, but that was it...
We spent the day lounging. I baked Brownies and read a book, Stephen watched the sport: Murray v Nadal, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Formula 1.... (you can see why I went to read a book!). About halfway through the brownie baking, and at the most torrential part of the storm, Alison and Morag came round for a visit, so I had someone to try out my brownies on! They weren't fantastic (a bit dry), and I forgot to grease the tray before I poured the mix in, so we had Turtle Brownie crumble when I tried to take it out and put one on a plate. I am truly the Undomestic Goddess!
Stephen felt slightly recovered this afternoon, so he went out for a walk to see what the aftermath was like. I had been struck down by a "my head is going to explode, why is it so bright" headache, so I popped a painkiller, pulled on the wraparound shades and tried to sleep. It seemed to do the trick anyway. We both felt okay enough to walk out to get a pizza and enjoy the clear air and the very clear sky.
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