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Or because around here it wasn't cold enough in winter to use them to store produce?

I lived in a Victorian house in college. The kitchen was in the basement and the old "cold storage closet" was still there -- just a hole dug into the dirt. In winter, you'd open that door and you could instantly feel why they were able to store things in there and keep them fresh. Brrrrrrrrrrr.

In my neighborhood, all the houses have above-ground Delta Flood Basements. Being at the confluence of two rivers, and basically sea level, Sacramento flooded every winter until they raised the streets downtown. Even when these houses were built after that, they still had concerns about flooding, so the living quarters were raised above the level they expected it to flood to.

The neighborhood just south of mine is known as Poverty Ridge ... because that's where all the newly-homeless/penniless people camped out whenever downtown flooded.

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote>

Which bug sampler?? I had a bug sampler chart, but can't remember which one is was since I lent it to a friend--it had bright and pastel colour options, I think. Really fun IIRC.

Dawne

Following up my own post, but people should know about good responses. I emailed the designer, Heather Holland-Daly and got a response today. I'm pretty impressed, which is great because I LOVE her designs, and it is so nice when the clever people turn out to be the nice people too.

Dawne

This is it - I was having a brain cramp last night

Cheryl

I have her book now and love leafing through it.

Cheryl

On 7/19/08 5:19 PM, "Lucille" wrote:

Exactly. Plus, the "bedrock" is limestone - which is very hard to dig through. And the watertable in most states is very close to the surface. Although, for yard sprinkles, most folks will have a specific well drilled - they'll sink a pipe down 10' to 20' - not so significant as up north, but it works. Some houses may have an attic storage - but not usually - 'cause that gets really hot.

The biggest issue in the hurricane areas of disaster with houses, aside from the mobile homes was when all these developers in the 80s tried building with streamlined techniques from the north. As in building with stud and truss frame exteriors with plywood sheathing - especially using the newer alloy struts. Flexes and then the sheathing flies apart in hurricanes. Works with snow - not with the hurricanes. Tradtitionally, Fl houses in the southern part - are cement block structure (CB), then some form of plaster - with roof trusses then anchored in. So, when hurricane Andrew tore thru South Florida - all those houses had amazing damage. My parents actually left their palce on Miami Beach (which was a cb building condo - albeit on one of the islands on a causeway) and went to stay at my DB's house in S. Miami - in a lovely new development - with 2 stories. The tale is that my folks were trying to sleep behind the family room couch - in the main floor under the partial 2nd story. My DB ran out, said, come to our room - an grabbed the housekeeper as well - and they all ran as the winds hit and the roof upstairs blew off, taking part of the 2nd story behind them. They sat ou the rest inside an interior closet - folks, then 2 kids, DB, DSIL, and the housekeeper.

When it had all cleared, and they went out the next day - my DF's car had been lifted and plowed up between two houses into a palm tree. My DB was lucky enough to have a law colleague with another house in Miami that they could go stay in while shopping - and then found the house they have lived in since - which is ....CB. And has permanent hurricane shutters (well, the metal anchors over all the windows, and then they install the metal shutters when it's necessary).

Having grown up down there - we spent many a night/day sitting in an interior space, with flashlights, radios, and water. The 2nd one I remember

- the waters met in the middle of our living room - seeping through the foundation/front wall of the house and whereever. And my DM burned her finger on one of the "hurricane lamps" . The 2nd one - I was in the hospital on Miami Beach, had leg surgery. My DA was the chief surgical resident - and came in during the night to catch a nap on the empty bed in my room on peds - it was by the window. Evidently I made some comment to her about sleeping by the window, even though it had shutters - and she then couldn't sleep, and 35+ years later still hasn't forgiven me. My folks had to get a police escort to come get me 2 days later as the causeway was closed - the waters having risen across many lanes so that the 6 lane divided road now only had 1 lane passable. I do remember the aftermaths, and us/the neighbors all getting together for a big barbecue - before all the food rotted. And eating all the metling ice-cream. Once - we all went to a drive in movie - as they had power. When in junior high - one hurricane knocked out power & did damage to our schools for weeks - so in week 2 - my folks arranged for me to go to school in NY with my cousins. As an adult - when they'd moved to a big high-rise down on the water again (like in the opening of Miami Vice or CSI-Miami - yes, I can see my old bedroom) once we didn't get evacuated, so instead had hurricane parties - getting together in the hallways 'cause in the condo - well way too many windows/sliding doors. The safest place - the front powder room and the laundry/utility room. Instead - the neighbors, friends brought out blankets, lights, etc and hung in the corridor together as the wind screamed.

Very true. I only barely remember one hurricane in NY, the FL ones - much worse.

Ellice

LOL - I think that was a 2007 release. It's very cute.

Ellice

Honestly, while your logic makes sense, I think the habit really has more to doe with geology and building costs/techniques with respect to all the structure and faults. Plus, with newer things, as they go to more "earthquake proof" techniques - most of that has to do with how footers are done - which would be not seen in a basement.

Ellice

LOL - unless you're big enough to jump up into the center of the high king-size bed, and make yourself as absolutely large as possible to rest-up!

Ellice

That sounds nice. Dawne, I bet if you send her an e-mail she'd re-send you a page. I think we have that one stitched in the shop - I know I've seen it stitched a couple of times.

It's cheerier than Lizzie - so to speak. For those liking things like Lizzie - take a look at Plum Street Samplers - she has an hysterical series of tombstones with sayings on them - macabre and funny. Link below, I think it's easiest to see her stuff if you scroll through the pages of the journal, but can do on the patterns page as well.

LMK if you want it added in the care package I'm putting together! It's discontinued - but I also think you can get it directly from Heather.

Orna Willis has a really nice one, albeit not an easy stitch. Called "Entymology"

I have the chart for the Bug Collector and all the bits.

Cheryl

You had to show me that piece - I have a mini collection of various "bug" charts but I have never seen that one. Major drool

I've seen Orna on Carol Duval and I think on one other show and love her style.

Cheryl

PS - Karen C - check out her peacocks. If I ever win the lottery, I'll get you the kit. LOL

And is that what Puckster does?

Cheryl

LOL - of course. He's pretty good with storms - may land his 60+ lbs on a lap if it's very bad, but generally he's not a barker. If he's very upset - he'll have to come do the velcro dog thing, and be in physical contact with the humanoids - preferably with both of us. Usually you canjust see his eyebrows kind of moving, showing some epression of concern, and he'll patrol his territory. But....after checking out anything scary or strange - he does indeed head for the bed - if the room isn't gated. We have double doors (angled entry) to the master br, so we usually just have a gate leaning across the open, swung back doors, when we're not home. His preference is to stretch in the middle - or to curl up at the head - but he knows he's not supposed to do that. So, at night -or nap time - his command "go lie down" sends him actually to the foot of the bed, at a corner - and it works. Usually he curls behind someone's knee/calf.

For our anniversary yesterday, Puckster of course got a card for us - well,

- basically looking all happy and excited - with a ton of little circles cut out all around - and showing through it just said "hi" in all of them - totally conveying the excited dog head thing. Too funny - we were both laughing so hard when we read the cards that I actually started crying.

Well - I have to go put on the big girl clothes and pretend to be professional as the job search continues.

Ellice

Exactly. When I was comparing hurricanes to tornados, I didn't mean to play down the damage a hurricane can do, just the damage that one is likely to do in this part of Massachusetts.

Elizabeth

Oh, I had not issue at all with what you said. Totally understand. It's interesting how different storms vary. Personally, hurricanes don't frighten me crazy - but tornadoes - another entire story.

ellice

It's not the hurricane that scares me as much as the lack of electricity and the problems that come from that. Not everyone can evacuate easily and that creates a big problem

Lucky me, I never had to live through a tornado and I hope it never happens.