After Hurricane Fiona

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all doing well.

As many of you know PEI was

hit pretty hard by Fiona in a way

we have never seen here before.

  This is the first time I have had

internet since Fiona hit 3

weeks ago.

We were at our cottage for the storm

and I have to say it was a bit scary

as the winds shook our little cottage

for hours on end. It didn't make

for a good night's sleep!

When it was safe we went out for a

short drive and were shocked at

all the big trees that came down

often roots and all.

We were very fortunate at our cottage

as only a few shingles blew off the roof

and a branch or two of our pine trees.

When we could drive to our home we were happy

our home and little cottages etc were all fine, however

we lost so many big trees, fences, and a couple of

our arbors in our garden. I am thankful that everyone

was safe but so many people were without power for

over two weeks and many people on the North Shore

lost homes or cottages.

We have not been to the North Shore yet and having

just got our internet tonight have not even seen many

pictures. I hope we don't have another storm like

that for a very long time.

At our cottage we were able to cook as we have

a propane stove but we had no running water

until the power was restored for us at the

cottage 8 days later but at our home it was

a full two weeks.

Even now I can't believe all the big

beautiful trees we lost in this storm.

We are just catching up on the news

now and hearing of all the damage

also caused by Hurricane Ian in

the southern U.S.....scary times!

Thank you to all who were thinking and

praying for us during this time. I will

show some photos of our garden soon.

We have been busy cleaning up an

unbelievable amount of brush and

trees both at our home and our childrens

as we took turns showing up with chainsaws

and wheelbarrows/ Thankfully, none of our

family had any really serious damage to their

homes but several large trees came down a

couple on the roof on our daughter's home

putting a couple of small holes in the roof.

This storm gives a whole new meaning to

large trees close to your home. I guess we

have been spoiled in the past !

We are just getting settled back in our

home but have been doing some fall

garden cleanup all week.Thankfully,

the weather has been great since Fiona

so it makes for more enjoyable

days in the garden .

While my husband is now busy catching

up on the news I think I will enjoy

some Instagram and blog beauty....

who knew how much I would miss

these simple pleasures !!!!

Thank you for checking in on me!

Carolyn

via : warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com