Flashlights--check
Portable radio--check
Batteries--check
Water and food--check
Melitta cone and filters for coffee--check
Laundry clean, dry and folded--check
Kindle loaded with books--check
All electronic devices charged--check
And now we wait.
So what did I do in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy? Yes, that's right, I cooked.
Pesto meatballs and tomato sauce, pumpkin turkey chili, beef barely soup and the still-cooling Bran muffins, this time studded with plump raisins.
And now we wait--and pray.
To all on the East Coast, stay safe.