Soggy Northwest!

The pineapple express has roared into the pacific Northwest this week end and we are being pelted with high winds (nearing hurricane strength) and rain, rain, rain. The amount of rain on the ground makes the high winds more dangerous. Saturated ground will not hold the roots of trees as well. One advantage is many of the leaves are gone after a blustery Friday.

The students arrived wet and soggy from just the parking lot. We are expecting it to last for a week or two. Storm after storm are lined up all the way from Hawaii.

To make the best of it we are having a chili day today. We started having "Soup days" last year as a way to encourage fellowship among the students. One of the staff cooks a big pot of soup and we gather round the tables for a scrumptious meal, breaking bread together. Today's feature is Sue's Chili." Last year it contained two home grown habenero peppers and raised the heat twice. We cut back on the peppers this year but will have a bottle or two of extra heat for those more gutsy eaters. Nothing like a hot bowl of chili on a rainy day. Now if we only had a fireplace and a rocking chair to go with it.....