after enjoying a day that finally hit a balmy 60 degrees (above zero!)
when home and relaxing at last
the tornado sirens started blasting
tv news was covering the local map live
updating the movement of the storm minute by minute
texts from the sheriffs buzzed saying to take cover.
because i live in an old cottage with no basement to be found
i went to my safe room (aka the bathroom) to hang out for a while
luckily, my natural survival instincts kicked in
and i took the following items with me to ride out the weather:
phone, laptop. chargers, flashlight, book, hot tea,
and for some unexplained reason –
an uncooked spaghetti squash.
i then decided that i might as well just take a lavender bath
enjoy my book and tea
and let the chips/cottage fall as they may
no worries.
balance was quickly restored
when the weather soon passed us by
and best of all
my spaghetti squash was still intact.
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“there is a safe spot within every tornado. my job is to find it.”
-david copperfield
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image credit: lush uk
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
perhaps to squash any anxieties? glad things turned out well
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Ha – perfect
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I am glad that things cooled down. Noe you can cook your spaghetti squash.
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Yes )
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Wow–you are a very relaxed person! I’m glad all turned out well. Enjoy your squash. 🙂
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“Let the cottage fall where it may..” HAHA..I’m going to remember that!
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😻
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😉 impeccable….. only I envision the picture of you in your bathtub, surrounded by your survival items in an de-roofed house in the open!
Still, glad it passed you by. 🙂
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That is what I thought too )
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Safe, sound and smelling good, Beth!
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A trifecta
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Nothing like a nice bath to pass the time while the storm passes.
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Exactly
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funny the things we do in crisis…
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I know !)
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And fortunately you weren’t in the bathtub, naked, with no cottage around you! Glad you and the spaghetti squash made it through. That is one very special squash!
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That is what I was picturing)
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Did you have a fork with which to make spaghetti from the squash? 🙂
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Well, it was uncooked so not sure what I would have done with it-
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We always keep an uncooked spaghetti squash handy, just in case.
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It’s a good practice
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Pingback: find the safe spot. — I didn’t have my glasses on…. – Michael D. Turashoff
KSBeth – Wow glad the tornado left you and the spaghetti squash alone. Somehow I hit the magic delete button this morning. Then I restored your comment. Theoretically it is coming back. It might be in that tornado. Maybe once I post this it will magically reappear. Anyway the learning is the fun part of gardening !
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Yes!
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Luckily, calmness always follows a storm. I can’t think what would happen if the storm never ended
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It always does
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Spaghetti squash???! You crack me up, Beth. 🙂 You sure do know how to make the most of a dire situation, though!
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Grabbed the first handy food item)
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You’re way healthier than I am (would have grabbed a bucket of ice cream, in case it was my last meal).
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Just what was available- given the choice I would have grabbed pasta of chips)
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First, I’m impressed by the 60 degrees, second, and most importantly, I’m happy that you’re okay and your cottage as well. You did absolutely everything beautifully and yeah for the squash.
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Squash saves lives
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Hahahaha…
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)))
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Well done Beth! Glad you were safe… That was a terrible storm that came up through Nebraska.
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Ty –
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Glad you are safe and had a great safe spot! You forgot the chocolate though….
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Ah!
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Anybody can go through a tornado, but a spaghetti squash makes your experience unique.
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Indeed)
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Whew! Hearing those sirens must be scary.
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It is )
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I quake at the sound of those sirens. But I like your courage. I have taken my belongings to the basement and camped out watching one humorous show or another….I’ll be laughing if the daggone things ever come near. Nervous, fear induced laughter!
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And why not?)
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Exactly.
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Oh my that would scare me! Glad all well😊
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Happy ending)
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Glad you enjoyed it! And that the house didn’t blow down around you, leaving you naked in a tub. That spaghetti squash would only cover so much of you. 🙂
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Great point
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I’m happy to know that you, your cottage, and your spaghetti squash are all safe and sound.
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All are well, thanks)
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LOL, have to have your priorities straight, right?
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Exactly)
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