December 12, 2009

Oh, my goodness, it's chilly here in Ninety Six, SC. Yes, we're in the South, and last night it was in the 20's. I know that some of you mid-westeners are having it colder, but that's where you happen to live. I moved South to get warm! Oh well, be that as it may, our 12 of 12 will go on.

10:30am At the local Recycling Center where we are

encouraged to "Pitch In."10:31am Cardboard, metal, furniture or yard trash; there's a container for each, just be sure to "pitch in.". 10:40am Rolls of hay set aside for the winter. 10:47am The Air Ambulance is sitting on "Ready."
10:50am Stopping at the local grocery for milk.

11:05am Today our local Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Christmas Tour of Homes and Churches. This is the closestest stop to our house and is listed as Stop #1..

11:08am Stop #2 is almost a 100 year old home that has been in the same family for over 40 years.

11:12am Ninety Six 1st Baptist Church is Stop #3.
11:20am Temple Baptist Church is Stop #4
11:27am This home is only 3 years old but is constructed to look over 100 years old. It is Stop #5

1:10pm Annie the Curious Kitty thinks she's a Christmas Present under the tree.

1:15pm Merry Christmas To All

Thanks for allowing us to share our corner of the world with you for the past year. We'll see you again in 2010. In the meantime, go check with our fellows on Chad's 12 of 12. There's always something neat there.

Thursday, November 12

Tuesday was kind of rough in our little corner of the world. While tropical storm Ida was making landfall on the Gulf Coast, her outer bands were visiting us. We had rain all day Tuesday and Tuesday night. In the early morning hours Wednesday we began to get wind driven rains with gusts up to 45 mph. At 8:30 Wednesday morning our rain gauge had registered 6.5 inches in the preceding 24 hours. I've weathered a few hurricanes, but sure didn't expect the weather we experienced here in Ninety Six, SC.

Anyway, yesterday we awoke to a soggy bedroom carpet. That's not so good when your bedroom is on the 2nd floor. Then we noted some wet spots on the ceilings in the living room and our garage. UhOh.........Nationwide, please be on our side!!!

Called the claims center and yesterday received our first visit from a "remediation specialist."
Don't worry, says he........it'll all look like new when we get finished. OK, now we get to today. They're not finished with the remediation (Drying Out) and we've been advised we will be running dehumidifiers and fans until Monday.

Here's a few pictures I took for our 12 of 12:

8:15 a.m. The infamous rain guage, yesterday morning it registered 6 1/2 inches

8:20 a.m. All the bedroom furniture is pulled to the center of our bedroom...we're sleeping in the guestroom now

8:25 a.m. If we hadn't moved furniture, this is where the bed sits in our bedroom. The remediation folks have this monster dehumidifier running. 8:30 a.m. This is the ceiling in the garage. The insulation was soaked and we have fans and dehumidifiers running here, also.

8:55 a.m. Life goes on, our flowers did enjoy the rain, and some weathered the wind, too.
This is one of our Knockout Roses.

8:57 a.m. Our Brown-eyed Suzie vine is still putting out many flowers.
9:00 a.m. Ahh Mums. Diane counts on them for our front porch steps every fall.
4:40 p.m. Last year I showed a picture of our neighbors old barn. That came down last week and this is replacing it. I'm gonna miss the old one because it was the backdrop for some really neat pictures.

4:45 p.m. 6 1/2 inches of rain raised our lake over two feet. (Takes a lot of water to raise a lake 32 miles long and 1 mile wide two feet.) It's now raised enough that they are opening the flood gates at the dam tonight.

4:50 p.m. We're headed to the Chamber of Commerce for a meeting. This is at the entrance of our sub-division.

5:10 a.m. A mural painted on the entrance wall of our Chamber.

7:35 p.m. Back home and Curious Annie Kitty is here to greet us.

Now, y'all go visit some of our fellow 12 of 12 sharers.

It was raining when I got up this morning and it hasn't quit yet. So far, we've had 2 1/2 inches. But, 12 of 12 must go on if at all possible. I thought I'd take you on a brief tour of our little town of Ninety Six. Before I did, I tried to get the animals to go out and do their "business."

10:37 a.m. Annie, the curious kitty, ignoring my pleas to go out.

10:40 a.m. Drizzling and overcast out there.10:40 a.m. Here I stand out in the rain, the puppies are dry on the porch and refusing to join me.

11:12 a.m. This is our town's Fire Alarm and Tornado Alert Siren. I'm surprised that the Siren hasn't gone off the way the skys are looking.

11:15 a.m. The sign says it all, "Welcome To Ninety Six."

11:17 a.m. It's Columbus Day so our Town Hall is closed.
11:21 a.m. Our Town's Gazebo is on Main Street
11:25 a.m. The Norfolk-Southern Railway used to run through Ninety Six. The old road bed is now the Town Trail.
11:30 a.m. This is the old Ninety Six Railway Depot. It is now used as the Senior Center and also is rented out for meeting, reunions, etc.
11:35 a.m. Our town's fountain. These rocks did not come out of our yard. (Though they could have.)
11:40 a.m. The Ninety Six Visitor Center. That's also the home of the Ninety Six Chamber of Commerce (where my wife, Diane, works,) and the Historic Ninety Six Development Association.

11:41 a.m. This is the main entrance to the Visitor Center. The building was designed to complement the old Depot.

Well, that was your tour of the Town of Ninety Six. There's a lot more to share including some beautiful old homes which we will do on a future 12 of 12.

Oh, and as a bonus, Happy Halloween. (That's Sugar peering through the window.)
Now go check out some of the many other 12 of 12's.
Have a good day!

For the past week we've seen no rain here in Ninety Six. Yesterday we set a heat record and hit 100 degrees. This morning we awoke to a cloudy and overcast day with a forecast of temperatures in the low 80's. I had good intentions of working in the yard, but the bottom dropped out. As you can see from this guage, we did get a bit of rain. (2 inches to be exact.)

11:45 a.m. The rain has stopped for now.

11:47 a.m. We name our plants after special people. "Gigi" and "Ruth" are Altheas that sit outside our screen room. This is "Gigi."11:48 a.m. This is our "Ruth."11:55 a.m. Our Lantana is a favorite with the butterflies and it sits outside our front door.12:45 p.m. We had a bit more shower and that's brightened up our garden a bit more. This is one of our Crepe Myrtles.12:50 p.m. Crepe Myrtles come in pink, too. 12:53 p.m. Lots of neat looking fence lines around this lake. In my opinion, this is one of the better views. 3:55 p.m. I've planted a lot of plants, trees, flowers, etc. at our house here in the foothills of South Carolina. Every time you dig, you're guaranteed at least one (maybe two or three) rocks. Here's one:4:20 p.m. One of the goldfish saw me coming to feed them. Right after I dropped their food they all came to the surface but the rain started again and I ran for cover. 7:20 p.m. Yummee, Asparagus salad is on the menu for dinner.Smothered Country Steak and Rice is on the menu, too.8:15 p.m. Another beautiful South Carolina sunset viewed from our front deck.8:35 p.m. Bonus Picture of Annie, the curious kitty, wanting to know if I intend to disturb her peace and comfort.Thanks for allowing me to share this day. The rain kept me close to home, but I hope you enjoyed my day as much as I enjoyed recording it for you. Now, go and check out some of the many others on Chad's 12 of 12.