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What better way to start a hurricane day than with tea? I couldn’t decide what to have for breakfast. Nothing sounded good and the morning dragged on and finally I thought of cheese toast. The pooch and I love cheese toast and tea is so fabulous with it, especially on a blustery day.

This is one of the teas Superanna bought me in London. She actually bought it and had them ship it to me so I could see the adorable postcard that matches the tea and gives the shop its name.

It steeps up pale for a black tea and is somewhat like the only other Laoshan tea I have tried. They are obviously high quality teas and not your average daily drinker. There is a tingle to your mouth when you drink this one, not of astringency that needs milk to soothe it, just a sort of sparkle to remind you that you are having something special.

As for the storm – hubby is essential personnel at the military base nearby. He worked from 7 am Friday to 7 am Saturday. He came home and slept and got a hot meal and then went back for a couple of hours before the city announced a curfew and pulled all electrical crews off the streets because the winds were too strong to use bucket trucks and too many roads were flooded. Since there was nothing their crews could do, many were able to go home but he has to go back tomorrow.

Our city flooded last week from the heaviest rains in the state and roads and bridges washed out. The ground here as already saturated. We got over 14 inches of rain today. There were 72 water rescues last time I checked. Trees are down everywhere and the city has a five page list of roads that are closed. A number of dams were breached or failed. We have had more damage than the coastal towns.

Thankfully we are dry with only a small roof leak and we have power, though the pump stations have gone down so water is just a trickle and we are under a boil advisory until they get it fixed and cleared.