Dear Mother Nature,

if you\’re going to storm, please DO IT; and get it over with! Don\’t delay, and then start kicking up just when I\’m setting out tomorrow morning! I probably could have done my weekly long ride today, as usual; but I skipped it because of the weather threat. It drives me crazy when I miscalculate like that.

It is now 1:30 pm. The wind has been strengthening for several hours, and is now up to 29 mph; and it\’s mostly overcast. But those T-storms that were predicted still haven\’t materialized.

Not here, anyhow. Who knows what it might be like 20 miles away. That\’s the catch with wanting to go for a long ride when there\’s the possibility of severe weather. It might not be threatening to storm at home; but I might get caught in a nasty T-storm when I\’m miles away from here. That\’s happened before, and it was most emphatically not fun.

So I\’ve been \”riding\” my sewing machine instead, working on my \”harlequin\” blouse (made from assorted fabric remnants). I made the pockets and put them on. I made the collar and sewed it on.

Next come front facings, then the side seams. After that, sleeves and hem. Then buttonholes and buttons; and it\’s done😊

I might leave those next steps for tomorrow. Whether I do or not, I\’d better be able to go for a RIDE tomorrow. I just hope Mother Nature cooperates.