Tag: hurricanes

  • Hurricanes and Tornadoes

    We have been captivated by TV coverage of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma the last few weeks.  A friend from the Houston area and a cousin from Beaumont were here during Harvey.  They could not return home until last week.  Fortunately, their homes were unharmed.  The devastation has been painful to watch.  I am having trouble…

  • STORMS

    It is April.  That means tornado season in Texas. I knew about tornadoes from an early age.  Many homes had storm cellars.  Some of the old houses in the country also had lightning rods.  We had neither.  It worried my young mind that my parents seemed unconcerned about the need for either. The grandmother of…