Donations Galore…AGAIN! My phone began to blow up with MORE offers of derecho recovery donations to deliver to the folks in Cedar Rapids. And those offers were happening as we drove back from our FIRST delivery! (Read about THAT trip right HERE.) Soon a steady stream of generous people began to parade up the street […]
Derecho 2020 – We Filled Peepaw’s Pickup-And More!
Derecho That weather word was new to me. But in one hour on one day this summer I learned first-hand what it was. And the horrific damage is still being felt here in Iowa. The Oxford Dictionary definition is this. “A Derecho is a line of intense, widespread, and fast-moving windstorms and sometimes thunderstorms that […]
The Wind Of 2020 – A Summer Storm Like No Other
Wind storms in Iowa are actually not uncommon. But a Derecho? That’s a whole different matter! The Calm Before The Storm August 10, 2020 started off as a beautiful summer day here in Iowa. So I hopped in the car that morning and took a drive into the country. I was on my way to […]