Iowa... is Anything but 'simple'.

Nephew, Billy... called last night.

Billy, and his Family... live in D.C.

 As we were talking...

I was watching the weather warnings on tv.

Huge Storm's had been rolling through our area.

Fairfax, was spared... but South, and East of us... got hit pretty hard.

Huge... Hail.

: (

{It's snowing as I write... 34 degrees.

The last several days have been like late Spring, in Iowa.

Insane.

70 degrees.}

Billy grew up in Cedar Rapids, he remembers how Crazy... Iowa can be.

{There's Nothing 'Simple'... about 'Iowa'.}

Billy, said... the 'Wall Clouds'... he'd see on rare occasions used to make him nervous.

; )

They make me a little 'nervous' too.

One, in particular... really made me nervous.

; )

Was telling Billy, about the day... I picked up a Big... Old... Store Cupboard, from Pals...

Monica, and Dean...

near Vinton, Iowa.

{about 30 minutes Northwest of Fairfax.}

Hadn't seen Monica, and Dean...

 Forever.

so...

after Dean and I got the Cupboard loaded, on The Ford...

we began to 'Catch Up'.... 'Visit'.

; )

It was a HOT, Hot...

 Muggy..... 

'Sultry'

day.

As we visited... 

things began getting very 'still'.

That's... never good.

No 'bad' weather was predicted....

but, 

if Ya live in Iowa, for a long time, You Know...

You can 'Feel'...

Trouble Brewing.

It's very unsettling.

We All...

 'Felt' 

'Trouble'.

All of a sudden, we All Decided it was Time for me to get Down The Road.

; )

The top image is what I was heading into... the closer The Ford and I...

got to Home.

'Son of a B!tch!!!'....

was

 All

 that was running through my mind.

The Ford Grew WINGS!!!

<3

Hammer Down!!!

Holy Smokes!!!

{The Fastest 'Ride'... That Old Cupboard will Ever Know.}

Knew... we Had to Beat That Rain!!

The Wonderful Old Cupboard was all in Original Varnish.

{'Sh!t!!! If it had been old paint, wouldn't have been so worried.

Knew... what 'Big Rain' would do to that surface.}

{SH!T!!!!}

: ( : ( : (

It's a Good Thing... I used to Run 'Poles', and 'Barrels' with The Horses.

; )

When I pulled in the drive, at Home...

don't think The Ford actually came to a Stop, before I Bailed Out... Ran, at a Dead Run to The Henhouse... Grabbed a Tarp, then Ran... back to the Naked Cupboard!!

Just... as I was throwing the tarp over the Cupboard...

The Sky Let Go!!

Buckets, and Buckets... and Buckets...

 of Rain!!

Holy Smokes!!!

I... looked like a drowned rat, but...

The Old Cupboard

was

Spared.

<3 <3 <3 

'For The Love... of 'Old'.

<3 <3 <3 

oh...

my.

Much to get Done... today.

Hopefully... will have the phone all fixed up by tonight.

Working at The Cedar Rapids Estate, too.

; )

The Fun Never Ends!!

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.