I was hoping we were safe from fire activity until at least September due to our last rainy winter/spring.

Nope!

I’ve grown up with forest fires, have family members who have lost houses–yes, plural– to CA forest fires, am aware of how fast they can move and they terrify me.

So what I do is: Scoot pet crates closer to the garage door, as well as The Box, filled with crucial files and passports and the teen’s newborn pictures and hard copies of rough drafts and a rubber chicken because you never know when you might need a laugh if you’re evacuated to a parking lot or, preferably, Kauai.

Yours in wishing for stormy weather (but no lightning!) and yours in thanking the HEROES that are our firefighters,

PB
PS. Stay safe.