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Tues Sept 9. The day of Gerda, the hurricane. An eerie calm at 11 am.
A light rain all morning. Picked the last 3 ears of corn at 11:30. To p.o. to mail some letters at 12:30 - talked with Betty Ebert, Lorimer, & Noel Boxer - no one seemed too excited.

To Store - most of course submitted opposite opinion - "nothing to worry about" - Mollers there, a bit concerned. Doug asked about date of '54(?) hurricane when he'd come down to dock & got us up the hill.

At 1 - checked on loose boxes etc in back. Rain increasing - & a wind began to blow, but only slightly - Brought in roses [[strikethrough]] Lunch - soup [[/strikethrough]]

Rain got heavier - at 4. decided to bring in porch chairs

At 5 - signs of a real storm. Donned raincoat etc. & went over to Herb's & Henry's to remove loose blocks, a garbage can, etc., & got thoroughly wet.

At 5:30 packed emergency bag, & taped large windows.

At 6 - rain - heavy, from n.e., and a very strong wind bending the spruces & weigelias as I prepared

Supper - steak & rice & malabar spinach & a lettuce-fennel salad.

Then at 6:30 the wind died down & the rain stopped, only to resume at 7, for 5 minutes.- Then the skies cleared!

At 7 the sunset glowed at the top of Manana.

At 8:30 the stars came out, and Mars shone in the southern sky, near Scorpio.

All is calm; it is 9 pm, I removed the tape.