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It has been one week. One week since I was awoke by the sound of traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the road I live on is a major access for the community of Grizzly Flats. It was one week ago that from the traffic, being too heavy and commuting in the wrong direction, that I knew something was wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I checked news sources and social media outlets, but it was at least 30 minutes until I found confirmation that Grizzly Flats was being evacuated due to fire. By morning I would learn that longtime friends had lost everything in the Caldor fire.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My turn- It has been one week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only 24 hours later I would receive my own evacuation warning. My family loaded up the pets, packed the \u201cimportant papers\u201d, loaded up favorite mementos and left home. It is a surreal experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have since returned home, as our notice is actually a \u201cwarning\u201d, we are not under a \u201cmandatory\u201d evacuation. However we continue to live in a heightened state. Everything is still packed, and when things need to be used, they are re-packed immediately after. It is kind of like camping at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the times when you find out what is important. I am surprised at where crochet fit in this for me. Among my packings, I made sure my hooks found a vehicle. However only the yarns that I have current commitments had the same fate. The only completed projects that made the cut were ones that needed photography, as they are near a publication date. I didn\u2019t pack any books, not any of my \u201cspecialty yarns\u201d. I didn\u2019t even pack my \u201cspecialty\u201d or \u201ccollectable\u201d hooks. Just the everyday hooks made the car, and that current projects made it there too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it is because crochet is not a \u201cthing\u201d for me. Maybe the process is really what drives me. The movement of my hands, the twisting of the hook, the flow of the yarn between my fingers. Granted times like these make it difficult to be creative and design something new. Yet, crochet does keep my hands busy and my mind focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you can help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As of today the fire has evacuated a physical area nearly half the size of the state of Rhode Island. If you want to assist those evacuated or how have lost everything, here is a site listing ways. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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