Today, I found myself wandering back to this little corner of the internet—my Deltaville blog—and realized something: it’s been four years since I last posted.
Deltaville Vignettes
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Long Time, No Blog
Friday, April 16, 2021
Anniversary
Ten years ago tonight, an F2 tornado touched down in Deltaville from Porpoise Cove Rd across Rt.33 down Jackson Farm Lane and across our little Jackson Acres community. And I bet now you're questioning my choice of "celebrate". Despite all the destruction the storm left in its path, not one person in Deltaville died. Not one person was missing. Not one person received an injury more severe than scrapes and scratches. The same goes for pets.
And in the days and weeks following the storm, the community came together. Those who were unaffected showed up and offered aid to those who were affected. Neighbors helped neighbors, people in nearby communities offered help to Deltaville.
And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is something to celebrate.
We've all had a doozy of a year.
Between riots, injustices, politics and pandemics, it seems like people are quicker to point a finger than to offer a hand these days. Despite that, I'm confident that when the chips are down, your neighbors (whether actual physical neighbors or not) will have your back.
So instead of mourning the loss of property and the landscape, I'm going to choose to celebrate the miracles that happened 10 years ago.
God Bless Deltaville.
Here are the original posts about the tornado:
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Friday, October 5, 2018
Projects
Monday, September 24, 2018
The Par-Tay
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Do Fireworks Go Bad?
I looked this up on the handy dandy internet and in short, no, there is no expiration date on fireworks. However, there is a chance the humidity could make them a tad unstable. So, we're going to get my dad the retired firefighter to set them off and see what happens.
Can't be worse than nearly blowing up a sailboat, or having a mortar fly straight for the audience, or have a firework fall and shoot inches from the truck hood. I'm not admitting that happened before, just that those scenarios could be worse.
Bring on the explosives!
Sunday, August 26, 2018
The Return
Stay tuned for an update on the ginormous celebration this coming weekend, and for more posts about Deltaville in general.