Pithori Puja after the hurricane.

Hurricane Irene was all the nightmare one could imagine. We also had tornado warning. Chetan was asked to stay in a hotel closer to his work area so he is available. The torrential rain accompanied by circular high speed winds topping 85 mph made a very sinister, evil ominous sound. I felt as if the Titanic was breaking and making screeching sound outside our house. Raj said we should hide in the basement. The storm was so slow moving, that it seemed almost unending. Thank god we were not harmed and there was no damage to our property or to the trees. We lost the power on Sunday at 1pm, but got it back by 4pm. So, I was able to do the Pithori Puja in the evening. Its is a mother's day today and also our Ba's death anniversary.