In Greensburg

Despite being under a storm watch, we decided to have a picnic in the park across from where we’re staying on the Barclay College campus.

It’s almost 8 Tuesday evening, and we’re finishing stories we worked on today. Several students are returning to jobs in Wichita tomorrow, so they’re the most frantic among the group. Some are leaving later tonight.

We’re under a severe thunderstorm watch tonight. Deb Folkerts, who works with the Salvation Army and also in the library at Barclay College, came up to us while we were picknicking in the park across from Jackson Hall, where we’re staying in Haviland. It was a treat, especially considering we’re without a microwave or kitchen this week.

Son Ben barbecued some pork for sandwiches, and made pasta salad and peach crisp for us to eat. We also had baked beans sent by Donna Schupp, plus cookies and brownies made by my aunt and cousin in Cheney and Garden Plain. Extra tasty. We’ll munch on those the rest of the week.

Ben and his crew left for home about 7:30, after checking the radar on our computers to avoid heading into the storm. We wanted to make sure they wouldn’t end up trapped in their van during a bad storm, like the unfortunate Colorado couple killed last week between Pratt and Cunningham when a tornado picked up their car in the roadside park.

One of Haviland’s two storm sirens is right behind Jackson Hall, so we’ll know quickly if the weather turns bad.