We had a massive blizzard here in So. Oregon, the power did go out. Fortunately we have a wood stove for heat and a propane for cooking and we get by. Funny story tho, we have a fairly new neighbor and he has all electric everything. About 4 or 5 hours into the outage she came over, asking if we knew when the power might be restored. We asked if her house was too cold and she begrudgingly admitted that yes it was and she was worried for her birds. My husband said for her to gather her stuff. Pet birds in cages and her cat and come on over. She seemed relieved and was about to leave to go and get her menagerie of critters when just then....The power came back on!! Our house is quite small! Is it wrong to say I was grateful we didn't have to move her in? 😆 Of course, winter isn't over yet.
All the snow went south of the Upper Peninsula. We are concerned we do not have enough snow cover to insulate the soil from the cold. Great picture of my buddy.
Interesting that you’ve added a generator to your system. It’s inspiring to read of your cozy family getting through a power crisis, and I enjoy the rituals rooted in faith. Happy winter, my friend!
I’m glad you and yours made it through the storm all right! Best part: “the heralding sound of the End of Modern Civilization” [will] be the gradual puttering out of all the generators.” So true!
We had a massive blizzard here in So. Oregon, the power did go out. Fortunately we have a wood stove for heat and a propane for cooking and we get by. Funny story tho, we have a fairly new neighbor and he has all electric everything. About 4 or 5 hours into the outage she came over, asking if we knew when the power might be restored. We asked if her house was too cold and she begrudgingly admitted that yes it was and she was worried for her birds. My husband said for her to gather her stuff. Pet birds in cages and her cat and come on over. She seemed relieved and was about to leave to go and get her menagerie of critters when just then....The power came back on!! Our house is quite small! Is it wrong to say I was grateful we didn't have to move her in? 😆 Of course, winter isn't over yet.
All the snow went south of the Upper Peninsula. We are concerned we do not have enough snow cover to insulate the soil from the cold. Great picture of my buddy.
Love the pics of snowy trees and the icy river! The weather sounds brutal but it's also beautiful.
We've had a few nights that got down to 30. I almost hate to tell you, but it's 80 in Phoenix right now.
Interesting that you’ve added a generator to your system. It’s inspiring to read of your cozy family getting through a power crisis, and I enjoy the rituals rooted in faith. Happy winter, my friend!
I'm right there with you loving all the weather lore! What a fantastic piece for St. Paul's conversion - I hadn't heard that ditty before!
I’m glad you and yours made it through the storm all right! Best part: “the heralding sound of the End of Modern Civilization” [will] be the gradual puttering out of all the generators.” So true!