Christmas got here

[altivo]

Happy Christmas to all my friends. I hope you are safe and warm, with friends or loved ones, and able to enjoy this special time of the year at least a little.

Our power did come on this morning just before seven. I had put a teakettle on top of the woodstove to boil so I could make coffee by dripping it through the coffee maker. It boiled, I carried it to the kitchen, and the lights came on. The outage was over 30 hours, probably the longest we've had at this address. (We once had a 48 hour outage at our house in Chicago, many years ago.)

I can't tell you how good it feels to have running water again. Especially hot water in the shower. With the generator hooked up and running, we do get running water but only cold. This time of year you have to be desperate to take a shower in that.

Today we stayed home, though it wasn't just rest. Chores had to be done, of course, and we feared a flood in the small barn again if all the predicted rain materialized. So we had to clear drainage channels in the snow to let water drain off even if the remaining snow freezes hard where it is. The rain didn't happen much, though. Now it's snowing, and they say we'll get up to three inches before it ends tomorrow.

Supper today was a bit too classy for this kind of lazy day, but it was good (so far, haven't cut the pie yet.) Cornish game hen stuffed with oranges and backed in a clay covered pot with orange juice as liquid. Mashed sweet potatoes; Brussels sprouts; Home baked bread; red wine; tea and home made mince pie.

Comments

[quickcasey.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with a classy supper. I had one too. Urp.

[lobowolf.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you got your power back! Even though it's not the end of the world (when you have wood heat, anyway), I miss the creature comforts (water and showers!). :)

Dinner sounds yummy! :) We had a really big ham :)

[rustitobuck.livejournal.com]

Wow. You guys know how to live.

My dinner with the boys yesterday came from Boston Market. Didn't make it myself, which meant I was relaxed enough to be fun to be with.

Electric water heater? We've got all gas services here, but the water heater is electronically controlled, so no hot water without power. Glad your power's back.

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Happy holidays! And yay for having power again.

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a wonderful meal to offset a stressful day or two.

We'd lose power regularly during winters, growing up. Generator could run the furnace and the well pump, but not the electric stove concurrently. Nice to have a little heat throughout the house and to be able to 'flush.'

[kingodin.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas to you as well!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Sounds more urpy than classy there. ;p

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of big hams, but most of them don't seem very edible to me. ;p

Yeah, hot and cold running water was the thing I missed more than even light. We have oil lamps and battery lights, of course, and some of the new LED type lights as well. None of them are as bright as even the curly compact bulbs, but they were sufficient for most things. I can cook on a woodstove, within reason (no I'm not baking angel food cake, but basic stuff is easy enough.) There's just no substitute for a hot shower.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just like cooking. People say I'm weird, but it's well ingrained now and not likely to go away.

No gas in the house. I don't like LP gas, which is all you could get here. This house has never had gas. It was all electric when we bought it, and we've improved the efficiency by replacing a lot of older appliances and such.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Indeed. *Christmas hug!*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Losing power for a few hours isn't usually a big deal unless the weather is really bad. It's surprising, though, to be reminded just how many things we take for granted. We both kept flipping light switches and then saying "Oh yeah, right" to ourselves.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Thanks. In spite of the nuisance value, it was pretty nice.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

You know I wasn't feeling hungry at all till I read what you made :D *slobber drools*

"I hope you are safe and warm" I'm safe but its stinking hot here and the rain has just increased the humidity!! *cries* It would rain then the sun would come out and just blaze away drying up all the roads and concrete then it would rain again. There's mist coming off the roads now.

[schnee.livejournal.com]

MMmmmm. *wolf-snuggles*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, I could send you a couple of tons of snow but I think it would probably be hot water by the time it got there.