We lost power for about eight hours last night and this morning. We missed the heavy snow and caught the heavy wind.
We also got a lot of rain. This is the third time in a week that we have lost power; the first time this year. When the power went out we hauled out our generator, which worked beautifully.
We had breakfast, meditated briefly, and read silently for an hour or two. We’re planning a brief trek into town.
The power came on around 10:30 a.m.
We’re devoted the day to reading, talking, resting, and mopping up the mess outside. Maria is reading the new biography of Willa Cather, Chasing Bright Medusas by Benjamin Taylor, and is loving every page.
Today, I’m reading The Lighthouse, an Adam Dalgleish mystery by P.D. James, my favorite mystery writer, and Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.
Reading by a fire is a sweet and peaceful thing. The Farmers Market goes into a winter schedule tomorrow; we’ll be there to check it out.
This may be the day of quiet and rest I have been yearning for but cannot find.
I’m still on a high from the work the Army Of Good is doing for Sue Silverstein’s healthy breakfast program.
Good, nutritious snacks and breakfast meals are pouring into the school (Sue Silverstein, Bishop Gibbons, 2600 Albany Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304). Blessings to all of you.
Jim Sorer of the Mansion is getting a lot of donations in his campaign to save dogs from being euthanized (Jim Sorer, The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.
If anyone doesn’t like shopping online, you can send a healthy breakfast food donation to me by check: Jon Katz, Refugee Fund, P.O. Box 205, State Route 22, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816. I will consult with Sue, buy what she needs, and have it shipped to her.
Maria said the weather is almost spring-like – up to -50 degrees today. Tomorrow, the temperature is supposed to drop by 40 or 50 degrees. We had to laugh.
That will be about normal. The worst Arctic cold will be to the west of us, as will be the heavy snow. Maria loves a storm; the messier, the happier she is.
The animals were inside the Pole Barn, sheltered and dry. They came out eagerly for food.
I took this photo from the back porch.