We came through the big ice storm just fine. Luckily we have a well insulated home. The temps were below freezing for 144 hours straight and then more but not consecutively. It is below freezing now, but will warm to near 40 this afternoon, freeze again tonight, then the cold will move out and we should have 70 by next Monday or so.
The power was first to go. We had rolling blackouts which were 20 minutes on and 20minutes off, but the first two days it kept surging and the appliances couldn’t get rebooted but the house never got under 50 degrees F. We collected water for flushing toilets, etc. We have to boil water to drink for a while. But we were fortunate. So were our other family in the area. Some folks still don’t have power or water. They opened shelters if they could get there. Our phone is awful today but the internet is pretty good. We never have excellent quality out in the boonies. We are fine. Yay.
I sketched with watercolors on the first day when the snow was just an unusual event. This is in a watercolor sketchbook about 7 x 10 inches. (You can click to see larger.)
Then I sketched in the big book with colored Micron pens.
Both sketches for the Scavenger Hunt 677.
Number 2, good for the earth - snow
Number 3, simple pleasure - spices to enjoy our food
And a few photos....
Good thing we have a grill, we cooked and boiled water out there.
Looks like we will have another freeze tonight and then it will be "normal" again about up to 70 degrees F by Monday. Good thing, UT baseball starts tomorrow in Arlington - indoor stadium for the Rangers.
7 comments:
So much for global warming I'll presume, ...
Always good to have some prep stuff around isn't it?
Society is soo thin when it really come down to it, we hade our
sewage replaced a few years back. then you see that a decent society is nothing more then 2 mm. P.V.C.
Luckily you've survived !!
Nice sketches aswell.
Stay warm !!
Glad you had the grill to cook and boil your water!
I’m SO sorry that you’re going through this insanity and thank God you have the grill for cooking and boiling water. Your sketches are wonderful... keep sketching....
Yesterday was the first day that the temps got above freezing - 36! It suppose to be in the 40s today and warming up in the next week. Yay!
René, I love your comment. My big grin for the day. We are back to normal with a sunny day. Just have to boil water to drink for a week or so.
Joan, It is good that we grill once in a while. Nothing else in our world works on propane. The old house had a gas fireplace.
hmuxo, we were lucky and I worry about others. You all haven't had it easy either, but your area may be better prepared for cold.
Bag Blog, yes it is sunny today. I'm pretty sure we will be complaining about the heat before long. We fared much better than some. All of our family is in good shape.
Jo so glad to read that you managed to survive winter in your area. Hope all there will soon see things return to warmer days. Hugs!
Debbie, thanks. Very abnormal for icy weather here. We were lucky.
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