We had no electricity for a full day the weekend before last. Very challenging. They laughed at me when I said that we needed candles in stock. They’re not laughing now. The boys spent the afternoon playing card games by candle light with my sister’s partner. And we went out to dinner.
This was the scene at 9 on Saturday night when we went to bed.
There was great rejoicing when it came back on and we spent all day Sunday being grateful for electricity and heat (the Aga was still blaring out heat and we lit a fire but the central heating was not working) but we’re back to our usual blasé selves now. Our agony was made worse by the fact that it was only some houses on the street were affected and our neighbours on either side had light and heat.
We went to see the newly opened Custom House Museum which is mildly interesting. It was nice to wander around the building and have its history explained but not fascinating now. It was free as their card machine was broken. We take our wins where we can.
Daniel read at mass today – really good, in fairness to him. This afternoon, Mr. Waffle and I took a ride on our bikes in the park and spared the boys. Michael stayed contentedly at home and Daniel went to watch his hurling team (he can’t play at the moment due to his shoulder injury).
It’s all thrills around here. Ahem. Satisfactory nonetheless.
I’m sorry you were without power for the day, but I have to admit I’m mostly distracted by the blossoms and young green leaves in the photo. . .it’s spring! Here in Salt Lake City, it still looks like January with two feet of snow on the ground and highs right around the freezing point. . .which is good because we’re in a drought and we’ll take the water we can get. But I would have preferred more snow in January and February (which were almost completely dry this year) and less now. Anyway, I never commented on a previous post, but meant to, to say that I enjoyed the recap of your trip to London, and I’m happy for your news about your upcoming sabbatical from work. That is very exciting! No need to write a novel, just tell us all of the exciting stories about stay-at-home life, here on the blog. 🙂
Gosh yes it is spring here alright. Though lashing rain today which is a definite hazard associated with springtime in Ireland. Thanks for the London enthusiasm! Am v excited myself re sabbatical- will keep you posted.