Bill has been lighting fires all around the woods lately.
It's a late fall thing for him.
When there's guaranteed moisture in the air and the burning ban has been lifted, he assembles little twigs and lights a fire.
Once it gets going, he drags piles of brush and other residue and feeds the fire.
These burning projects are all part of creating a neat and tidy forest.
He also tends his bonfires closely and even takes trips to the woods long after dark to make sure the fire is fully out.
This morning, before daylight, he lit another fire---in the stove.
I noted in a blog post a few days ago that we usually don't have a fire in the wood stove until Thanksgiving.
Well, we had no power for nearly five hours overnight, so the house was cold AND dark, especially the toilet seat.
I've also reported before that Bill is a Boy Scout who remains "prepared" with lanterns and flashlights and batteries galore.
As usual, when the power goes out in the middle of the night, my hubby also takes off on surveillance missions, driving around the neighborhood to see the extent of the power outage.
This morning he said Filipowski's up the road had power but Selle Road was out.
Once I arose and put on some clothes, I took my iPhone to the car where the Internet works.
After some brief scrolling through Facebook, I learned that more than 1,000 of us out in this area were without power and that the cause may have been a tree over the line.
So, the crews must have found it and removed the problem.
It's always nice when the lights come back on. At that point this morning, I was able to ditch my sponge bath and take a full-fledged shower.
To say the least, the morning has been a bit mixed up, but that's okay.
We often are so immersed in our strict daily routines, that it does the mind some good to have to think rather than just going through the motions.
Did I say it feels good to have a cozy living room with a fire in the stove?
The "Be Prepared" Boy Scout takes care of those things.
Two links below: one telling about a town in Florida that cancelled next year's St. Patrick's Day Parade and the crazy reason why.
The second tells about the worldwide origin of St. Patrick's Day Parades. The first ever was not in Ireland; it was held in Florida.
The ZAGS lost yesterday by one point.
I was disappointed with the final score but NOT with the ZAGS.
It was a close back-and-forth game between the ZAGS and the visiting LSU Tigers.
Regardless of the loss, I think the ZAGS are about as entertaining as I've ever seen them, and I have no doubt they'll get even better.
In reference to LSU, Bill pointed out some college sports irony this morning while reading the paper.
The ZAGS lost to LSU in the final second of their basketball game in Spokane.
Later in the day, the LSU Tigers were hosting the Texas Longhorns for a big college football game.
The Tigers lost the game to their visitors IN THE LAST SECOND.
Wishing my niece Maureen a fabulous day.
We now have more color at night, thanks to the two new strings of solar-powered Christmas lights.
They came mid afternoon yesterday, so they didn't get too much solar.
Still, it was great to see the new and free solar color outside for a couple of hours last night.
In my mind, these additions to the yard at night take the place of all the pretty flowers we enjoyed in the day time for several months.
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