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| Autumn (and winter) is here |
Not to worry, Blog has articles ready to publish whether I am able to get online tomorrow or not. The only change you will see is the Canvas of the Day isn't updated if I am involuntarily off line. So I chose Kirk and Hamilton's Ice Crown for the canvas today. It seems appropriate!
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/storedir/proddetail.php?prod=kh345&cat=26
Now I am going to go listen to the furnace run and think about what I will stitch today. I'm staying put!
UPDATE: Our power went out Saturday at 8:45 a.m. and stayed off until Monday morning at 4:45 a.m. The running furnace woke me so I got up, flushed the toilets, gave the dogs fresh water, made coffee in the coffee maker (Heaven!) and generally got things in order so that I could do laundry and wash dishes and take a shower later on before emptying the frig of spoiled food. Luckily the freezer items are still frozen. Later today we'll use the chain saw to cut up and remove the four huge limbs and one tree trunk that have blocked the driveway so we can get out. It's no fun living without electricity, TV, Internet, running water, or heat but we coped, as always.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
6 comments:
Take care Jane, wishing you warmth and no downed trees. Sheena
Hope you all stay nice & cozy!
Oh my goodness, that's a long time to be without power. You'll have to get a French press so that you can make coffee with water heated over a fire (it makes better coffee than a coffeemaker does anyone - I use one all the time). Be careful with that chain saw!!! Hugs from Critter Cove, where all we got was cold rain and some wintry mix.
I do have a French press, although I've never mastered the knack of making coffee with it. Mine is never as good as perked coffee. Any hints?
I use 4 heaping Tbsp of ground coffee, and 1 qt of water that is not quite boiling (~185 degrees). Sometimes I let the water boil, then cool for 10 seconds. Let the coffee sit for at least 5 minutes before pressing. I like strong, bold coffee that is low acid.
FWIW, our friends in Wardensville, WV are still without power.
Thanks, Judy. I'll try your coffee press method the next time the power's out. I also like strong bodied coffee that is low acid, too.
I'm not surprised that WVA has areas still without power. about 155 households on the mountain facing us are also still without power.
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