Woke up this morning to a power cut due to Storm Bert. It lasted 9 1/2 hours. Power was restored at about 1:15. As soon as it came back on, I fairly flew over to the coffee maker, turned on the outlet and the machine itself and hoped for the best. Drip, drip, drip until we had a full pot. We had a cup. We lost power again. We had some more and I gave thanks that I didn't hesitate, but got that coffee going as soon as I could. Whew! Power came back on an hour or two later. Some around here are still without power and they have a water outage to boot! I hope they got their coffee somewhere.
More wind is expected tomorrow and we've been told that more power cuts are possible (as they always are, I suppose), especially tomorrow night. I have an audiobook on my mp3 player and a charged up e-reader, which does not require any other lighting. I hope the power stays on, but at least I can occupy myself if it doesn't. We have rechargeable desk lamps and headlamps, but if the power goes out, it's probably not a good idea to use up all the charge for reading.
Earlier today, I took advantage of the daylight--what there was of it--to read this short story collection:
Sometimes strange stories, quite open-ended, but quite good. I like the cover art, too.
Hope you didn't have to wait for your morning beverage and that your day is delightful!
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