WHERE WOULD YOU BE WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?...

Today is 

October 28, Monday, at 8:39 PM.

We just got back on power

 as of 2:30 this afternoon 

since Saturday night. 

 We just received another call 

from PG&E

 stating that we would probably

 lose power sometime during the night

 and could be off 

another 48 hours. 

If you don't hear from me 

within the next few days, 

just know that I will be back

 when I can! 

 Now, 

have a wonderful week and a

 Happy Halloween..

xxoJ

Yesterday,

 we did get to Auburn and Target and 

I found the cutest pumpkin plates and

 yes,

 my make up was askew.

 It is hard to see 

with the lights off! 

(As you read down 

you will see the meaning of this).

This is our street.

This is our street in 

full autumn dress.

This is our street's corner 

where the Cottage sits.

All of this

 is what we see 

in the full light of a beautiful fall day.

  But, at 3:28 PM sharp,

 on last Wednesday 

all of that changed - again. 

 Our power was shut off.

First,

 we heard it would be off sometime Tuesday,

 then sometime Wednesday. 

 All you get on the message 

that they tell you on the telephone is 

that you need to go online

 to find out more..

then all you hear online is: 

 "We have, or we may, 

shut off your power". 

 Very informative!

I have certainly found out

 a little something about myself though.

  It seems that when 

all the amenities are restored and

 in working order, 

I am happy to just sit and 

let it happen, 

but when all those distractions 

are taken away, 

the only thing I want to do is

 to be up and doing, 

so that's what we did.

 We moved furniture around 

in the dining room.

We switched places

 with the settle bench and

 the large cupboard.

We had to take everything

 out of the cupboard 

as it is really heavy.

  That made for a good opportunity 

to dust, clean and rearrange.

I put all of the white dishes

 on one shelf and

 all of the blue and white 

on another.

 It seems that I have 

a dish fetish. 

 I have so many "theme" dishes 

that I never have a chance to use 

so now I have freed up a shelf

 for displaying more of those. 

 This is as far as I've gotten 

in putting this room back together 

but - hey - 

there will always be 

another day and time - 

that we are sure of now!

The next morning 

we got in the car and 

drove to Hobby Lobby and 

then to Jack's for a turkey sandwich. 

 (The Captain deserves something 

out of all this). 

 I picked up a few Christmas items 

but no dishes this time.

 This therapy works out really well. 

 It is better to spend 

a little money 

then to sit and fume

 over something that can't be changed.

  At least this time 

there was some windy weather.

  

Our power was back on 

when we returned home. 

 Only 23 hours this time.

I didn't paint

 any new Santas this week

 but in order to keep you from withdrawals,

 I did change that blue one

 that I painted before 

to red. 

 I just couldn't leave it alone.

As I write this today, 

we are expecting another shut down 

sometime this early evening 

so if you happen to see 

a candle in a window somewhere and 

a crazed lady, 

with make-up askew, 

standing in front of the dish isle

at Home Goods 

don't be alarmed.

 It's only an experiment in therapy.

...Judy...

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