Random thoughts...I have a gas stove so I am able to light it with a match if I wanted to heat something but more than likely I would just make a sandwich, grab some chips and call it dinner were I to be without electricity.
My sister game me a lantern so I can read and even charge my phone if I need to. I can carry it around with me while I light candles in my house to make it more cheery looking.
I really liked your line about turning off the screens although you need not have missed the TV show that you were planning to watch because you could have watched it on your phone.
Planned silence is a gift you can give yourself so if you want it just turn everything off.
I have an issue of getting off my recliner if the power goes off when I am sitting in it because it uses electricity to power it. So, if the electricity goes off while I have it in a reclined position, I have to pull myself out of it.
Loved the picture of your stove.
One other suggestion is that you can put yourself in a tub and have a lovely bath by candlelight.
I don’t mind the power going out either, I have a wood-burning fireplace. But I agree that I don’t want it out for so long that food spoils or it becomes too inconvenient. How very privileged of me. But the gift of being able to sit still in the quiet that is inside and outside the house and hear God is incomparable.
I love the absolute quiet when the power goes out. As you say, so long as I can find a way to stay warm, have food, don't get too into my thoughts, and all the rest. Thank you Sue for your thoughtful and insightful writing and the gentle descriptions of how you experience your life, and truly make the most of it.
Random thoughts...I have a gas stove so I am able to light it with a match if I wanted to heat something but more than likely I would just make a sandwich, grab some chips and call it dinner were I to be without electricity.
My sister game me a lantern so I can read and even charge my phone if I need to. I can carry it around with me while I light candles in my house to make it more cheery looking.
I really liked your line about turning off the screens although you need not have missed the TV show that you were planning to watch because you could have watched it on your phone.
Planned silence is a gift you can give yourself so if you want it just turn everything off.
I have an issue of getting off my recliner if the power goes off when I am sitting in it because it uses electricity to power it. So, if the electricity goes off while I have it in a reclined position, I have to pull myself out of it.
Loved the picture of your stove.
One other suggestion is that you can put yourself in a tub and have a lovely bath by candlelight.
Quiet is a gift and increasingly time without the internet is an even bigger gift, one I find I need to give myself a lot more often.
I don’t mind the power going out either, I have a wood-burning fireplace. But I agree that I don’t want it out for so long that food spoils or it becomes too inconvenient. How very privileged of me. But the gift of being able to sit still in the quiet that is inside and outside the house and hear God is incomparable.
I love the absolute quiet when the power goes out. As you say, so long as I can find a way to stay warm, have food, don't get too into my thoughts, and all the rest. Thank you Sue for your thoughtful and insightful writing and the gentle descriptions of how you experience your life, and truly make the most of it.
I'm an ocean away in Australia, a couple of hours inland from the east coast.
Our summer storms sweep in from the west at the end of a hot day (like today) and sometimes carry on into the night.
I love to open the doors and windows and breath deeply. Such an incredible sensory experience and a release from the oppressive heat .
This, and cuddling my dogs , making sure they're OK. 🩵
Sounds wonderful!