No electricity!

I awoke about 4:30,heard a strange noise, and all the dials in our bedroom went off---no electricity. I stayed in bed, thus, fortunately going back to sleep, awaking around 7:20 to light in the bedroom but no electricity. I headed off to Hogans, which was closed, went across the bridge to the Bridge store, and was able to get coffee. I brought it home, to a just awakened Evie, and we read the paper, drank our coffee, and about 9:00 the electricity went back on. It made me think about having an emergency kit ready, in case of a prolonged black out. So, I got out my Coleman stove, made sure it worked, and we began to think more seriously about setting up an emergency kit of food, batteries, flashlights, radios, things we might need. Fortunately, we just put gas logs in our fireplace and that would work even if the electricity is off. It was around 37 when I awoke, a combination of sun and clouds, and now as I write, the sun is out, and it's a fall day, breezy and puffy clouds, the lake ruffled, the wind blowing from the north. We had another half inch of rain last night, so it's been an amazing two weeks for rain, at least 6-7 inches. The lack of electricity though off our routine, if we have one, and I am not sure what we have planned for the day, other than dinner at Seezurh House with Ron and Linda. It's been a windy day, lake filled with white caps, Slovenian flag fly horizonally, leaves falling, and Evie cutting the lawn for the third time in a week, trying to keep up with the leaves. I went shopping, got a map, some groceries for the next week, so we may not have to shop again for our trip. Like yesterday, the far hills, are lit by the sun, the lake in shadows, so it's really spectacular, the kind of day we jump in our kayaks and go, but because of the wind we cannot. Evie made lemons squares, the tomato soup is ready for the arrival of the Shortens, tommorrow, for lunch, and just needs to make a spinach borek in the morning. We are starting to think winter, to things are getting stored, the dock comes in on Sunday, the hobie, benches, all that stuff gets hidden, either on the hillside or up in the attic. Lots of little things to do to get ready for winter.