Good Morning and Welcome to Thursday the 25th day of May, 2017.
It is a BREEZY one here in Edmonton with clear blue skies.
The sun is SHINING.
Makes me happy.
Yesterday it rained all day and was so WINDY.
I was soaked through and through by the time I arrived home to find my summer door wreath laying face down on the porch.
Thankfully it did not blow away but it was soaked through and through.
Have you ever seen silk/artificial flowers WET?
Not me.
But this morning they are dry again …..
Also when I arrived home I found that the electricity was out.
Not certain how long it had been out and I could tell that Alvin was a bit “freaked.”
So outside he went quickly to do his thing.
I gave him his supper while I ran upstairs to get out of my wet clothes and into something WARM.
When I got back downstairs, Mr. Alvin had not eaten as yet.
STRANGE (he loves to eat).
I ended up hand feeding him his supper.
But at that point I had nothing to do ….. because it was raining and overcast it was actually quite dark in the house.
So we just cuddled on the sofa debating what to do.
I decided to get things ready for today just in case the power did not come on before it was totally dark in the house.
So had clothes ready and stuff.
Also not knowing how long it would take the power to come on I decided that I would only open the fridge twice.
Once to grab my leftover quinoa dish that I had made on the weekend and decided it was better to have something cold than nothing at all.
The second time I opened the fridge was to grab the Black Cherry Greek Yogurt (which by the way I am in love with).
I do not remember the brand but it was so good.
It was thankfully on sale as it is the most expensive one in the store (of course).
Poor Alvin ….. I caved and gave him a treat of a bit of yogurt off my finger.
Just a little.
We just sat and looked out the window.
We were lucky the only things damaged in the wind were some of my flowers from the front flower bed and the wreath which has fully recovered.
Finally I lit a candle ( had one left from my Bath & Body Works Days ).
It gave off a warm glow or at least felt like it.
Just as we were getting settled I heard a noise …. the power was finally on.
It was just over 1.5 hours.
Which seemed like an eternity but a good one.
It was refreshing to just sit there with only Alvin and my thoughts for company.
No sounds other than the wind blowing outside and our breathing inside.
Well time to get this show on the road.
I was grateful when the power came on so that I could have a cup of hot tea.
I did drink some hot water from the kitchen tap but it was not really the same.
Happy Thursday.
Be safe.
Be kind.
Have fun.
Special Hello to: all those lovers of life …. rock on.
Always, Carol & Alvin
My New Life @ 51 