The snowstorm brought down the electricity here at the cabin by Cushing. It was off about 1 and a half hours. It was very hard -- no TV, no internet, no Facebook. Of course as we have a wood stove no problem for heat. I scraped half a foot of new snow off the grill and made tube steak for supper. Came on just before I went into internet withdrawal. Didn't even have a battery radio around. Must have been rough for Grandpa and Grandma before the entertainment age--maybe why they had 8 kids!
Scott came up from Pine Island to help with the syruping for a few days. It has been running and I am behind with cooking and collecting. The season is late, but most producers are finally happy that things are looking like a good year. Our wood pile was buried under the new snow--a to-do for next year is to have a roof over the wood.
The Sterling Eureka and Laketown Historical Society meeting was postponed until next Thursday night due to the snow.
Took a few photos of the late snowstorm. Dad's birthday was on the 18th of April 1915. I don't ever remember having a snowstorm on his birthday, or even snow. Normally that is about the time the lake ice goes out.
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We won't be going to Myrtle Wilkens's funeral (Margo's mom). They are not having a funeral, just a graveside service and prayer for now, with a celebration of her life later when Margo is able to go.
Her Granddaughter, Cassie: "In honor of the woman who taught me how to paint, sew, keep a garden, pull a rusty fishing hook from my leg, and steal all the jelly packets from the restaurant...I hope you finally found peace."
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| Photos from the cabin porch. The flash lights up the branches in the foreground and a few snow flakes contrasting against the normal background. Interesting effect! |
