I Like Thursday: Creature Comforts

I like electricity.  And heat.  And running water.  And internet.  The storm on Friday was more than I had anticipated.  I was surprised when the Friday night dance was canceled.  Then the electricity went out at 5pm.  We were very lucky to have lost power for a little less than a day.  I was unprepared.

I like that the tree that went SNAP in the middle of the afternoon was well away from the house.

I like that my neighbor on the other side of the duplex had a generator and kept the sump pump running... which it did all night.  Whew! There would have been a lot of water in our basement otherwise.

I like that I took the time to pack the chest freezer with everything from the freezer - and it all stayed frozen until the power came back on. Yay for no spoiled food!

I like that we had propane for the fireplace and the starter runs on batteries.  We snuggled on Friday night and did crossword puzzles by firelight.  It has a thermostat, too, so the house was habitable for us and Wedgwood.

Irish soda bread and roasted peppers (with skins on the side)

The power outage put a crimp on my Saturday, but by Sunday we were back to normal.  Well - I had to cram the weekend's worth of stuff into it.  Shopping, cleaning, baking, sewing.

I like Irish soda bread.  Too bad I only think to make it this time of year.

This week's baking included a quiche, granola, roasted cauliflower and roasted peppers.  I've been hooked on the peppers lately.  I get them cheap from the seconds bin at the grocery store, throw them in the oven, peel them when they're cool.  Yum!  I've been putting them on my salad, plus they were a great addition to the quiche.

I like that I've finished the quilting.  Woot!  It looks good.  I braved the crazy weather Friday evening to get more thread (before I discovered we had no power), then was stuck looking longingly at my sewing machine that night and a good part of Saturday wishing it was a treadle machine.  I've started to bind and am still brainstorming on a name.

I like that I never know what's going to appear in various rooms of the house.  Last week it was the colander.  This week it's been signs.  Imagine shutting the door to the bathroom and finding this.  Why?  Just because.  Caught me so off guard it made me laugh out loud.

So many little things to be thankful for.  How can I not like that?  There's more goodness to like over at Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.