The Arctic blast that froze most of the country yesterday spared us its worst
— no power outage, no frozen water pipes, and no property damage (although
some neighbors down the way were not so lucky, thanks to falling trees).
Well, back that up just a bit. Early this morning, with no rain, bright
sunshine, and not a breath of wind, we lost our electricity for a couple of
hours. That tends to be the pattern here anymore; we weather the bad weather,
but then, when everything is basically fine... BOOM!... out go the lights.
Anyway, on the upside, the power went off at 7:00 a.m. and came back on a
little after 9:00. As long as it remains on, I reckon our relatively modest
Christmas plans will go ahead as scheduled.
To kick off the day, I made a batch of Damned Rodan’s Scary Slapjacks,
which were delicious. For the afternoon, Brugger and I went over to friends Mark & Kelly’s new place for an open-house gathering, with lots of food, drink, and fun. Once home, I cooked up a big pot of chili for our dinner, and then — following our long-held Christmas Eve tradition, Brugger and I watched A Christmas Story. I care not what others may say, but as for me, it’s one of those rare perfect comedies, and I always love watching it on Christmas Eve.
Come bedtime, thanks to a post by friend Bill Gudumundson, I listened to a portion of Algernon Blackwood’s “The Wendigo” on audio, which is an old favorite scary tale. A lovely way to bring Christmas Eve to a close.
And remember — just for the holidays, the Kindle edition of Fugue Devil: Resurgence is available for the special price of $2.99. Grab it for yourself to stay chilled well beyond the holidays, or as a
gift for someone you’d rather not spend much money on. ’Tis here: Fugue Devil: Resurgence at Amazon.com
