as i head into
day 5
still
off the
power grid
the pace of life
has
slowed
days
spent
walking
writing
reading
thinking
bathing by candlelight
catching up with friends
in the coffee shop
on the street
with
neighbors
there is a natural rhythm to it all
waking with the return of the light
sleeping when the dark returns once more
it’s a peaceful and quiet existence
*
until
monday comes
and
i have to
wake up
in the pitch black
to go to school
there’s an art
to applying
makeup
by
flashlight
and
with
only
two hands
luckily
my loyal
carpool partner
has
promised
to alert me
if
my clothes are on backwards
or
anything looks dramatically amiss
and
i find
that
while
i
look
forward to the light
i
am
enjoying the calm
of the dark
—
wisely, and slow. they stumble that run fast.
William Shakespeare
—
image credit: maggielissel.com
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Day 5, you poor love and putting ones face on by flash light is never good, glad you have your girls to remind you of backward clothes. Hope the light shines soon.
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thanks, jen. it’s really not that bad, but don’t want to do it forever ) and yes, that’s what friends are for and this has happened to me even when i did have light )
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Isn’t the calm of the dark so peaceful (that said, I hope your lights come back soon for life purposes)? That moon was just beautiful. That’s what friends do(let you know when clothes are on backwards, tags are sticking out etc…)
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yes, jaded, it really is. and yes, that is one of the great things about friends. –
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We all need a good carpool partner.
Do you know that today is my kid’s FIRST full day of school? They started last Wednesday and have had nothing but half days. What-up with that?
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absolutely, mark. not sure what grade your kids are in, but we kind of ease our early childhood kids in over 3 days, orientation morning w parents, half day on their own, and tehn finally full day, and i know it’s hard for the parents –
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I really enjoy being off the grid every now and then…it can be a time of renewal….Love this post:)
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so true, janet –
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Still? I’m so glad it’s not winter and c-o-l-d. Hope the power is fixed soon. ❤
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yes, but and luckily the weather has been perfect )
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Yes, indeed.
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So very sorry about your power, Beth! Anything we can do?
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thanks, roy, i’ve kind of adapted to the pace and just winging it, and dte has said they have brought in 600 men from other states to help, perhaps i could host one at my cottage ? )
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You are a trouper, Beth. Ask the daughters for a generator for Christmas this year, perhaps? The way Mother Nature has been treating us, that may be the best gift, ever. I am still wishing for you to get your power back, despite your comfort with the new rhythm. ))
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thanks mark. you just do what you have to do and make the best of it. and write about it )
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Oh dear! 5 days!? We lost power after a storm once for two days, and I thought that was unbearable! Hope the lights come back on soon!
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it will be okay, and me too, squirrel )
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Wow, 5 days? that’s hard to take. Well, it shouldn’t be much longer Beth – I hope everything turns out well.
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yep, yep )
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Oh, no! I thought in 2014, they could magically fix these things, short of a hurricane. It’s certainly a test for an impatient culture, and you sound like you are managing it well. You always seem to have a calm about you.
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ah, if only it were so, kerbey. and i do my best to be calm )
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love the snail AND YOUR POETRY!!!!!!!
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thanks, susie )
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The rhythm of those slower days sounds like absolute Heaven:).
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the pace is quite nice, kay –
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Is this your carpool friend who stops for donuts and you are easily heading a different direction home? I rather vaguely remember the 2 of you having some adventures. I am sorry about losing electricity. I am so glad you have body in your hair, I like the way it has waves and curls, Beth. I also think the kids are fine without you applying much makeup… The baths by candlelight, the walks by the light of the moon, help it all even out a bit. This is another ‘super moon’ time, Tuesday it is supposed to be its very brightest in the sky. I saw it when I left the library and caught it on my digital camera and then, when I drove to work this morning on the horizon, leaving us. Take care and my fingers are crossed that the end of this trying, but peaceful time, is near!
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yes, it is robin, you have a very good memory. we’ve seen each other through thick and thin and that’s why it’s such a good car partnership turned into a friendship. i know the light will return one day and until then, i’ll just keep trying to make the best of it )
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So glad I remembered on this partner in travel. I mentioned your hair, because it doesn’t need to have (hot electric) curlers or a hair dryer like mine does to have body! Mine is straight and rather limp… You may have wondered why I was talking about your beauty routines! smiles from your ‘partner in crime’ ha ha!
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that you did robin, and my hair is different all the time, so you never know what you’ll get, especially in the dark )
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It’s good to get back to basics now and then beth, until you find out you’ve put your lipstick above your eyebrows. 😉
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an excellent point, laurie.
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I know beth, I’m full of them. 🙂
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I can’t believe it’s been five days. I bet the ‘joy’ is wearing thin. I could do it for a while but five days.. I’m not sure. Hope it’s back soon.
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it’s back at last but big storms coming again in a few hours –
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Fingers crossed you don’t lose it again. Can’t imagine the words that might escape me if it happened again.
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It would be good to go to sleep and wake up with natural rhythms and light. But it is good not to have your clothes on backwards. I have once in a while put my underwear on in side out in the dark 🙂
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thanks, deb. and yes, we all have those moments, even with the light )
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everything crossed, tric )
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Oh my goodness! I had no idea! I’m just finding you again today 😦 I’m going to unfollow and then follow you again. I hope that will fix my reader. So so glad your power is back. I didn’t even know there were bad storms any where….that’s the downside to throwing away our TV 12 years ago! We miss so much news….hope your carpool partner didn’t find anything too horribly amiss 😛
Ellespeth
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thank you elles, and all turned out well in the end –
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how do you know if canned food is bad
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5 days off-grid! Wow. Good for you.
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it actually wasn’t horrible, i just tried to roll with it, but was happy to have it back.
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tarjoamalla vapaa kukkaron ,täysin vapaa taso pokeri rahaa, joka annetaan aloittelijoille , jotta voit houkutella
Näiden kohti erilliset alueelle .
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