and the power is back on at last in my little cottage
how different it looks from yesterday
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“things go away to return, brightened for the passage”
― a.r. ammons
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image credit: tropical houses – pinterest
Mar14
Author Archives: beth
Mar13
igloo.
my loyal companion and i visiting my cottage
on day 6 without power.
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“if the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”
-lucy larcom
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image credit: sherman hines, newfoundland, canada
Mar12
choices.
on day 5 with no power
when i log onto their site
to check on the status
i wonder
how many people
are choosing to click on
the ‘make payment’ option.
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“information can bring you choices and choices bring power –
educate yourself about your options and choices. never remain in the dark of ignorance.”
-joy page
Mar12
edges.
daylight savings time kicks in
dance on the edges.
Mar11
“i’m a reflection of the community.” tupac shakur
amidst the more than a million people without power days
our local library
has been opening at 6am
and closing late
acting without anyone asking
as an ad hoc community center
in order to offer
a safe and welcoming haven to all
full of
electricity and books and computers and games and story times
a friend to all ages
stay as long as you like
take as much as you need
on a morning visit
during my current nomadic existence
i sat with 2 high schoolers
an old couple
college roommates
a gaggle of 3 year olds
and a family
all here for the same reasons
a bit of respite
a cup of coffee
a bite to eat
a wealth of good company
a comfortable chair
and
an awful lot of warmth.
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“a library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.
it is a never failing spring in the desert.”
― andrew carnegie
Mar10
we will rebuild.
even the fairy village at my cottage took at hit
and as we wait for our power restoration
there are always a few shiny glimmers of hope on the horizon.
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“we’ve got to rebuild human hearts –
and persuade people that hope isn’t just possible, but essential. “
-tony snow
Mar9
high winds = power out = soul.
660,000+ with power out right now in michigan
and
i am 1.
wonder where i might be on the list?
Mar8
unimaginable.
Mar7
donuts at night.
this is an amazing turn of events.
ann arbor’s washtenaw dairy has begun delivering doughnuts friday and saturday nights! they deliver from 9 pm to 2 am within a 3 mile radius of the dairy. depending on demand, the delivery time is 30-45 minutes. the minimum order is one dozen and at least 12 hours notice is needed for orders of more than 10 dozen. doughnuts are $9 a dozen, with a $2 delivery charge. call the dairy to order between 9 pm and 2 am.
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“between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll.
the optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!”
– oscar wilde
Mar6
oops.
in response to last week’s award show finale –
the platteville library in wisconsin displayed their sharp sense of humor.
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“a doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
-frank lloyd wright
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credits: art bar, platteville public library
