Four Days of Dr. Zhivago

We were one of the casualties of no electricity in Kentucky.  I personally didn’t mind so much for us.  We stayed warm with a wood burning stove and kerosene heaters on which we boiled water for tea and warmed up soup.  We really fared quite well.  I ate less and didn't get really hungry.  Several years before we had an ice storm and went seven days without electricity and twenty-one days without a phone. I was appreciating the quiet and the simplicity and pioneering of it all and just trying to appreciate what was now as opposed to resistance. I ended up taking an almost cold shower (there was still some lukewarm water left in the water heater) and washing my hair right before the electricity popped back on.

Jerri walking up just a section of our 1/2 mile long driveway.  Living in the country has it's advantages and disadvantages.  It depends on how you look at it.

With no electricity there was no treadmilling.  The snow was so deep and crusty; a layer on top of ice that made walking kind of out, except for going to the mailbox.  There and back equals almost a mile.  I did keep up yoga, by candle light which was really relaxing.  We managed to get out one day

for a few supplies, stopping at Subway for something to eat.  Chris had a hot meatball foot long sandwich.  Wouldn’t you know I just had a cold vegetarian wrap with water?

Today even more snow fell.  We measured nine  inches.  In our secluded state looking out over a winter wonderland the movie Dr. Zhivago came to mind.

Fireplace