Spooked!

Last evening we went to a performance of The Secret Garden with John and Cynthia. We had supper with them at Athens Pizza in Bellows Falls first and then went to the Opera House in Bellows Falls for the play - actually, it was a musical based on the book, The Secret Garden. It was a huge production with a large cast, elaborate costumes and a fantastic set. The singing was mixed, some very good. The principles were mostly good. The downside was the amplification of the sound, which was harsh. But we were far enough back so that was not a major irritant, it just detracted from the beauty of the singing. But we enjoyed the performance overall.

A scene from The Secret Garden

 

 

We came home and lit a jack-o-lantern that Ellen had made earlier in the day and brought it into the bedroom to enjoy while we watched the PBS Newshour on the cell phone (by then it was raining hard, which means we were not able to get TV reception on our antenna). Then we settled in to sleep, but soon, the wind really came up pretty ferociously. When I got up to blow out the candle in the jack-o-lantern, I discovered we had lost power. It was still off when we got up this morning, and now, at 5pm, it is still out. We've been coping ok with wood stove for both heat and cooking, but the pump isn't running for the pressure tank, so even though our spring is up nicely, we have no water. So we have come out - Ellen to get drinking water at the store and me to wash dishes at the Dummerston Church (which does have power) and to charge the cell phone and do work on the computer. Green Mountain Power says this was a major, state-wide event and has no estimate on when power will be restored. Maybe that jack-o-lantern spooked us!

Our jack-o-lantern