It's been a cold and blustery day with temperatures in the single digits above zero.  A far cry from the last two or three days of 40's and rain.  Everything is pretty well frozen up tight.  We lost power for about three hours last night on the Cabot side of the pond.  We were told by the folks at Washington Electric that it was "town wide" - we are guessing meaning Cabot, but didn't question further.  We hadn't had supper yet, but I was in the middle of getting it together - consequently, we ended up with an entirely different menu than I'd originally intended, but Fred started a fire soon after the lights went out, and we enjoyed eating in front of the fireplace, watching the fire and listening to the wind.  Lamp light is really fun, but every time this happens, I find myself wondering how people read or did fine needlework by kerosene lamp light or candle light.  

When the power came back on, we were warmly settled in bed and debated whether to get up or not.  It was only a little after 10 o'clock, so we decided to check e-mail and perhaps watch the news at 11 o'clock since we'd missed most of the 6 o'clock news.  That was a good decision because when I walked into the kitchen I smelled something cooking and realized I'd left a frying pan on the stove and hadn't turned off the burner when the power went off.  We usually try to remember what lights or gadgets were on and turn them off, but last night neither of us thought about it.  I shudder to think of what would have happened if we hadn't gotten up and that pan was left on the stove. 

There was some danger of flooding along rivers yesterday from all the rain and melted snow, and another accident on Route 2 in Danville due to white-out conditions.  It was not a good night to be on the road.  The weather is going to behave a bit better for the next few days, but looks like we'll be in for a pretty cold week ahead with more below zero nighttime temperatures and daytimes only in the teens and low 20s.  The real spring is quite a way off, I'm afraid.

Here are some announcements:

Join Senator Bernie Sanders and Vermont/National Experts for a
Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, & Veterans Programs

We are delighted that one of the nation’s leading experts on Social Security, Nancy Altman, will be giving the keynote address. Nancy is the co-director of Social Security Works and co-chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition and campaign.

Saturday, February 9th
12 noon – Free lunch in the cafeteria
1:00 pm – Meeting begins in the auditorium

Please RSVP to:
Montpelier High School, 5 High School Drive, Montpelier, VT

######

Cabin Fever Buster!

Dance & Raffle Fundraiser

to benefit the Cabot 8^th grade trip to Washington D.C.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Willey Building, Cabot, VT

Minimum of $4,000 Cash prizes ($2,000 first prize, $1,500 second prize, and $500 third prize as well as other prizes, as well as BONUS raffles, including a chance to get back in the drawing for the big prize)

DJ playing from 7:00 to Midnight

Snacks provided

BYOB

Donation: $100 (Must show ticket at the door)

Do not need to be present to win!

Reserve your number today! Only 100 tickets available!

Contact: Susan Celley (susan.celley@cvmc.org)                         

                PO Box 241

               Cabot, VT 05647

               563-2727