I spoke way too soon yesterday when I was so enthusiastic about having sunshine that made the world seem right again after the storm. The sun came out, but the wind did not cease. I had just finished posting to the blog when the power went off.
     Losing power in the daytime never seems as serious as it does at night. After contacting the power company and finding they seemed to have no idea the power was out again in our area, we waited a while and then decided we'd better get the fire going in the wood stove again. The wind was still blowing even though the sun was out and it was only about 7 degrees above zero. We knew it could be a while.
     Fred got the fire going and then we heard a beep and for a few moments the power was back. Then it was off again. Not too encouraging. We had lunch and around 2 o'clock, got our power back. However, we kept the fire going in the wood stove - just in case. Besides, I love having the wood stove going. I'm often cold in the evening when I'm watching TV, and with a wood fire, the living room is super cozy and warm.
     We were lucky that the power stayed on and today has been very productive - we've both been busy making up for lost time on our computers. The editor for our West Danville history book sent back a long chapter I've been anxious to get, and I was able to make the corrections and get that in place with the other already edited chapters. Tomorrow I'll finish up another one to send off to her.
     We remembered today that anyone who needs to have absentee ballots sent to them so they can vote at town meeting should do it NOW. There isn't much time. Town meeting is Tuesday, so give your town clerk a call if you haven't already done so, or stop in at the town offices and fill out your absentee ballot there. Lots of people may feel it's safer to do absentee ballots than count on going to the meeting. We don't know what the weather is going to be like, and it could be you would find yourself unable or unwilling to head out to the meeting. 
     We are expecting a little more snow tonight - but right now there is nothing happening - the temperature is only 7.2F so it's going to be another cold night. Fortunately, the wind has gone down.