Tag: Storm

  • The day after…

    We were so lucky. Sandy swept through, but we never lost power, our basement didn’t flood, and our roof remained almost completely intact (little leak into our bathroom). So, today, we faced a day of drizzle, and two bored boys. So, we invited a friend of S’s over to play. This strategy to survive the…

  • Power outage

    We’re at the 84 hours mark without power since Friday night’s violent thunderstorm, now given the elegant term derecho by the weather people. Life contracts – we spent hours over the weekend in the clear water of our non-circulating swimming pool, using the power of our arms and legs to circulate the water and prevent…