Tenacious Bush

When we moved here we were told by the previous owners that there had been 3 bushes in the front of the house but they got a disease and looked ugly so they poisoned them and cut them down...but this one decided it wasn't going to be done away with so easily.  It was growing but hadn't bloomed until this year.  The first bloom was at the back of the bush so I clipped it off and put it in a martini glass on the counter...looks so pretty!!!  There's lots of buds on the bush so looking forward to seeing it in full  bloom.

Challenging Day

The wind woke me up at 4am.  The touch lamp on the dresser came on...must have been a blip in the power, so I got up and turned it off.  Back to bed but the wind kept blowing and I could hear something banging so got up.  Power went on and off a few times then at 6am it went off completely...not to worry...we've got a gas stove and candles, and furthermore it was breaking daylight, so I put blankets on top of the freezers and ice packs in the fridge...we're set for awhile!!!.

8am...the plumbers showed up to install a new hot water tank, and yes they had flashlights and there was enough light coming through the windows, so they were able to work, but...they had to turn off the water and the gas, so here we are...no power, no water and no gas....and the house behind us had their lights on!!!!

It all worked out fine, even if it was a bit disconcerting!  By 11am or so we had power, a new hot water tank, water turned on and gas too....life as it should be!!