Sunday 8 April 2012

Wednesday 4 April 2012

Last night's snowstorm blocked lanes, buried sheep and brought down power lines, causing a 36-hour power cut along our road. For a couple of hours, the lack of buzzing heating and communication systems, the silent radio and the blank computer screens felt refreshingly peaceful. The novelty soon wore off. Catherine said she missed being able to flick between news and Facebook pages on her computer in between bouts of revising, which she says is the way people do things these days. I missed the everyday things like washing machine, radio, kettle, not to mention the computer that has become a lifeline to work, family, etc. Though we shouldn't be so dependent; we don't expect these things on holiday. Dave, however, rose to the occasion with great spirit, rigging up batteries and torches and full of admiration for the team of Irish engineers who turned up next day, swarmed up poles, ladders and trees and reconnected us briskly and cheerfully by 3.30pm.

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