Power Cut
The power went out in the whole of Cardrona last night (great timing) during the bad weather. We're not sure what went wrong but my best guess is that a tree downed an overhead cable.
The lights (and the TV) went out at about 7:30 and the two of us sat in the romantic glow of candlelight until about 10 when it became clear that nothing was going to change. Off to bed we went. Oh well - we didn't have much planned anyway - TV and a wee drink - so we didn't miss out on much.
It was still out when we woke up, which was a bit awkward - the house was cold but we have a gas cooker, so we could sort Emily's breakfast out and make porridge and tea. Power was restored at about 10am, which was just in time - any longer would have been a real pain.
A couple of houses in the village had alarms which went off and stayed on all night. If we had been closer to them, I'd have gone nuts. Small mercies.
So, that's probably been the least eventful New Year's Eve that Becky and I have spent together.
