T Stands For Lessons Learned During a Black Out

PLEASE BE AWARE I will be gone all day Tuesday because I have been summoned for jury duty (see previous post).

I got a very valuable lesson last week.  DO NOT choose my T post on Monday morning.

Take photos well in advance.

Always, always make a fresh pot of coffee once I have filled my mug with the last in the pot.

Prepare for the worst that could happen in a storm and be sure to schedule a post well in advance of Monday afternoon.

Have a back up plan.  Have caffeine on hand just in case such an event occurs.

Don't let the T Tuesday gang down again.

What is so frustrating is that the other side of the street is on a different electrical grid and they ALWAYS have power, even when mine is off for hours or days on end.

The good news is, after talking with Sharon last Monday, and lamenting over the fact I had no coffee, I opened the one bit of caffeine I knew I had, the cappuccino shake.  When that was nearly gone, I was at least thinking clearly and placed my coffee filter basket over the coffee pot.  I had hot water because I had decided to NOT get an electric hot water heater last year, a move that saved me on that fateful night.

In looking over my coffee choices, the only coffee I had that didn't need to be ground, was the wonderful Greek coffee sent me by Mia.  That saved me, since I was considering using a hammer to crush beans (slight joke).  I slowly ran hot tap water through the basket that contained a filter and the ground coffee.  When I had enough coffee for a big mug, I moved the basket to the mug and poured the coffee through the coffee grounds a second time.  That's when I knew I could make it through the night and the next day, too.

I've had this gift since last week, but decided to not open it until Lisca returned home from her trip to Italy.   I am in love with the envelope and the decoration continues to the back flap.  I think it may be handmade, too.

I don't think I need a translation of the postage stamp, which is obviously honoring soccer which my European friends (for reasons unknown to us in the states) call football.

She honored both Bleubeard and me with these lovely goodies.

That blue rocking horse is going in a frame.  When I saw it, I was SO impressed.  Goodness it's a beauty.  Of course, I really liked the kitty, too.

The cat paper is wonderful.  I can't wait to use it.  The tag has lots and lots of glittery gold on it that doesn't show in the photo.  It is SO lovely in person.  Wish you could see it the way I do.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear Lisca.  You have NO idea how special you have made me feel.  Bleubeard, too!

We have two things we need to talk about today.  First, this is the final T post in May, so don't forget to dig up your Second on the 2nd, a post that can be about anything as long as it is something you have published in the past.

Second, we need to be thinking about our 6th anniversary, which will be in seven weeks, on July 15/16 depending on what time zone you are in.  Last year I suggested we exchange ATCs within our own countries to save on postage for those who might not be able to send to participants in other countries.  Please let me know what your thoughts are and how you want to celebrate our 6th anniversary.

It's now time for you to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  If possible, please post early so I can return your visit before I head to court for jury duty on Tuesday morning.