Gales with wind gusts of up to 90mph knocked down the power lines as we were halfway through cooking dinner on Thursday evening.
It’s not often the head chef has to check his meals with an oil lamp! While the electricity had gone off, there was enough heat contained in the heavy iron cookware to keep things going and then be finished off on the old coal-fired range.
The Other Half and the two boys enjoy dinner in the snug. With the central heating knocked out by the power cut, the snug became the warmest room in the house thanks to the old range.
The joys of pre-electric lighting.
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