Prepping was a dud today since we lost power for about four hours. Our weather was “wintry mix” which usually means a cold mess that may freeze on bare limbs. Or maybe not. Anyway we did have some ice and somewhere in the area it knocked out the power. Fortunately we have a fireplace, so I got a fire going and spent a lot of the time burning very old papers. Power came on in time to get supper made (Cowboy Caviar, smothered cabbage and rice, and hamburger patties, plus the last of the pecan pie) and so far it’s stayed on. I do need some non-electric lights besides our hurricane lamps.