Talking About it Tuesday #113

What is that saying? "Man plans, God Laughs"? We did not get to eat a corned beef dinner last week... by noon on Tuesday we had lost power (mid-way through boiling up my corned beef) along with the over 30,000 other customers in our state that were without power. We had gotten tons of rain and high winds Monday into Tuesday but I thought we were in the clear as far as power goes when the day dawned bright and sunny and we still had ours. But alas it was not to be. As of 3 o'clock in the afternoon our outage map looked like this:
 

Each of those dots represents an area and the number inside represents the different repair jobs needed; not the total number of customers. Trees and wires were down everywhere and lots of roads were closed. I think the poor trees just could not hold up to the wind with the ground being so saturated. Our lakes and rivers are at capacity between the rain and all the snow melt. Luckily our power was restored late Wednesday night. But not having power/internet for nearly 2 full days threw off my blogging so I was pretty late to visit and comment on all the wonderful links you left last week. But I did manage to do it!

 Hopefully this week will be much smoother. I can't wait to see what you all have to share. 
 

 
 
Most Popular Posts from Last Week:
 
 Coffee Talk by Coffee & Cocktails at the Casa
 

 
 
Some Others that Caught My Eye: 
 
 Cats, Cocktails, & Cowboy Boots by Handmade in Israel 
 
 
Crispy Shrimp Rolls by Homemade on a Weeknight
 

Combining Bold Colors & Animal Details for SIA Frida Kahlo and Her Pet Deer Granizo by Within a World of My Own

 


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  1. Handmade in IsraelMarch 24, 2026 at 5:03 AM

    Thank you so much for featuring the birthday card I made for Julie. I am happy it caught your eye :)

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  2. Maria RineerMarch 24, 2026 at 6:16 AM

    I'm sorry you were without power for two days. That is not fun! Hopefully your house stayed warm. Thanks for the link up!

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM

      It did; at least it was sunny so the house gets real warm during the day.

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  3. Amy ScottMarch 24, 2026 at 6:18 AM

    Ugh - you went 2 whole days! That's horrible! I was shocked to see that awful photo of me! Why did I post that? Ha! Thank you!

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM

      That is not an awful photo of you; you look lovely!

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  4. JoyceMarch 24, 2026 at 6:19 AM

    That power outage was a doozy! Sorry it spoiled your dinner. Do you have a generator? We have a small portable we can keep a frig and freezer running with and charge devices, but we are getting quotes now on a whole house generator.

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:32 AM

      We have a very large generator so I can run nearly everything... but I don't know how to run/start it myself so we were without power for several hours that first day until my husband made it home from work.

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  5. Linda StollMarch 24, 2026 at 6:40 AM

    Hello sister power out-ager! What a month we've had!

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:32 AM

      I know! It's crazy. We lose power all the time though so I wasn't hugely shocked but just more puzzled that it was hours AFTER the storm ended before we lost it.

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  6. Jenn LloydMarch 24, 2026 at 6:46 AM

    Yikes! There's nothing as annoying as a power outage. I hope you have a less eventful week! Thank you for hosting!

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  7. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasMarch 24, 2026 at 7:12 AM


    Joanne,
    Thanks so much for all your visits!!
    For today's party, I am linking up # 17, 18 and 20!
    Thanks so much for hosting this wonderful party!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! I hope you are having a great week!!
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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  8. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!March 24, 2026 at 7:13 AM

    We had a deep freeze, which so out of the ordinary for Texas. Hearing about your storm does not surprise me, as my husband usually takes a look at all storm activity and what is headed our way. Sorry for the power outage, they always add an element of stress to everything else going one.

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:34 AM

      They sure do! I was pleasantly surprised they got ours back to us to quickly. I honestly thought it was going to be at least Thursday by the time we got it back.

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  9. Amy JohnsonMarch 24, 2026 at 7:24 AM

    Wow! You guys sure have been hit with the spring storms lately. I love spring, but not the storms or the flooding that usually come with it. Thanks for the party.

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  10. Estelle ForrestMarch 24, 2026 at 7:51 AM

    Thanks so much for including my Shrimp Rolls this week. I hope you have a lovely week ahead.

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  11. PaulaShort March 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM

    Oh boy! I hope you guys kept warm. Thanks so much for hosting and warm hospitality each week. I'm sitting at #29, 30 & 31 this week.
    Sending warm wishes for a great week ahead.

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM

      We did; thankfully we have a generator so we can keep our food from spoiling and our pipes from freezing and all that.

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  12. Barbara HarperMarch 24, 2026 at 8:13 AM

    Oh wow--what an ordeal. I guess the corned beef was a loss. I've gotten so dependent on both electricity and the Internet, I really hate when the power goes out. My husband has a lot of camping equipment, like a little camp stove that runs on butane, so we'd be able to eat without power. But heat and AC and everything else is a problem. Glad everything is back to normal now!

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM

      Yep, it really is such a bummer when it goes out. We can use our stove top when we have our generator going but it was several hours between when our power went out (and I had been cooking the corned beef) and when my husband got home to get our generator going. We did manage to eat other meals just fine but not the corned beef-- it might have been fine but we figured it wasn't worth the chance.

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  13. Thrifting WonderlandMarch 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM

    Hope you have recovered from the power outage, Joanne. That is never fun. Appreciate you hosting the party every week and I love reading about your homeschool adventures. Brings back memories.
    Lynne, Thrifting Wonderland

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    1. Joanne March 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM

      Aw, thank you! I do find myself eyeballing the trees anytime it's windy now. LOL.

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  14. Kim CarberryMarch 24, 2026 at 10:59 AM

    Eek to losing the power. It looks like it was really bad. Being without power for a few hours is bad enough, I don't think I'd cope for 2 days.

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  15. CatMarch 24, 2026 at 11:19 AM

    Two days is long, we are not used to that. I get nervous if it's just a few hours and we didn't have that often (yet). I hope the wind will stay away!

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