Originally Posted by
nana2
.. we have been without power...During winter time we cooked on fire place with cast iron Dutch ovens and broke out our camping coffee pot. We have some of those old oil lamps for light ... We actually sat around and talked or read by the oil lamp. In the summer times when we have lost power for days and days, we just sat up a kitchen on our back patio.
During winter power outages, especially when it’s an icestorm and we figure we’re going to be out for a good while, we move into the kitchen and start a big pot of home-made spaghetti sauce and a pot of spaghetti noodles on our gas range top. A handcrank sewing machine on the counter helps pass the time. Our main problem with winter outages is lighting. Even daytime seems dark when you’re trying to sew. We usually end up with more than one oil lamp lit. They add a little heat as well.
During summer power outages, we open up the house and play with a treadle or a handcrank. When the house gets too hot, we usually move out onto the patio where there’s plenty of light, but the flies and mosquitoes will drive you nuts. We usually don’t sew out there during that time. We’re too busy fighting flies and fanning ourselves.
Originally Posted by
irishrose
...I guess I had better get a treadle operational before the Spring storms start.
It’s a good excuse to have a treadle (or 2, or 3) around to play with.
CD in Oklahoma