The Blizzard of 2010 was one for the record books. Actually, this was 2 snowstorms. In Gaithersburg, MD, we had 3 feet of snow!
In the wee hours of Saturday, February 6, I was woken by silence. It's amazing how much noise is around you that you just tune out. The furnace wasn't blowing, the fan was whirling.....just silence. But outside....what a sight. It was so exciting and romantice until I did what I do upon waking every morning -- head straight to the coffee pot! Nuts! No electricity!! After several hours, it got "less dark". 
You can barely see my house!! Forget driving to Starbucks! My husband suggested that I boil water on the gas grill and then pour it gently into the Mr. Coffee coffee maker. I tried -- it was the worst!!
We kept a fire going all day for heat and then I warmed up left overs on the grill for our dinner. I kept a bottle of wine in a nearby snowdrift, and we had a wonderful evening!
The lights came on at 6:00 pm -- just as it was pretty well full dark. Hurray!
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