So, one of the items I'm planning to invest in for #PowerOutages is a #Solar #CellPhone charger with #USB (rather than trying to charge them using the car) -- since the phones are a way to keep in touch with the outside world (in addition to battery-operated radios). If there's enough wattage on the charger, I could potentially run my PC laptop (that has a DVD drive) and watch movies (can't do that with a Mac). Reading books is great to do during the day, but at night, it's been nice to be able to watch a movie (usually a comedy).

#BlackOuts #Preparedness #NoGenerator #NorEasters #NewEngland #LivingInMaine

Power back on after a three-day outage. Thank you Green Mountain Power and all the repair crews. It's going to be a good day.

#Brattleboro #Vermont #VT #GreenMountainPower #NorEasters

White Clouds and Crimson Trees by Tanomura Chokunyu. 155 pieces. Made by Artifact Puzzles.

Despite the small number of pieces, the nature of the picture and the design made this a fun challenge (approx. one 45-minute session with two people).

The design is based on one of the pentagonal tiling patterns discovered by amateur mathematician Marjorie Rice.

Another one done during an (ongoing) multi-day power outage.

#TanomuraChokunyu #Nanga #ArtifactPuzzles #JigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws #MarjorieRice #PentagonalTilings #NorEasters