Power Outage Lighting...

This is so cool, I have to share with you.  I received the following this morning and it is such a great tip.  I cannot wait to try it!

"Due to a thunderstorm, we  lost power for about 5 hours. We were scrambling 
around in  the darkness, looking for matches, candles, flashlights,  etc. We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights  shining brightly all around our patio, stairs,dock,etc. They were beautiful. My wife walked outside,and brought several of the solar lights inside. 

We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles  containers and they made the nicest, brightest,safest,lighting you could ever imagine. 

We put one in the bathroom,the kitchen,the living room, etc. There was plenty of light. There are all types of solar lights available. We bought ours at Harbor Freight. We put them all around our yard. They look nice and they do not  attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around our doorway. 

The lights we have fit into the small (20 oz) water bottles and they also fit into most of  the larger liter bottles. If you need a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, you can put  a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they put  in aquariums,and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium  gravel, etc., whatever you have  available). 

The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn all night long if you need them. The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they will instantly recharge and  be ready for you to use again any time you need them. 

Perfect for power outages, hurricanes,etc. I never thought of it and you don't have  to: here it is."

Isn't that a great idea?? Can't wait to try this!

We have been so busy with hubby's appointments that I have not had time to blog.  He has been having a series of 13 radiation treatments on his lower back hopefully to relieve him from the cancer pain and today is the last treatment-hurrah! If you have been following him on Caring Bridge, thank you for your wonderful comments and encouragement as well as prayers!! God bless,

My heart to yours...

Okay, Who took the week away??

OKAY, SO TOMORROW'S FRIDAY AGAIN ALREADY!  I have nothing ready to be included in pink Saturday with http://howsweetthesound.notepad.com/ but link and visit all the other wonderful pink blogging participants! I have been crocheting earrings and pins for my Etsy Shop and now I am working on cards.  I love crafting because it lets me escape from the realities of my husband's illness.  He escapes by doing his woodwork and is currently working on a model airplane.  He has built several now over the past 6 months and it is good for him.  We BOTH escape by going to the beach or down to the pier in Murrells Inlet, SC where we watch the fishermen, the Egrets, the goats and peacocks on "Goat Island".  We can also hear the live music that is played on the porches of the restaurants that line the marsh boardwalk.  Sunsets from this pier are beautiful and peaceful.  We are fortunate to live near the ocean, marshes and sandy shores.  We used to throw the Canoe in at this spot and paddle our way along the marsh.  Hubby cannot paddle any more because of his back.  It was always fun to see the mansions that face the water and the colorful boathouses.  Also, it was awesome to be dwarfed by a huge fishing vessel and to view the brown Pelicans roosting on piers here and there.  We never saw the ocean until we were in our early forties!!  Our oldest daughter was in the Air Force and was stationed for a whole year at Myrtle Beach.  We came to visit her and fell in love with the area.  We made it a goal to live here one day and 4 yrs. later, when the youngest child was out of High School, we quit our jobs, stepped out in faith and moved to SC.  That was 21 1/2 yrs. ago!  We have enjoyed every day of it!  No harsh winters, or shoveling snow, no waiting for summer only to have summer be rainy and cold in the Fingerlakes area of upstate NYS.  And then of course when Hubby got cancer, we felt doubly blessed to have enjoyed all these years together in a beautiful place that we are still enjoying.  Two daughters followed and we have 3 grandchildren here.  Our son still lives with his family in our hometown up north so we get to visit that beautiful area but not when the weather is cruel-ha!
  My hubby had his cancer check up today and the doc says Multiple Myeloma is like a wildfire now contained but never out.  He is having a rest from therapy at present and we are thankful for that.  Thanks to all of you who support, care and pray for us.  Bloggers are the greatest extended family in the world!

Mr. & Mrs. Mallard visited this morning and I believe they are wanting to start a second brood.  They are so beautiful and have no fear of me and my ever present camera, even pausing it seemed to let me snap!

I did not know who to catch first, this beautiful couple or the lone Mute Swan that came at the same time.  See him on http://kerrieskorner.blogspot.com/

Thank you for visiting and do come again soon!

Hugs, Kerrie