Comments on: Piano music by candlelight and other simple adventures http://www.julieleung.com/archives/2133 pictures and stories from the water's edge Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:08:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jennyonthespot http://www.julieleung.com/archives/2133/comment-page-1#comment-2539 jennyonthespot Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:59:29 +0000 http://www.julieleung.com/wordpress/?p=2133#comment-2539 You're back! I'm behind, because you've been back awhile, but... love the story, and envy your imagination for elctric-less baking... and the recital - a precious memory for certain... It'll be fun to hear the girls share their perspective on the "great power outage of 2006" when they're all grown-up :) You’re back! I’m behind, because you’ve been back awhile, but… love the story, and envy your imagination for elctric-less baking… and the recital – a precious memory for certain… It’ll be fun to hear the girls share their perspective on the “great power outage of 2006″ when they’re all grown-up :)

]]> By: Lucy http://www.julieleung.com/archives/2133/comment-page-1#comment-2538 Lucy Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:20:33 +0000 http://www.julieleung.com/wordpress/?p=2133#comment-2538 Your blog is like that for me -- very non-frantic and calming. So glad to see you blogging again! Your blog is like that for me — very non-frantic and calming. So glad to see you blogging again!

]]> By: Mike Marden http://www.julieleung.com/archives/2133/comment-page-1#comment-2537 Mike Marden Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:43:33 +0000 http://www.julieleung.com/wordpress/?p=2133#comment-2537 I remember the adventure of the Colombus Day storm of 1963. My father was an engineer with the Puget Sound Power and Light, and although he worked in the downtown office, that night he was out with the line crews trying to find downed lines, and lessen the strain on lines still up to try to keep them from falling. The thing I remember the most was the three of us (me, a junior at West High, my sister a sophmore and my mother)alone at home, with no power, and winds that seemed to tear at the very core of the house. At one point during the night, a large part of the chimmney broke loose, and cascaded down the roof. Talk about an unnerving noise. I don't think we had a battery powered radio, and even if we'd had, I don't think the Bremerton AM station (right down the street) had an emergency generator. Being without outside contact was a bit scary. Didn't really know what was going on around us. The winds didn't let up until the next afternoon, and my dad didn't make it back until later that evening. If I remember right, we didn't get power back for two days. We were fortunate, as the substation at 11TH and Warren was just a block away. Power seemed to be restored from the substations outward. The one sad note: a good friend of my father from work lost both legs just above the knees when a leaning tree broke loose from its supports and fell on him. I remember the adventure of the Colombus Day storm of 1963. My father was an engineer with the Puget Sound Power and Light, and although he worked in the downtown office, that night he was out with the line crews trying to find downed lines, and lessen the strain on lines still up to try to keep them from falling. The thing I remember the most was the three of us (me, a junior at West High, my sister a sophmore and my mother)alone at home, with no power, and winds that seemed to tear at the very core of the house. At one point during the night, a large part of the chimmney broke loose, and cascaded down the roof. Talk about an unnerving noise. I don’t think we had a battery powered radio, and even if we’d had, I don’t think the Bremerton AM station (right down the street) had an emergency generator. Being without outside contact was a bit scary. Didn’t really know what was going on around us. The winds didn’t let up until the next afternoon, and my dad didn’t make it back until later that evening. If I remember right, we didn’t get power back for two days. We were fortunate, as the substation at 11TH and Warren was just a block away. Power seemed to be restored from the substations outward. The one sad note: a good friend of my father from work lost both legs just above the knees when a leaning tree broke loose from its supports and fell on him.

]]> By: enoch choi http://www.julieleung.com/archives/2133/comment-page-1#comment-2536 enoch choi Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:22:37 +0000 http://www.julieleung.com/wordpress/?p=2133#comment-2536 Wow, our furnace has been out, but i can't imagine power being out. at least we have space heaters. glad you've been making memories. Wow, our furnace has been out, but i can’t imagine power being out. at least we have space heaters. glad you’ve been making memories.

]]> By: Nickie http://www.julieleung.com/archives/2133/comment-page-1#comment-2535 Nickie Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:25:19 +0000 http://www.julieleung.com/wordpress/?p=2133#comment-2535 It sounds like you made the best of that trying situation. I'm glad that you were able to have fun and get things done even with the power out. I remember one piano recital with the power out. The darkness didn't effect me at all; I enjoyed the candle ambience though. I think every piano student should get the chance to hear and play piano by candle light. It sounds like you made the best of that trying situation. I’m glad that you were able to have fun and get things done even with the power out.

I remember one piano recital with the power out. The darkness didn’t effect me at all; I enjoyed the candle ambience though. I think every piano student should get the chance to hear and play piano by candle light.

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