Greetings from Marysville

We're at Cahaya's parents' house with them, Daniel, and Cahaya for dinner and marshmallows over the fire pit (plus hot showers), which has been lovely. In general it would have been a nice day -- morning snuggling cats, folding laundry, emptying freezer, getting free bagels and coffee at the neighborhood office; afternoon chatting with neighbors and walking to the park to see the dozens of uprooted trees -- except that our power, which originally they said would be back on tonight at the latest, is now estimated to be back maybe Monday morning, assuming they don't delay it again. Headed home soon to sleep with cats. Here I am with one of the five dogs currently in the house (plus a tortoise!):