Hey, our power was off from 6.30am this morning until 8.30am and guess what? We didn't die! Oh, but then we aren't obese Islanders with "your-faultitis" disease.

We had no cold water (no pump - we're on tank water) but managed to have short hot showers, and then my very own handy Andy used the gas stove to heat water for a cuppa - of course the power came on as soon as he'd made it!

It was an incredible storm overnight - thunder, lightning, rain, wind - thought the roof was going to come off, it was so strong.