My power has just been restored after a 4-day outage caused by a brutal ice storm. This is the 21st Century, and long before it happened, I knew that this storm was coming.

Start Early to Prepare for an Ice Storm

Three Days Before the Ice Storm was Expected to Hit, I Bought Crisco and Other Vegetable Shortening to Make Candles and Lamps:

I did not have time to order the best candle-making supplies for candle making. To keep the wick in the center, I tied the top of it to a fork.

You need a heavy cotton twine for candle making. 100% Cotton. Because I am an artist, I had some cotton twine here for making jewelry. That was not heavy enough.

How to Make a Heater from Clay Pots and Crisco Candles:

We had a similar ice storm two years ago, and I decided them to move a birdfeeder next to my back door, and my first task was that of feeding my birds: