Phoenix (Varykino 2.0 Rising)

 Tuesday April 30th Yesterday was Day 5 of varykino content removal.  With Gwen's help I rescued all my hand knit sweaters, they were nicely tucked away in a dresser and didn't get wet, they just smell of smoke and the lovely people with CRDN will take care of cleaning them. The kitchen is almost packed away, we didn't get to the pantry, but Gwen photographed each shelf.A few miscellaneous kitchen draws await sorting today. The electrician and a rep from the power company came yesterday, it will be awhile before power is restored, there have to be inspections and permits, much like the situation with the popcorn ceilings.  One day at a time, the insurance adjuster keeps telling us that its a marathon not a sprint..........

 High Level Update Monday April 29th  Most importantly we are all okay, Natasha and Mateo were visiting at the time of the initial fire. A huge Thank you thank you thank you for all of your support, messages, love, food, IPA, taking care of Andri, Vit E oil for my scar, tea, places to stay, generators, toiletries, notebook,  and so so much more. The outpouring of support has buoyed us beyond measure. We couldn't have gotten through the first week without you. 1. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical wiring that was slowly disintegrating over time. It was the lighting circuit upstairs, a perfect storm, the heat from the fireplace, gusts of wind up to 25mph and compromised wiring (the original was 37 years old). After this fire was put out there was a rekindling overnight with subsequent flooding by the fire department. 2. This weekend we moved out of Michala's cute borough house to L...