Hi there! Well, I'm back in my world...finally! We lost power Friday ~1 a.m. and it finally came back on at 4:30p.m. But with the horrendous winds all kinds of lines were down, including cable and whatever allows me to use my verizon wireless thingee...
By the time we left town Sat. a.m. (just to visit friends about 1 1/2 hours away) some da-- upgrading program had overtaken my computer and wouldn't let me near it! We finally just turned the stupid thing off Sunday a.m. But, by then my hosts were up and about and couldn't get back to the internet. Talk about withdrawals...
We're sure having a good time with some old friends - he is a wonderful cook and has been outdoing himself while we've been here. He always says he's intimidated to cook for me, but let me tell you, he takes back seat to no one in cooking up goodies! He made a stuffed flank steak last nite with (among other things) slivered dill pickles. I've never had anything like it - I'm not a real dill fan, but this was just delicious. Also, he made 'bread dumplings' to go with, now these were great also - have never made these.
Copying recipes like mad!
So, we leave this a.m. to go home to hopefully everything up and running. Speaking of the winds, it was unbelievable all the trees (and huge ones) that had fallen on houses, the roads and just about any other place they darn well wanted to go! It's a reall mess up here. As of last nite, there were still areas with no power. A lot of families suffering a heck of a lot more than me with no computer...