Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Jun 19, 1:17 pm, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>> Damsel and Crash are OK.
>>
>> This is all news to me! Whatever, I am pleased Damsel and Crash are ok. It
>> is ages since we talked, I do wish she would come back because I don't do
>> FB!
>
> Hi all!
>
> I received your note, O. Reporting our status, as ordered,
> ma'am! We're doing fine. Most of the touchdowns and damage were
> outside of the city of Albert Lea. Tornadoes seem to hate farms and
> mobile homes, for some reason. Spoke with a man at a photo studio
> yesterday who saw a brief touchdown about a block from his home in
> Albert Lea, a little northeast of downtown. We were watching the
> weather, which aired non-stop for around three hours, and could not
> see anything dark in the sky, although the location of the system was
> described as being approximately where we live, in relation to a major
> landmark. Except straight up. Crash waited until yesterday to tell
> me that the thing was stalled overhead. It was a wedge tornado
> (whatever that is), and varied, during its life, from 1/4 to 3/4 mile
> wide. Our basement has huge windows, so I wasn't completely sure that
> it was any safer down there than upstairs. In retrospect, we should
> have been down there with the spiders. Shoot! I could have gotten
> some laundry done! Seriously, though, I was very frightened. I'm
> glad Crash withheld that info from me.
>
> Here's a report from the local paper regarding touchdowns, the
> relatively local fatality, and damage. They mention Freeborn County
> a couple times. That's us.
> http://albertleatribune.com/news/201...freeborn-coun/
>
> From what I understand, the other two lost Minnesota lives were a
> married couple in Grand Rapids, from the cell that came in from North
> Dakota. Albert Lea is about an hour and a half or so south of the
> Twin Cities, just a few miles north of the Iowa border.
>
> In other news, I've been learning about our food supply since getting
> on Facebook, with all of its amazing sources of information. In
> February, I became afraid to eat meat. Antibiotics, growth hormones,
> and the stuff they feed those factory-farmed animals! I've gotten
> free-range, organic chickens at the farmers market. It doesn't agree
> with my system anymore at all (like, we really should have two
> bathrooms). The grass-fed pork was even worse, although it tasted
> great. People like me are classified as Flexitarians, because we're
> primarily vegetarian, but willing to eat certain meats that aren't
> dreadful for you. I'm planning on eating lots of veggies today and
> tomorrow, when we're celebrating Father's Day with friends. AH!
> Deviled eggs! See? It's good to write things down. Activates your
> brain cells.
>
> ObFood:
> Today - grilled pork steaks, baked potatoes, and pencil-thin asparagus
> Tomorrow - boneless, skinless chicken breasts, and asparagus
>
> We have baby spinach for salads both days. I'm making Delia Smith's
> "foolproof" Foaming Hollandaise sauce for one of the batches of
> asparagus. Let's see if it's still considered foolproof after I try
> it. The other batch will be drizzled with butter, garlic, and lemon
> juice. Not sure yet how we're going to prepare the chicken. I think
> we'll have lemon cake with dinner tomorrow.
>
> Carol

OMG! Looks who's here! I was away for a few days and hope you
are still around.

--
Jean B.