Evelyn, this is not food related but with the rain on top of the crazy 4
feet of snow, has there been any word of flooding in the Catskills? I
remember that horrible Janary 1995 flood that devastated Margaretville,
Walton and other communities. I have seen nothing in the newspapers.

I trust you are OK and did not have any powe outages this time around.

Wendy

"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Evelyn, this is not food related but with the rain on top of the crazy 4
> feet of snow, has there been any word of flooding in the Catskills? I
> remember that horrible Janary 1995 flood that devastated Margaretville,
> Walton and other communities. I have seen nothing in the newspapers.
>
> I trust you are OK and did not have any powe outages this time around.
>
> Wendy


Hi Wendy, remarkably we did VERY well this winter. All the heavy snows
that inundated the areas south and west of here were only a few inches.
The huge rains and flooding that is all over NJ is not here. We got some
rain but I have seen far worse. We know we are very fortunate to have
escaped not only the flooding and heavy rains, but the awful winds that
knocked down so many trees everywhere else. No power outages either,
though my neighbor was out for several days, we were fine. Thanks so much
for asking.

Tonights dinner was a Foreman-grilled Lamb patty and a big salad of fresh
baby lettuce, with cukes, tomatoes, olives, and a nice vinaigrette dressing.
Hubby (who doesn't eat lamb) had last nights leftovers and his half of the
same big salad.

Yesterday I took some nice fresh codfish and cut it into serving sized
pieces. First I sauteed onions in a little olive oil till they were
nearly caramelized, then added a few cloves of chopped garlic, some oregano,
basil and parsley, salt, pepper and a pinch of hot pepper flakes, along with
a can of tomatoes and a splash of marsala wine. When this had cooked
together for a few minutes, I put the pieces of codfish into it carefully,
then covered it and simmered the cod till opaque, then served them with that
wonderful fragrant chunky sauce. It was totally awesome and low fat, low
carb and really good. I will definitely do that again! It was even
still good today. Only trick is to keep the fish from falling apart while
it is being cooked and served. Careful handling took care of that just
fine.

I have been somewhat unwell lately. Bad back problems, recurrence of Lyme
disease, cellulitis in both legs, and all this is happening at the same
time. I have not been having fun to say the least. The good news is
that I am coming around the bend and starting to feel a little better this
past week. Still have another batch of antibiotics to get through.

I didn't like the Victoza. It is injected, very much like Byetta, but you
only take it once a day. It makes me feel cold all the time and seems to
stop my digestion from working well. It does make you feel a little
nauseous. If you can handle it, the doctor says it is a very good drug.

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Evelyn

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