Seems like the whole of California is on fire. We are about an hours drive from two new ones, much closer as the crow flies. Seems we now have a new season, Fall, Winter, Spring, and Fire. Very unnerving, not to mention hard breathing with all the smoke. I am ready to move to an island.
Sometimes urban areas can fool you, although I'm pretty sure that you are secure where you are. But I remember the poor folks in Oakland back in '91 who lost so much in a wind driven fire.
Lakeport CA with concrete all around and large lake in front is evacuated just now, and Redding California is burning. But agree Ruth urban would seem safer over woodlands. May the Lord have mercy on all.
Made it through the night, not much sleep. I think we are okay for a day or two anyway. Fires 10 percent contained. So sad 80,000 people out of their homes in our county. We are putting up a Red
Cross shelter helper in our guest room starting today. There are things I do not like about the Corporate Red Cross but their volunteers are a selfless hard working blessing.
Good news, they expect fire to be fully contained by September 1. Shelters down this morning to 500 people as some have been able to return home. This does not count people staying other places then in shelters. Smoke much less but still hanging on.
Good news. The neurologist does not think I have Parkinson's! If it's a Katharine Hepburn style tremor, perhaps I need a new, more sophisticated, wardrobe.
What a relief, sabine! So glad to read your good news!
I was in NE Oregon for two weeks. Few fires there, but the ones in southern Oregon sent the smoke up to where I was staying. Some days it was thick enough to hide the mountains! (However, morning temps were between 48 and 55 degrees...a treat for a Florida girl!!)
I'm trying to stay in the AC! It's hot and humid (air you can wear) out. If I could go to the movies every day, I would!!
I remember spending much of the day in the library in summer holidays with three young sons. They loved the library and as it was on holidays there were a lot of activities arranged. Even the local shopping centre was welcomed by them, not a place they chose to visit usually. Anything with aircon.
Corn is happening in my region. I am not a good cook, but I do like to try something with seasonal ingredients a few times a year. Any suggestions for corn?
A stall at our farmers' market sells hydroponically grown corn-cobs, and they're so sweet you could actually eat them raw.
I just drop them in boiling water until they're hot enough to melt the butter I'm going to spread on them, and add a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper.
I'm sure there are things you could do with fresh corn (salads, chowder ...) but it's so good at this time of year it would almost be a shame to mess about with it.
A corn omelet is something you don't find on every breakfast table. Corn, onion, green pepper, cheese. Delicious.
As for corn on the cob, I've gone back simply to boiling it. Grilling over coals, nuking in the microwave, even baking in the oven, have all had their heyday.
Mmmm ... adding sweetcorn to an omelette - never thought of that. I'd probably only use frozen sweetcorn for that though, and I'd have to leave it out of D's half: he loves corn on the cob, but doesn't like the loose kernels.
In my neck of the woods one fire out and the other 97 percent contained. Happy Dance Yesterday first time the air was clear of smoke in two months. It has been a long hot summer. Now if we can just have no sparks for two months and the rains come we will be good. I am going to try Miss Amanda's corn omelet Saturday, sounds yummy.
Best wishes for the rain and no sparks. Our fire season started early down here.
Adding my vote to Miss Amanda's omelette (how we spell it over here ). I love corn. I used to take corn cobs to work and cook them in the microwave for an afternoon snack. Nothing like corn and butter. Mmm mmm.
Yea and amen re the fires. Although we're thousands of miles from the west coast, we had an air-quality alert the other day, as prevailing winds were blowing smoke our way from fires in BC; it was sufficiently high in the atmosphere that we couldn't really feel it, but it certainly added to the muggy, humid feeling in the air.
I certainly wouldn't want to be any closer to it than I am.
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Cross shelter helper in our guest room starting today. There are things I do not like about the Corporate Red Cross but their volunteers are a selfless hard working blessing.
Glad to hear the news. May you sail on in good health.
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I was in NE Oregon for two weeks. Few fires there, but the ones in southern Oregon sent the smoke up to where I was staying. Some days it was thick enough to hide the mountains! (However, morning temps were between 48 and 55 degrees...a treat for a Florida girl!!)
I think it's hilarious.
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Is he really only 59? That might be the scariest bit of all ...
I just drop them in boiling water until they're hot enough to melt the butter I'm going to spread on them, and add a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper.
I'm sure there are things you could do with fresh corn (salads, chowder ...) but it's so good at this time of year it would almost be a shame to mess about with it.
I was at a potluck recently and had corn bread with kernals baked it. Very good.
Also...corn and black beans with Southwest seasonings.
As for corn on the cob, I've gone back simply to boiling it. Grilling over coals, nuking in the microwave, even baking in the oven, have all had their heyday.
Adding my vote to Miss Amanda's omelette (how we spell it over here
I certainly wouldn't want to be any closer to it than I am.