The Morning After

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First of all,  my  heart, thoughts, and prayers  go out to all the  millions  who  awakened to loss and devastation  this morning across   the Northeast. usaving just traveled there,  I am  heart sick about  the beauty  and  the  hit  it took,   and the   wonderful   families whom we met    who   certainly  are  suffering in some   way this morning.  And for those who are  grieving, you are in  our prayers!
...we  are  still feeling the  affects of Sandy, here in SW Virginia...   we  are   right on the  cusp of   the snowline....   as   our  elevation here isnt     quite   high  enough,,, but the   brutal winds   still  pummel us...     We were very thankful   to wake up this morning    with power  and a  warm dry home...there wasnt even  a bit of  tree  debris  in the yard  except for  the many  leaves  we  would  ordinarily have this time of year.   The mighty oaks   held on  tight  to their  newly colored leaves, amazingly ! However,  a   glance out the back door   showed  we didnt  have just a bit of   damage....  the  roof of our  garage   had become  compromised  just  a bit...and with the  forecast for   a lot of residual rain today,  Lynn  was   quick to   get out the ladder and   take care of business.  Even  at  sustained winds of  24 miles per hour,  Lynn  was  on  his   ladder  fixing the   heat vent on the   roof...between the intermittent showers  this morning.   

The view form  upstairs   brought  him more into focus as  he anchored the vent  secured  back into place.    

 Looking up  at him from the ground,,  I  was   getting a  tad  anxious hoping  he would soon be done!

For the wind  was   back in  full force  as seen  by  the  garden flag  almost  parallel   to the  ground  in its  flight!
Meanwhile,   I was  busily  preparing a hearty  breakfast for my man- whom I  knew  would   appreciate a warm up   for the   wind chill   was  about  18 degrees!

My  original plan for  this morning was to create  a dainty  tabletop ,  but now  I was thinking  he-man!!!

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday

Amanda served us the most scrumptious salad made of fresh cut corn, avocado, and tomatoes. I couldnt wait to try my hand at it. So last night I fixed it to take to the P. Buckley Moss meeting where we took a dish to share at the Ronald McDonald House. This dish is a great way to utilyze those fresh veggies coming in during late summer in our area.

Corn, Avocado, Tomato Salad

3 ears of fresh corn on the corn (raw) kennels cut off the cob

1 red onion chopped

2 large tomatoes deseeded and chopped

1/2 red pepper chopped

1 green onion and tops chopped

2 avocados peeled and chopped

1/4 C chopped cilantro

( I dont like cilantro, so I used chopped parsley)

2 T extra virgin olive oil

juice of 1 fresh squeezed lime

salt and pepper to tase

I also added about 1/2 t. Splenda but the recipe I found didnt call for it.

Mix all the veggies together. In a small bowl whisk the oil, lime juice, and seasoning together.

Toss it all together and serve at room temperature. I served it with corn chips (Scoops) and it was a wonderfully, tasty side dish.

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