Hi Sean,

 RH> It's under consideration for us, just haven't gotten the old round
 RH> tuit. (G)

 SD> I understand that only too well...

Not quite enough hours in the day sometimes. Other days it feels like
time is dragging--but then it speeds up and I still haven't gotten
everything done I'd intended to do.  (G)


 RH> quite high and muddy, even into western NY and on our way south. Got
 RH> back, turned on the news earlier tonight and found out we've an air
 RH> advisory for tomorrow, the Canadian wild fires are still making it
 RH> rough to breathe.

 SD> We're in the same baot here.  Took the bus to and from the hearing aid
 SD> clinic at the VA yesterday during a "code orange" air quality alert.
 SD> Thankfully it just made my eyes burn a bit but didn't hurt my lungs.

We were anticipating air alerts while we were in NY and VT, had a few
days of sunny but hazy weather in NY. Got to VT and the rains came
pouring down so the air cleared up. Most of the time I feel the smoke in
both my eyes and lungs so I appreciate the rain. Got back to NC and
have had a lot of hazy weather; I think it's beginning to clear now.
Had an EF3 tornado hit the Rocky Mount area (a couple of counties east)
yesterday during a brief, but intense storm.


 SD> Just checked the air quality for today.  It's green.  It's green for
 SD> fire and smoke also.  It's dark and cloudy...probably getting ready to
 SD> burst.

The weatherman on the station we watch said that by the week end things
will be clear here. Meanwhile, I'm staying inside as much as possible.

 SD> Anyone in the US can check their air quality by going to
 SD> https://www.airnow.gov and entering their ZIP code.


Good to know. I usually check Weather Underground on my phone; they're
pretty good about local issues.

(salmon)
 RH> We buy it from time to time but not all that often. Got some canned on
 RH> the shelf that we need to use up, maybe some will go into fish cakes. I
 RH> don't have a real recipe for them, just a mix of a mostly drained,
 RH> picked over can of fish, chopped onion, egg or two, flour and/or bread
 RH> crumbs basically--mix until it holds together, fry in a bit of oil
 RH> until browned on both sides. Good with fried potatoes.

 SD> Here's my recipe for salmon patties:

 SD>       Title: Sean's Salmon Patties
 SD>  Categories: Main dish, Fish, Seandennis
 SD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 SD>       1    Can (14 3/4 oz) Salmon
 SD>       4 oz Saltines finely crushed
 SD>       2 T  Onion flakes
 SD>       2    Eggs
 SD>       1 T  Lemon juice
 SD>       1 t  Black pepper
 SD>            Oil or butter for frying

More basic than mine, but the use of lemon in it sounds good. I use
bread crumbs instead of the crackers--reminds me, I need to do a machine
loaf to make into crumbs and crutons. I'll probably wait a bit until
temps cool down a bit but still need to do it at some point this summer.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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