Dear Lily:

Good to read from you!

Regarding stinging nettles, to make a dish out of them: pick the nettles, wash them, drop them into boiling, salted water for about a minute (blanching them), take them out, rinse them in cold water, eat like that, or carmelize onion in butter and put the chopped, blanched nettled in there with some salt and pepper, some garlic, and .. bon appetit!

Reads like you are doing well. I am fine too, but looking forward to some fearless socializing with other people, the good old days.

anita