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Skriven 2006-10-19 20:31:18 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 6699 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

-> I set the box up in the kiddy seat for easy  access for grabbing a
coupon & -> can set the ones I'm using in the lid until check out time.
I can also -> put my list in the lid & have a firm surface for
scratching out what -> I've gotten or writing in extras I need to get if
I find something on -> special & want to plan a meal around it.  Saves

-> RH> It's one system, but I'd be afraid of having the box
stolen (it's RH> happened) or just left behind.  The wallet thing I
carry is stiff RH> enough to use to write on, and it saves grief.


I've not had that happen in over 30 years of shopping. OTOH, my mom has
stories of people (summer visitors to the Catskills) taking stuff out of
other (local) people's carts.

-> This isn't vinyl; it's a fabric.  The one I generally use is leather, as
-> is the wallet. I treated myself last year to a couple of quality items.

 RH> You're old enough for the good stuff now, I guess.

Yes, and I can afford the better stuff now.

-> I've been on it more than I care to think about but it does help my
-> breathing in short term use.

 RH> They had my mother on it for poison ivy.  It did nasty things to her
 RH> too.

I've never had poison ivy.  I guess your mom must have really had a bad
case of it to need the prednisone.


-> Yes, but it gets expensive eating out all the time. We'll be here about
-> 6 weeks, total.  As of October 1, guest housing now includes a (basic)
-> breakfast so we do save a bit there.

 RH> Goes to show what our culture has become.  Diner breakfast, fast food
 RH> for lunch, and chain restaurant dinner.


Breakfast stuff is yogurt, cereal, "danish", juice, fruit coffee; we do
a mix of things.  We do lunch in the room, usually a sandwich, soup or
left overs.  Supper is the biggest variable; last night it was at church
but tonight it was mall mediocre Chinese.  We had to get something quick
as had an evening meeting & Steve wanted Chinese so...........  Two
weeks from today we sign for quarters and move in the next day.  I'll be
back to cooking on my own after a major commissary trip over the week
end.


-> They did get lots of use in HI; our living room there was more like what
-> our family room is going to be here.
 RH> ->
 RH> Oh boy - the living room sounds like a great space for a cutting
 RH> table.

No, we're going to do a formal living room.  One of the spare bedrooms
is to be designated for my sewing room--will probably keep the cutting
table set up as it's good for lots of things that way, including a small
ironing board on the end.


->  RH> At least one seriously wild pattern is required.
 RH> ->
-> For the second bathroom probably.  We have a full one off the master
-> bedroom and a "powder room" downstairs also.

 RH> Mine is fabric with ribbon embroidery; the other bathroom has a glass
 RH> door.


Mine is an unknown quantity at this time. (G)

->  RH> flamingos in odd spots in the rest of the house.
 RH> ->
-> Ok, should have let me know when I was in HI and I'd have gotten you big
-> pink hybiscus in aloha prints. (G)

 RH> I just found a shirt embroidered with hibiscus flowers and other
 RH> hawaiiana, but it's a ladies' shirt instead of one of those guy
 RH> things.  Now if it was only my size...

Probably would have fit me. (G) I've got a number of shirts like that,
in various prints--some boughten, others I've made.  I have one pattern
that I've done non hawaiian print shirts out of as well; I can do a
shirt in an afternoon with that one.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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