Text 11990, 136 rader
Skriven 2008-08-14 00:48:24 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 11916 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: summer gardens in ny                                     [1]
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Hi Ruth!

>> I don't do anything with them.. intentionally (grin).  One more thing
>> to cook down for not such great flavor (g).  But the trees look
>> absolutely beautiful when they are in full bloom :)

> Yes, they do.  That can almost make up for the lack of decent fruit.  I
> know that jelly can be made from the apples but what else?

I've heard of crabapple pie, but shuddered to think about it (grin)

>> Pray this humidity breaks.. we must have some incredible low sitting
>> on us ...or something...

> And, in hindsight, things did work out well for the pcnic, weather wise.
> The B&B had air conditioning in the rooms and the weather was nice
> overall.  Beat what we came back to in GA--99 on Tuesday, 102 on Wed.
> and 100 on Thursday.  Then a front came thru and we've been in the low
> 90s, low humidity since.

It was about the same here Monday/Tues. after the picnic.. then it turned very
cold (to MY taste (grin)). It's been like that since.. chilly in the morning
(me running around in shorts, freezing (grin)), then in the afternoon warming
up to about 75+.. Ron says this is unusual.. wish my memory was better (grin)..
I also don't remember it being this chilly in August last year.. I'm really
worried about my tomatoes.. I know it takes warm weather (generally) to get
them to turn red.. there are a few that look like they might be turning
'lighter green'.. bummer :( :(  Ah well.. if that happens, I'll go to the
orchard in September, they always have a LOT of Romas they've grown in their
garden's there.  They probably use greenhouses.

>>> complexions (bg).  It was very popular to sue carob then.
>> > --- (G)

>> haha.. quite a typo.. brain working in it's own world, hands working
>> in another Lol

> I know the feeling. (G)

I figured you would :)

>> mostly, but some nice stores (grin).  This would have been about
>> 1967-68.. Pretty much all of them left town when Nyland died though..
>> I guess they didn't feel that attached to Gurdgief's philosophy.. or
>> money ran out when Nyland wasn't supporting them any longer (that's
>> what I think (g)).


> Sounds logical. That's about the time frame that the "hippies" (as my
> dad would call them) started discovering the Catskills.

The Gurdgief movement was a pretty quiet one (at least in our area, I don't
know about others), but still always felt very cultish to me.. I don't think
they made it upstate to Sullivan County, etc though.  Very closed group.  They
weren't quite hippies.. more "back to basics" and "physical-work-to-releive
stress", "purify yourself" people. But yes, it would have been about the time I
think.

>> Yes, I'm sure it can be for some doctors.. but that's why I go to NYC.
>> The 3-hour drive is worth it, to have someone who can look at you and
>> tell exactly what's going on just by how you walk or talk.  That's
>> been my experience at least..

> And, having finally found a good doctor, you don't want to change. I
> know the feeling; I've dealt with so many doctors and dentists all my
> (married) life.  Some I wished I could keep forever; others, good bye
> was not very painful.

haha.. you are not kidding.. The first neurologist I went to was of the "so
long, goodbye, good riddance" type.. the first doctor I had in NYC was
amazing.. I felt very bad when he retired. hehe.. I can hear him now, "janis,
what are we to do with you??"  ... because I refused so many of the new
treatments (g). But he was always cool about it, because he understood that all
of these new treatments were so new and so really experimental.  He didn't
blame me one bit for resisting.

> that JK> were > written off as other problems--usually as colds (seems
> to be a JK> generic > catch all term with my parents) that were
> undoubtedly asthma JK> or allergy > problems.  20/20 hindsight.

>> Yep :)

> And too, now I know what to look for in certain illnesses.

Sniffles constantly (grin).. allerigies..   Walk outside on a lovely spring
or summer day, and start holding your head and/or wiping your eyes (pollen
allergies). Mow the lawn and want to die. (grass pollen allergies).. Walk in a
house with plaster walls and dirt basement (mold allergies) .. It's like the
world is against you sometimes :) Thank goodness for sudafed, it's one of the
few things that help. Not everyone can take that though.  I can tell though
when it's going to rain before everyone else (laugh).

>> moved to Louisville.  I still made some Italian food, but I made more
>> pulled pork, and burgoo,etc. since that's what was around :) It was a
>> cool place to be really.. a touch of the North there, and a good solid
>> southern cooking tradition as well. Plus being not 'huge' city ..

> Sounds like it was an interesting place.  We've adapted some southern
> cooking into our way of life but tried to make them healthier.  Done
> that with quite a number of cultures and foods actually.

It was very intersting :)  We have always eaten healthy so I'd do the same
pretty much.  I found it very interesting that the "Mediterranean Diet" was
more recently espoused as one the best way for people to eat... it's the way
we've eaten for years. I guess that comes mainly from the sicilian side of my
family, as opposed to the "calabrian" or "northern Italian" family members...

>> Well, your opinions will be funny, that's for sure :)  Between this
>> miserable "no-spring" spring, and then that drug I was taking, my
>> garden really took a hit.  But there's some stuff doing quite well..
>> Lovely asparagus fern Lol..

> It was a nice looking jungle for a few days. (G) But, we all enjoyed
> ourselves.  Any comments from the trash pick up crew about the remains
> of the durian?

Nope, nary a word.  Boy, I hope he moved that pail to the front haha

Btw, the chinese long beans I had planted in the one bed across from the
tomatoes really took off recently.. those long beans are like ft. long (or
longer) ropes :)

>> > Young ones are good eating I understand.  Then they get bitter. A
>> hot > bacon sweet sour dressing is good on greens like that.

>> Makes sense.. I've had them in salads.. :)

> They are good in a wilted salad over mashed potatoes.

I'll have to try that if I can find some young'uns :)

Take care,
Janis

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