Text 1676, 151 rader
Skriven 2008-02-01 15:17:46 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 1635 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Ruth!

> Before I get to the message: regarding -44 degrees. You wrote to Jim
> about being glad you are in NY State.  Believe it or not, the
> Adirondacks get just about that cold at times durning the winter.  One

I've never been to the Adirondacks in winter.. we used to stay at a summer home
there when I was little though. I remember it was darn cold then <grin>.  But
it was a relief from the heat we were used to and I loved going fishing :)

> of my sisters and brothers went to school at Paul Smith's College, then
> the sister got a job in Saranac Lake.  They had to have the car heaters
> and such like too.  Also, there are times that it gets down to -30 or so
> in the Catskills.

It sure does.  I spent a lot of time in Sullivan county when I was a teenager,
and then later of course after I met Ron :)  Some years it was incredibly cold
up there compared to where I grew up.  Ron's family has been there since about
the late 1700's ... We still visit their graves there, so our kids will know
where they are.

> Ever hear snow crunch?

haha.. yes, I have.  Cold didn't bother me when I was young, I actually enjoyed
it.

>It doesn't stay that cold all
> the time but I'm still glad I'm in the south where it rarely goes below
> freezing for very long. (G) Now, back to the usual.

Personally, I'd love to live somewhere where the temp is about 75-80F
year-round.. Hawaii? Sicily? :)  I don't know for sure where that would be :)

>> We get there pretty often.. I take a number of vitamins and
>> supplements we get there.. We've been going more often now that we've
>> been picking up the frozen meats there.  Eventually I hope to get the

> The DTE we went to had no meats, all vegetarian.  There was a farm up on
> the North Shore that raised grass fed beef but I think they just sold to
> restaurants.  We had some nice "Bobby Burgers" at one place that used
> their beef.

I still am amazed at the flavor of that beef we bought at the DTE.. I made a
meatloaf the other night.. it was sooo good.

>> grass-fed meats directly from the farmers in the area.. but I'm still
>> collecting info about them all.

> And, I presume, you'll post it here?

Sure :)

>> We had Ron's parents living with us for about a year when we were in
>> KY.. then they decided to go back to NY - They really missed the
>> mountain temps and air of Sullivan county :)  We hired someone to stop
>> in on them every day to make sure all was ok with them.. that worked
>> for a while. At some point in there, they decided to move into a
>> nursing home up there.. big mistake :(  The place was about the pits

> You really need to check those places out good! It's something that
> should be done well before you need it if possible.

No, unfortunately they made up their mind about what they were going to do :(
We're talking about what must have been two of the most stubborn people on
earth I think <grin> Ron's dad was the typical hard-headed dutchman and his mom
just as bad though she was all English (her maiden name was Weatherbee.. I
always thought you can't get much more English than that :) ) Two really neat
people, but you couldn't tell them what to do. Especially from a distance.. and
we were quite stuck in KY at that point.

>> from what we could see.  Ron's dad died there, then we took his mom
>> back home with us to Louisville KY again.. She was going to come back
>> to NY with us then (our closing for this house was to be in about 3
>> weeks from then) when she got pneumonia and died in Louisville.. it
>> was so rough, but at least we both were with her.

> It's nice that you were able to take her in, just too bad that she died
> before getting back to NY.

Yes, she would have loved this house.. and the mountains are right there almost
in the backyard.  We were going to give her the apartment on the first floor ..
it would have been perfect for her.. her own kitchen, bathroom, Living room and
bedroom.. <sigh> She was quite an independant lady to the end and it would have
been perfect.

>> > My older brother retired (from NYS DMV) in September, 2006 and
>> bought a > house in Titusville.  He got a 4 bedroom place--and he's
>> single!  My in > laws live in Zephyrhills so we've been to Florida

>> wow :)  4 bedrooms :)  Well, I guess when you go to visit you have a

> We've yet to visit my brother nor figure out why he went with such a big
> place. I understand he has an orange tree on the property tho, and he
> can watch the shuttle launches easily.

That's really nice... I would love to see the launches.  My uncle worked for
Nasa - he's retired now, but still does some work for them.  I remember being
mystified by the fact that he worked with "spaceships" when I was a kid... I
asked  him once _what_ he did at work.. he said, "Hmmm.. I just play with
numbers".. later I found out he was an astrophysicist <grin>

>> nice place to stay :)  My 2nd oldest sister lives near where mom is
>> staying - Lantana FLA.. and another sister (the one with sewing
>> machine incident haha) lives in Tampa.. we don't get down there that
>> often, but we've gone a few times..I really don't do well in that heat

> I know what you mean, heat and humidity are about as bad for me as cold
> weather.  BTW, I'll get my Pfaff back on Saturday.

Yes, Mom can't stay out of the air conditioning down there with her asthma ...

And glad you got your Pfaff back :)

>> Sure, makes sense :)  When I have some kind of function or whatever to
>> attend, I usually make what I'm going to wear.. and can zip through
>> stuff then <grin>

> It depends on how much lead time I have if I make or buy.  Made an
> outfit for a military ball in Berlin (royal blue velour long skirt &
> jacket), finished hemming it about an hour before we had to be there.

Been there, that's the truth :)

>> Well, all of the children's patterns I've used from kwiksew do use
>> 1/4" seams, but I'll have to check my jeans pattern.. I'm pretty sure
>> that one used standard 5/8".

> More room for alterations. (G)

That's true <grin>

>> Yes, same here.. or something I can through in the oven and leave
>> unattended while it cooks.. like the sausage and potatoes recipe.. :)

> Anything that doesn't require fuss or is easy enough for a kid (teen) or
> husband to cook fits my requirements.  Even better, if there's someone
> to clean up afterward too. (G)

Well, spaghettios would have fit the bill for me, as well <laugh> but that's
probably when we let Ron make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or pancakes as
I mentioned to Dale earlier - Which I must add, Ron corrected me about.. He
also knows how to make Baloney and Cheese sandwiches heated up in a frying pan
with the baloney sliced on the outer edges so it doesn't curl.. you know the
kind I mean? :) :) He also makes ham and cheese sandwiches heated up in frying
pan <bg>

Take care,
Janis

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