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Skriven 2011-08-19 19:39:42 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Life, and other fantasies
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Howdy Ruth!

-> ->  hn> Even if she feels up to it we won't be
-> ->  hn> able to go with the schedule she's on for
-> ->  hn> treatments. And I confess to being
-> 
-> -> Sigh! I know the feeling but you need an escape every so often. Guess
-> -> it's a good thing Amanda is getting home more often to provide some 
sort
-> -> of a break. Good for her to get out of her workaholic rut too.
-> 
->  hn> Which one? Anne or Amanda? Both of them
->  hn> suffer from it to a large degree! (grin)
-> 
-> Now I know which parent amanda gets her "drive" from. (G) You never
-> mentioned before how Anne is turbo charged the way Amanda is. Uou must
-> be the laid back one of the bunch. (G)
->
Both of them suffer a  bit from "tunnel vision"
when it comes to their work. I am tenacious
but not tunnel visioned.
 
-> ->  hn> The sell sweaters at kitchenware stores now?? (grin)
-> 
-> -> Yes, but not the kind you could wear. After all, isn't cooking onions on
-> -> a low, slow heat known as sweating them? And, whatever they're in is a
-> -> sweater, isn't it? (G)
-> 
->  hn> So everything you wear in Summer is a
->  hn> "sweater"??
-> 
-> Just about right on. We've had some days in the upper 80s and low
-> humidity--felt downright nice outside for a change! Took advantage of it
-> to do some run around in Raleigh this evening in relative comfort.

Comfort being entirely relative! I'd have been 
suffering big time in upper 80's...I'd survive
but I'd be looking for a cool shower that night!!

-> -> That's why I bought--half a bushel, Amish raised, for $6.00. Good deal,
-> -> especially since the deer are enjoying ours. We've been able to eat 2
-> -> small ones out of the dozens we've seen started.
-> 
->  hn> Happily we don't have the deer problem here
->  hn> in town...but the weather keeps us from growing
-> 
-> We live in town; that's why it's so surprising the deer are so
-> plentiful! Can't help your weather--ours is just as bad for produce in
-> its own right. Tomatoes donn't like to set fruit if it's too hot
-> outside.
->
We used to see them...but the city put
in a park behind our backyard fence and
took away the "wild space" that was there.
-> 
->  hn> a lot of good tomatoes. Early Girl ( a variety developed
->  hn> for our short growing season) is no where near as
->  hn> good a tomato as a good southern beefsteak!
-> 
-> They do make good 'mater sandwiches. (G)
->
Oh lordy YES!
 
-> ->  hn> Most were eaten fresh..and a few were
-> ->  hn> dehydrated for "sundried" tomatoes..
-> 
-> -> I usually just buy a bag of those as needed.
-> 
->  hn> I do that now!
-> 
-> Easiest way to get them.
->
Not as fun though..and more 
expensive.
 
-> -> True, as long as the seasonings are compatable with each other. Some
-> -> folks might just dump in anything to season it, without paying attention
-> -> to what they are adding.
-> 
->  hn> Some folks should start paying attention
->  hn> to what they're eating !!
-> 
-> Hard to get some folks to realise they need to pay attention to what
-> they're eating. Some shovel it in and have no thoughts whatsoever about
-> the taste, just as long as their bellies are filled. You could feed them
-> shoe leather and they'd think it great steak. We tried a seafood place
-> (bit of a chain in central NC, Mayflower) in Raleigh tonight. The cole
-> slaw was chopped to a microscopic fineness, seasoning was something odd
-> too. Nothing I'd ever ask for again. Broiled shrimp were highly seasoned
-> (pepper and others), on one side only! Baked potato was decent, as were
-> hush puppy rings. Steve said they had onion in them--maybe a breath or 2
-> of onion powder but not much. Sweet tea was OK--not tooth itching sweet
-> like some places. Steve said unsweet was good as well.
-> 
I grew up on sweet tea...and loved it as
a child..but when I grew up I found that I
liked unsweetened much better! Still have to
sweeten hot tea though...unless it's jasmine
tea...strange eh?

-> -> But older than I am.
-> 
->  hn> Ah but you're still a young thing! Steve
->  hn> is too!
-> 
-> But he's got the grey hairs of experience.
->
We are all getting those!
 
-> -> -> nap) on the table while being treated. She'll also become a tatooed
-> -> -> lady. (G)
-> 
-> ->  hn> I'm hoping she tolerates it well...
-> 
-> -> Radiation or the tatooes? The former is rougher than the latter. She
-> -> will probably want loose fitting tops that touch as little skin in some
-> -> areas as possible. Good chance she will get at least a "sum burn" from
-> -> it, maybe some more intense burning. Extreme fatigue is another side
-> -> effect; this one can last years. I still have times when I'll have to
-> 
->  hn> She'll tolerate the tattoos..I'm hoping the
->  hn> side effects will be milder. Radiation is
->  hn> NASTY stuff!
-> 
-> Chemo doesn't sound like a walk in the park either. But, if it knocks
-> out the cancer cells for good, then it's worth it.
->
that's our mantra! One day at a time!
One step at a time, and sometimes
one hour at a time!
 
chat with you soon!
hap 
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