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Skriven 2010-08-15 00:13:17 av Carol Shenkenberger (15237.cooks)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: braunschweiger  was: Picnics!
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 >  CS> Could have theis week but next week or 2 would burn it out.
 > 
 > It's supposed to be just about 100 for the next couple ofdays here, then
 > cool to the low 90s, maybe upper 80s by next week.  Not a good time for
 > a garden here either.  The herbs we bought and planted are just barely
 > holding on; I might get a season's worth of cooking out of them but no
 > drying for the winter.

Well, my lavander plant loves it!  It needs a haircut pretty badly but it's
growing bigger as we speak.

 >  > So did we; it was nice.  Yesterday & today's high was only 78. (G)
 > 
 >  CS> It was a chilly78 today.  Closed up and put on a robe and such.
 > 
 > I wasn't that bad, actually enjoyed the cooler weather.  Wore jeans tho,
 > instead of light weight slacks yesterday.

This weekend is a nice cool 85F.  Had the house open all day and the kitty
was on her porch throne most of it.  Sporadically snoozing then bitching at
birds.

 >  > Yes, and she had the AC for when it got really hot (all those cooks
 >  > doing their thing).  We had no AC at either my parents or Steve's
 >  > brothers houses; there were several days when we really could have used
 >  > it.  Several times we took off at night for a drive in the air
 >  > conditioned car just to dry us out a bit (high humidity from being right
 >  > by the Erie Canal & old, water filled quarries).
 > 
 >  CS> If we got there again, I load the spare portable AC in the car trunk.
 >  CS> She would have liked to have it. Mostly she just needed my old
 >  CS> fashioned stand up fans we had on the porch.
 > 
 > Anything to keep the air moving!  We had window fans in western NY but
 > they just moved hot air.

Helps a lot to just move it about!  We use more fans than most and less AC. 
What i need in that porch is an exterior rated ceiling fan.  One with 3ft
blades softly swooshing.

Anyways, if Janis hosts again I'll bring the spare portable AC and 2 floor
fans.  If we do the camp-out thing, can bring same.

 >  > We've got both the grocery and big box hardware, within a few miles of
 >  > each other.  Hardware store gives the mlitary discount, grocery store
 >  > doesn't but has a gas rewards program that saves us a few pennies per
 >  > fill up from time to time.
 > 
 >  CS> Only Lowes here gives the discount.
 > 
 > Nice, isn't it?  Easpecially for good sized purchases.

Heck, nice anytime!  Even small stuff.

 >  > but Raleigh does.  We're heading there on Tuesday for medical
 >  > appointments, followed by some shopping at Whole Foods Market and JoAnn
 >  > Fabrics.
 > 
 >  CS> Sure, big city so it's all here someplace or other.  Finding it can be
 >  CS> a challange, but it's here someplace.
 > 
 > That's where the GPS is handy.

Yes, but you have to know the adress first.

 >  > Does she want to do that or is she still thinking about the military?
 > 
 >  CS> Military but extra options are good.
 > 
 > Always. Steve didn't have too many other job skills that were
 > translatable into actual work before he went into the Army.  Got a few
 > that do give him job options now. (G)

Grows over time doesnt it!

 >  >  CS> better than some HS football teacher in the off season.  For 50$, th
 >  CS>  >
 >  > My high school driver's ed teacher was killed in an accident some years
 >  > later that the investigating trooper said he'd have lived thru, had he
 >  > been wearing his seat belt.  I had a difference in personality with him,
 >  > big time.
 > 
 >  CS> Sorry about that.  Hsd one who taught drivers ed and yelled at us new
 >  CS> drivers almost causing accidents.  He mostly let the boys drive and we
 >  CS> just rode around in the back getting credit.
 > 
 > We had to work for it!  Parallel parking--drive the teacher to the post
 > office, park. Drive him home to drop the mail off, park.  We did get out
 > on the road but way too much of the other.

Well, Charlotte is a bit delayed in driving now.  I bitched at Don for
telling too many horror tales. I'll have to take it slow with her now.

 >  >  CS> Gotta score me some dog biscuits (grin).
 
 >  > And Daisy cat will look on and laugh at the mooch pooch.


 >  CS> Whst, kitty?  Naw.  She's an innocently little white virgin!
 >  CS> (Guffaw!)
 > 
 > She might have been in my lap when things were quiet had we congregated
 > in the front part of the house.

Not likely but possible!  Keep in mind she's a rescued feral. She'd more likel
y glommer MLoo for food (grin). She thinks sleeping on 2foots crotches is a
fine thing but has little use for us other than that until it is *food* time.

(hush now, she's sleeping on a cushion behind me)
   xxcarol

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