Text 18232, 101 rader
Skriven 2011-11-24 23:44:16 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 18102 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: things 56
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 22 Nov 11  09:12:17 <=-

 RH> Still, whatever way we go, it's a long drive. Some stops are very
 RH> brief (5 minutes or less), others take longer but they add up to at
 RH> least an hour longer than driving non stop would be.

Yup.  Which is why I tend to go non-stop...  :)   Keeps a long drive
from seeming even longer... ;)

 RH> them. So, it's 95 to split for either eastern or western NY, sometimes
 RH> with a stopover in MD.  We know we're back in the south (on the way
 RH> down) when we start spotting Chik-Fil-A on the "food this exit" signs.
 RH> (G)
 
Regional chains certainly are telling signs... ;)

 RH> going to visit one of Stve's uncles (and family) in New Columbia. The
 RH> rain from the storm weighted down a tree branch, concealing a stop
 RH> sign crossing old 15 so Steve didn't see it at first. By the time he
 RH> did, hit the brakes and we skidded into the intersection, a semi truck
 RH> was coming up from right. We stopped, but not before his back tires
 RH> bent the front couple of feet of the car to the left.  Nobody hurt,
 RH> just shaken, thinking about what could have happened. Got a recall

Scary.

 RH> notice on the car a couple of years later after the dangers of rear end
 RH> collisions were exposed so we sent back a reply that the car had been
 RH> destroyed in a front end collision.

Things could have been worse... ;(

 RH> Anyway, staying with Steve's aunt & uncle while waiting for the water
 RH> to recede and a replacement car (Steve's dad drove down a 65 Falcon
 RH> for us>), is when I found out how much Steve liked green peas. (G)

Not a totally lost trip..  (G)

 NB>> More variety can mean more clientele... :)  And more families that
 NB>> want different things can be happy at one spot... ;)

 RH> Big plus there. Like the food courts at a mall--we can all get
 RH> something different. Not necessarily what we really want but not
 RH> something we absolutly don't want but have not choice but to accept.
 RH> There was one in one of the malls in Tucson that had a good gyro;
 RH> Rachel and I stopped in one day on our way home from getting things for
 RH> her wedding. Got our meals to go; she got a McD's sort and I got the
 RH> gyro. Unwrapping it in the car, the aroma of the onions and garlic were
 RH> making her wish she'd gone for it too. I don't remember the name of the
 RH> chain or which mall it was in but it was good food.
 
She may have gone back there for the gyro, next time she was out
shopping... ;)  

 RH>> I'm glad I'm taking this 7 week term off tho. Been sewing just about
 RH>> every day but Saturday and Sunday the past couple of weeks. Too busy
 RH>> with other things (like cooking for Life Group) on Saturday to sew.
 NB>> Keeps you busy, for sure.. :)

 RH> Yes, but better busy than bored.

There are some days that I kinda begin to believe that bored could be a
Very Good Thing... at least for a change... ;)

 RH> NC style chow-chow today (a green tomato relish); I was able to get
 RH> some green tomatoes at the farmer's market on Saturday. We also got
 RH> some beets, baby Brussels sprouts, spinach, green peppers and pullet &
 RH> duck eggs. Sprouts were roasted, acorn & butternut squash I got a
 RH> couple of weeks ago was (pressure) cooked, all put in the freezer.
 RH> Beets were also pressure cooked and frozen, spinach will go into a
 RH> wilted salad with hot bacon dressing for tomorrow's supper.
 
Nice haul... and a busy day...  :)

 NB>> Likewise.  :)   Some of my best alternate routes were discovered
 NB>> serendipitously while "exploring"... :)  "Lost" is only when time is
 NB>> of the essence... and things won't resolve...  ;)

 RH> Our "go exploring" times are usually when we're headed to a place for
 RH> the first time. Haven't had as many of them since we got the GPS. (G)

I'm curious enough about strange areas that I'll do some exploring on
purpose, sometimes that leads to some not quite so intended exploring...
generally I've got a good map in the car for just-in-case... ;)

 RH> (Later)
 RH> I also cooked & froze some collards Saturday. Forgot about doing
 RH> those. Today I'll make pie crusts (to be filled with pumpkin & baked
 RH> tomorrow), a cheese ball and probably some marinaded carrots, all for
 RH> our combined dinner with several other church families. I'll also get
 RH> the veggies for a veggie tray to be put together Thursday morning;
 RH> think I've got everything I need for a pickles, olives, etc tray to
 RH> assemble Thursday as well.

Sounds like a lovely feast in the making... ;)

ttyl       neb

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