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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Going 'sploring
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Hi Ruth!

-> ->  HN> I have a particular fondness for caves
-> ->  HN> so I'm sure I'd love to add it to my list
-> ->  HN> of caves that I have visited.
->  HN> ->
-> -> Hopefully they've rerouted the tour path. When we went, they showed
us
-> -> what they think is the world's largest stalagmite. Trouble is, they 
led
-> -> you out to a platform about halfway up it to view the thing so you
-> -> really couldn't get a good perspective of how big it was. They had no
-> -> frame of reference at either the top or (more logically) bottom. I've
-> -> been to Mammoth Cave, Luray Caverns, Howe Caverns, Penns Cave and a 
few
-> -> other minor ones; Karchner was disappointing.
-> 
->  HN> I'm sure I'll eventually get the chance
->  HN> to see the caverns. We'll be going
->  HN> back to visit AZ one of these days..
->  HN> right now we are in Sandy eggo and
->  HN> will be here for the rest of the week.
-> 
-> I know you like to go to the gem & mineral show in Tucson so you should
-> be able to get to Karchner Caverns. Maybe by the time you do, we'll be
-> in the area & can get together.
->
It is on the list for the future. If
we get down there and you are in the 
area we'd sure  try to get together!
 
-> ->  HN> Bisbee is nice, I had a friend who
-> ->  HN> lived there that wanted me to come
-> ->  HN> I retired and he's moved since then
-> ->  HN> to somewhere in upper Minnesota where
-> ->  HN> he's making harp guitars now.
-> 
-> -> From the heat of AZ to the cold of MN--odd, but if he's happy, so be 
it.
-> 
->  HN> What can I say...he's been nuts for
->  HN> a long time! He does make some spectacular
->  HN> instruments though!
-> 
-> And you've shot pictures at the luthiers convention & otherwise, I
-> presume.
->
Of course! 
 
-> ->  HN> on a trip. Coffee shops, small cafes,
-> ->  HN> and bookstores are another matter
-> ->  HN> entirely!
-> 
-> -> Sewing/quilting stores are my coffee shops. (G)
-> 
->  HN> My mom used to make lots of quilts..
->  HN> but she's not steady enough to do that
->  HN> any more.
-> 
-> Can she run a sewing machine & do them that way?  Haven't heard any
-> updates recently so I presume she's doing well. Planting a garden for
-> putting up?
->
I'n not sure her hands are steady enough
to run a machine anymore. She's on oxygen
24 hours a day now and is much more frail.
 
-> ->  HN> I never get tired of exploring!
-> 
-> -> My mind doesn't get tired but the body sure does at times.
-> 
->  HN> Mine too!
-> 
-> The not so fun part of growing up..................
-> 
We are currently being reminded of
that...Anne's back went out while we
were walking in San Diego...and we 
are spending more time in the hotel
room than out exploring.
chat with you soon!
ha
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