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

-> -> -> in the area & can get together.
-> 
-> ->  HN> It is on the list for the future. If
-> ->  HN> we get down there and you are in the
-> ->  HN> area we'd sure  try to get together!
-> 
-> -> For sure! as you know, there's lots of choices of places to eat in
-> -> Tucson, even more in the surrounding area. Last I knew, Don Teodoro's
-> -> was still going in Tombstone. Had my first taste of tortilla soup 
there.
-> 
->  HN> Oh my gosh, the Tucson area has a huge
->  HN> selection of interesting places to eat!
->  HN> We always enjoyed exploring the offerings
->  HN> when we came to the area!
-> 
-> We never got to the half of them. Our budget was geared to the lower
-> priced stuff then; both girls were still home. Still, we could get good
-> strawberry slushies at eegees--and did from time to time. We also hit
-> the Yokahama Rice Bowl as a quick/easy way to get an inexpensive Asian
-> type meal. Went back a few years later; they weren't as good as we
-> remembered. Part of it was, we'd just moved back to the mainland from HI
-> and had gotten spoiled on good, cheap Asian there. (G)
-> 
I don't mind splurging on a meal out
now and then...and sometimes you get
what you pay for.
-> 
-> -> -> And you've shot pictures at the luthiers convention & otherwise, I
-> 
-> ->  HN> Of course!
-> 
-> -> Not at all surprised. (G)
-> 
->  HN> It is after all, what I do!
-> 
-> As you'll find me with needle, thread & fabric very nearby.
-> 
Hopefully your wrists will hold out for
many years yet!

-> -> -> 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
-> 
-> ->  HN> I'n not sure her hands are steady enough
-> ->  HN> to run a machine anymore. She's on oxygen
-> ->  HN> 24 hours a day now and is much more frail.
-> 
-> -> That's too bad--if she's like most people, in her mind she can't see
-> -> that she's slowed down but her body knows. Can she hand piece if 
someone
-> -> threads the needle? I'm not thinking of tiny little pieces, but
-> -> something like 6" or so squares might work.
-> 
->  HN> I do not know if she'd be able to
->  HN> do much. She has COPD and is on
->  HN> oxygen all the time and is pretty
->  HN> frail. Plus her vision is not very
-> 
-> Hard to see your parents aging, isn't it? I know, I've been dealing with
-> it a lot the past few years.
->
She's in her mid 80's and is pretty
frail, so I'm grateful for whatever
she feels like doing.
 
->  HN> good at all anymore, I'm pretty sure
->  HN> she is blind in one eye but won't
->  HN> admit to it. She no longer drives
->  HN> and I'm grateful for that!
-> 
-> I know the feeling. My mom hasn't driven in years & won't renew her
-> license next time it's due. Dad mostly drives around town, sometimes as
-> far as Kingston or Oneonta (both an hour away) but for anything longer,
-> someone else drives. Honestly, tho, I would rather have Steve do the
-> driving if we go out with them (and he does, much to my relief).
->
Mom knows she's not capable of driving
anymore so she's voluntarily stopped
and I am happy to know that!!
 
-> -> -> The not so fun part of growing up..................
-> 
-> ->  HN> We are currently being reminded of
-> ->  HN> that...Anne's back went out while we
-> ->  HN> were walking in San Diego...and we
-> ->  HN> are spending more time in the hotel
-> ->  HN> room than out exploring.
-> 
-> -> But, you're together, and away from home. (G)
-> 
->  HN> Yes, that is true and we are making
->  HN> the best of the situation, doing what
->  HN> Anne is capable of doing. Yesterday we
->  HN> went to Balboa Park, and I rented a
->  HN> wheel chair for her, when her back
->  HN> got "tired" she could sit in it and
->  HN> rest while I pushed the chair. We were
->  HN> able to visit 3 museums that way before
->  HN> she simply needed to get back to the
->  HN> hotel and lay down and rest the back.
-> 
-> As well as other parts of the body. She's still recovering from all that
-> was thrown at her last year so she needs the rest.
->
Yep, and we did a lot of that. When
her back got "tired" we'd head back
to the hotel and rest as long as she
needed. 

->  HN> We did not rent a car this trip and
->  HN> taking cabs has worked out really
->  HN> well.
-> 
-> What about busses or trolleys?
->
We had originally planned on both of those
and San Diego has a good system..but when
her back is spasming, it's not the time
to find a bus stop and wait for a bus then
figure out the connections to get back to
the hotel...quicker, easier, and much safer
to get a cab.
chat with you soon!
ha
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