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Skriven 2013-05-26 21:30:40 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Asparagus
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> Yours must be a lot smaller.  This one is a chest freezer about the
->  RH> size of a loveseat.

-> Ours is considerably smaller, only about 7.5 cubic feet. Wish it were
-> bigger but it fits the space we've got it in. We had an 18 cubic foot
-> one at one time but it was in a roll over just before Steve went into

 RH> I'm not sure how big this thing is, but it's old.  As in harvest gold
 RH> old.

Sounds about the size (or bigger) than the 18 c/f one we had. We were
smart tho, & got it in white.


->  RH> some nice copper wall molds (decorative) that we sold at a yard
 RH> sale
->  RH> for him for cheap.  They belonged to his late first wife.

-> Just not his or your sister's idea of kitchen decor?

 RH> Them either!  Somebody liked them though, or maybe he was a scrap
 RH> metal dealer. (G)

Either way, he probably did well.

(quilts)
->  RH> Mine are everywhere.  One went to Paris, one's headed to Australia,
->  RH> and some went down the street.

-> A lot further flung than mine are. AFAIK, mine are all in the states,
-> tho they range from HI eastwaed.

 RH> A bunch have gone to missionaries my church supports, and more are
 RH> awaiting transport.  One's going to Moldova this summer.

Mine have gone to babies hospitalised long term with special needs, kids
in crisis situations (Project Linus), veterans and of course,
grandbabies.

->  RH> Me neither.  My grandmother wasn't much of a quilter.  HER mother
 RH> was
->  RH> though, but she died in 1959 at the age of 89.

-> My father's mother sewed, don't know if she quilted but I've got some of
-> her other handiwork. I've a set of butterflies I should make applique
-> wall hangings with--they're not replica but original 1940's, maybe even
-> 1930s, fabrics.

 RH> Do you have some old 1930s muslin to put them on?  I don't, but have
 RH> rescued similar pieces.

No old muslin but may use some new. A friend in GA gave me some larger
butterfly appliques on muslin I may incorporate in with the smaller
ones. BTW, did you know that muslin got its name from Mosul, Iraq?

-> -> I like both; the white has a delicate flavor that compliments some
-> -> things where the bolder taste of the green would overpower.
 RH> ->
->  RH> Even the green isn't that bold.
 RH> ->
-> No, but compared to the white it is a much stronger taste. I'm hoping
-> somebody will have some at the farmer's market tomorrow but its been
-> such a crazy spring weatherwise, I don't know. We'll try to get there a
-> bit earlier too, could be that it's gone before we come.

 RH> Ours doesn't start until June at least. It's just as well; stuff would
 RH> have frozen today.

Ours didn't freeze but was gone before we got there. I did get eggs,
sugar snap peas, baby potatoes, butter crunch lettuce, radishes, a
raspberry-rhubarb empandada, a whole wheat cinnamon roll, some garlic on
the stalk and a dishcloth. Got the last empanada so bought the roll for
Steve as he's not that fond of rhubarb. The airport at RDU set a new
record low temperature Friday night too, 41 degrees, so it was chilly
(and windy) at the market Saturday morning.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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