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Skriven 2011-04-24 01:53:19 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 9829 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Plum chicken or pork
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Hi Ruth,

-> I know, enough said on that. I saw, in the room where we're staying,
-> Rachel has a book of common idioms and their origins. Doubt I'd find
-> those in it as it's a Scholastic Press publication.

 RH> Most likely not - they only use the ones they can print in their
 RH> entirety.

Definately! The school our son in law is headmaster, daughter teaches,
grandson attends and older granddaughter will start prescool in fall is
for brilliant children. I was browsing a recent newsletter the other
day; it had some "gems" from students. One 6 year old told his mom that
she was a noun. Mom replied that she was a person so son informed her
that a noun is a person, place or thing so since she is neither place
nor ting, she is a noun. Got to be careful around these kids!

->  RH> butter cookie recipe was good stuff.

-> I'd just as soon pass on them. We did muffins but I don't really recall
-> much other in baking. Second year we learned how to make a white sauce
-> and different ways to fix veggies, like broiling tomatoes. Those are the
-> only 2 ways I remember from the class tho.

 RH> We never even got that far.  I still don't "do" white sauces.  Then
 RH> again they're not one of my favorite things so there's little
 RH> incentive.

I do white sauce for mac & cheese. Made some the other day; Rachel was
impressed at how well it turned out. I sort of eyeball it most of the
time but was a bit more specific with all measurements except the cheese
this time. Cheese was just a lot of cheddar, some monterey jack (2/3,
1/3 ratio) grated and melted in.

->  RH> grandmother started me using one when I was about nine.

-> My maternal grandmother didn't sew and my paternal one (who did) was
-> dead before I was born.

 RH> My paternal grandmother could sew, but she died just before I turned
 RH> three.

But you may have picked up something from her that you do to this day,
wheter you realise it or not.

->  RH> we only had a dozen people.  What wasn't fun ... the teacher in the
->  RH> class died of leukemia a few years later.

-> That wasn't so good. My teacher (had her for earth science, bio and
-> chem) passed away a few years ago.

 RH> In this case, all of the parents were still in town, and I got the
 RH> detail of letting everyone know.  I was in town for winter break at
 RH> the time and got to the calling hours.

I've missed all of that by being a vagabond. (G)


->  RH> Then you're better off with frozen fish.  I get that too sometimes,
->  RH> since some of what's in the fresh case was previously frozen
 RH> anyway.

-> And, we're trying to figure out when we can head down to the coast with
-> an empty ice chest.

 RH> Or just empty stomachs?

That too but want to get some for the freezer. BTW, Steve said power was
out only about 90 minutes so no damage to freezer contents, or, probably
fridge since it wasn't opened.

->  RH> True, but the shower pan in the other bathroom is next; we replaced
->  RH> the toilet and sink in there too.

-> Always something that needs repair or replacing when you're a home owner
-> (or a renter that likes to keep things looking decent without having to
-> go thru the property management office). Our landlord lets Steve fix
-> what he can or install things (like storm doors) that will save money in
-> the long run.

 RH> Good idea, as long as the renter is handy.

Yes, it's cheap labor for the landlord. (G)


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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