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Skriven 2014-11-07 21:07:32 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 18995 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: berries  was: Peppers
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> Might depend on how warm they kept the house, and how much hot
 NB> water  NB>> they used.

 RH> Most likely, with little ones, they kept the house warmer and used
 RH> more hot water than just 2 (slightly) older folks do. IIRC, I think
 RH> the one neighbor said they had 3 children.

 NB> If they were washing diapers, they probably did use more hot water

Most likely disposable diapers, seems most people use them these days.
Rachel did, Deborah didn't.

 NB> than you two are likely to...  And five people probably use more hot
 NB> water for showers and other things as well... so maybe...  :)

Yes, so our utilities costs should go down.


 RH> We had cold rain but it wasn't quite cold enough to snow this far
 RH> east. I'm just as glad; I'm not ready for winter yet. Today only got
 RH> into the upper 50s/lower 60s but it'll be in the low 70s for a bit,
 RH> mid week.

 NB> Strange weather... but somewhat typically fall, nonetheless... :)  We
 NB> had a nicely warm day Tues, into the high 60s... a little cooler
 NB> yesterday, and now today it's only supposed to get to about 47... with
 NB> similar temps all weekend... rain thru Saturday, and supposedly sunny
 NB> again on Sunday...   We'll see...  ;)

It's about time for me to start making soups again. I'll do a
sauerbraten either next week or after we move; it's something I usually
do about this time of year when it starts getting cold.

 NB> enough  NB>> berries to share, or was it only enough for her (and the
 NB> squish in the  NB>> pockets)...?  ;)

 RH> She was about 9 but had no concept of how to clean the shorts, so I
 RH> had to do it both times. It was easier than trying to teach her at
 RH> that point.

 NB> Perhaps...  After all, you were only a teenager then yourself... and
 NB> she might not have paid much attention to what you were trying to
 NB> teach her.

In one ear and out the other.


 RH> Mulberries probably would have been just as bad; there are some
 RH> mulberry trees on the route we walk to church and on the church
 RH> property. Every spring there's a mess on the sidewalks for a few
 RH> weeks.

 NB> We had a white mulberry tree on the church property we used to have...
 NB> that was messy, but not nearly so staining as the dark ones... :)

The dark ones are really bad but thankfully they don't stay around too
long. Maybe a month from start to finish of the season.

 RH> Anyway, my sister didn't pick enough to share; I think she just
 RH> ate some and put the rest into her pocket, thinking of having a later
 RH> snack. I should have given her a good sized bucket and told her to fill
 RH> it but she got off with nothing but a good "fussing at" by me, and Dad.

 NB> Maybe if you'd sent her off with a bucket after the first incident,
 NB> she'd not have filled her pockets the second time...  :)  She still
 NB> might have eaten lots, and not brought home much to share... but maybe
 NB> there would have been less of a mess.... ;)

I might have suggested it but don't know, this far removed. She may have
been outside for a while, playing, then wandered over to the berry patch
I think she may have been on the swings or something after picking the
berries before she came inside, the second time.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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