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Skriven 2014-12-19 22:54:15 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 21942 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  RH>> Wegman's might get that way eventually.
 NB>  NB>> Possibly.  Maybe not, at least as long as it's still a
 NB> family-owned  NB>> business... :)

 RH> Time will tell, especially as the older generation dies off.

 NB> We're already into at least the fourth generation... not sure what
 NB> will happen down the line, but there's at least some interest in the
 NB> next generation, from what I've seen...

And hopefully the family values will remain into the next generation.

 NB>  NB>> But the putting up part was her job... so that finally was put
 NB> aside  NB>> when she couldn't do it any more... things changed enough
 NB> to break off  NB>> the long-seated habit...  :)

 RH> Yes, as has their buying meats in pre packaged portions. One good
 RH> thing about those was that Mom didn't have to struggle to cook a
 RH> whole roast, chicken, or whatever. Dad wrote up and posted some basic
 RH> instructions for the most common ones they had, made it easier for
 RH> Mom to cook them. Still, her ability to cook decreased, even the
 RH> ability to follow basic directions.

 NB> Understandable now, in hindsight.

Very much so, actually. Kept Mom at home just a bit longer probably.
But, by the time she broke her hip, she was quite out of it and the
anesthesia put her over the edge.

 NB>  RH>> Were you only allowed one open jar of jelly/jam at once & had to
 NB> use  RH>> that up before opening another? We were--"use up the old
 NB> before you  RH>> start the new" was also drilled into the brain. I
 NB> broke that when I  RH>> got married but it took a while to do so.
 NB>  NB>> No...  Daddy liked having some variety...  But one couldn't open
 NB> a new  NB>> jar of the same variety/flavor without finishing up the
 NB> old jar...  :)

 RH> That makes sense. You don't want 5 jars of strawberry jelly/jam or
 RH> preserves open and no cherry preserves--they are both red.

 NB> You particularly don't want a jar of strawberry jam with only a
 NB> sandwich worth or less in the bottom opened and not being finished
 NB> off...  ;)

No, you want enough to make that sandwich or on that piece of toast.
Also saves room in the fridge. (G)


 NB>  NB>> Won't be too long before life will start to feel more normal...
 NB> at  NB>> least in some areas of the house...  (G)

 RH> It's starting to settle in some areas, a long way from it in others.
 RH> I would like to get my sewing room set up by mid January or so.

 NB> Considering that you spend a large portion of your life in there, it
 NB> should be a priority...  :)

So many other jobs tho, like trying to conquer an elusive leak in the
kitchen sink. Plus, other committments take away time that could have
been spent unpacking.

 NB>  RH>> Progress is being made, bit by bit. Got some Christmas lights
 NB> tonight  RH>> as ours are buried in the storage unit.
 NB>  NB>> Oh, right... the final frontier... (G)  Once you get the stuff
 NB> IN the  NB>> house unpacked, you've still got that storage unit of all
 NB> the stuff  NB>> you didn't need so badly...  ;)

 RH> Didn't need so bad or had to put up to create room. My main sewing
 RH> machine and serger are over there.

 NB> And probably buried under other stuff, so just grabbing them might not
 NB> be that easy a job...  :)   But important to get, all the same...  :)

We're going to get some, if not all, tomorrow. It'll add more boxes to
the house but it'll help in the settling of things into proper place.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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