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Skriven 2015-01-18 21:13:03 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 23020 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> check with relatives
 RH> >  RH> > that have done some of the research.

 RH> >  RH> My dad's side kept records, and Mom's was well-
 RH> >  RH> documented.

 RH> > My maternal grandfather did a good bit of research,
 RH> plus stayed in
 RH> > contact with the German family. I met some of them in
 RH> 1975 and more when
 RH> > we moved over there. OTOH, dad's grandfather came over
 RH> but I don't know
 RH> > the exact date.

 RH> The European side of my family goes so far back it's
 RH> probably not worth the effort.  The exception would by my
 RH> grandfather's end of things, but most of his were wiped
 RH> out in WWII.

I could probably reconnect with the German family and trace Mom's dad's
side back to the early years. IIRC, my grandfather had traced it back as
far as the 16th century in one town.


 RH> spouse goes
 RH> >  RH> within 24 hours.  There was no more point in
 RH> holding on.

 RH> > Its been longer than 24 hours for Dad but yes, I have
 RH> read of similar.
 RH> > Last fall one double obit had one going in the morning,
 RH> the spouse in
 RH> > the afternoon.

 RH> Prime example there.  Sounds like a plan to me.

It's one way of assuring that the surviving spouse didn't have long to
grieve.

 RH> >  RH> It's possible.  She gets her pills and high
 RH> calorie
 RH> >  RH> canned cat food.

 RH> > Hopefully not lamb and rice. The vet tried that but
 RH> Jenny-cat went on a
 RH> > hunger strike, she actually pushed her dish away.

 RH> My late Maxie loved lamb, but these two won't eat it.
 RH> They do however like Fancy Feast, aka the high-priced
 RH> tiny cans.

Some class to those cats! AFAIK, Dad's cat just gets regular cat food
and treats. When he was younger, Dad used to slip the cat bits of
goodies from the table, especially meat, as he was cleaning up. One cat
used to know whenever Mom had roasted a chicken and was always there to
get her portion.


 RH> >  RH> Ever watch those storage auction shows on A&E?
 RH> They have
 RH> >  RH> auctions at self-storage lockers and sell off the
 RH> >  RH> contents when people fail to pay.  Some of it's
 RH> faked,
 RH> >  RH> but you couldn't fake some of the things they
 RH> find.

 RH> > We don't have cable but I've heard of that kind of
 RH> auction. Jackpot
 RH> > would be hitting a lode of useable kitchen stuff. Saw a
 RH> small wok in a
 RH> > store the other day--about a one person size. I reduced
 RH> the size of my
 RH> > wok when we got a flat top stove in GA but still seem
 RH> to have left
 RH> > overs. I don't think I could use a small (about 4 cup,
 RH> if that, size)
 RH> > without major adjustments to my cooking. We don't have
 RH> a storage unit
 RH> > any more so I couldn't put it in there until I forgot
 RH> about it and it
 RH> > got sold. (G)

 RH> I might just use a small cast iron skillet, but that's
 RH> not an option for you.

Actually, I do have a 6" cast iron pan, also 9, 10 and 12" ones & a cast
iron griddle and dutch oven. Used the griddle for supper tonight, the
dutch oven will be used later this week when I make sauerbraten. I keep
my eyes open for it, maybe will pick up more pieces now that we're in
our own house.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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