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Skriven 2015-02-20 20:09:17 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 24186 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> No, I don't think so...  my brothers cook for themselves when
 NB> need be,  NB>> even when they've had wives to cook for them...  and
 NB> all my sisters  NB>> cook at least basic stuff, some of them pretty
 NB> fancy stuff...  :)

 RH> Both my brothers are unmarried so pretty much had to cook for
 RH> themselves. One taught himself to do so decently, the other never did.

 NB> Some see the need (or benefit), others never do...  :)  The older of
 NB> my brothers at least got into making things like the family recipe of
 NB> peanutbutter candy even before leaving home, the younger of the two

If he liked it, he wanted to know how to make it to continue his supply.

 NB> was somewhat artistic (was going for a pottery degree at RIT) so
 NB> enjoyed
 NB> mixing "messes"...

Lots of that going on in a kitchen too. But then too, artists don't
always take the time to eat, or eat properly (speaking from experience).

 NB>  NB>> isn't as intuitive as some of us find it... ;)  Precision
 NB> doesn't  NB>> necessarily mean that things can't have some creativity
 NB> and give as  NB>> well... :)

 RH> No, but I've known some who make the piano sound very mechanical.

 NB> For sure...  but not only ones with scientific minds...

I know, some personality types are like that too and it shows in their
piano playing.

 RH> With quilting, an eye for what has to be done or can be done to
 RH> liven up a boring quilt is useful. Sometimes just getting a second
 RH> opinion will provide the impetus to do more or less or re-arrainge
 RH> blocks in a better setting.

 NB> A good eye for color and form is what's needed there... :)

Our group is good for all adding an opinion. (G) Some of the ladies
admit they've questioned some of my color choices initially, but when
they see the finished top, they see how well the various choices have
come together.

 NB>  RH>> If it has a list of chemicals for flavoring and preserving a
 NB> mile  RH>> long, it goes back on the shelf.
 NB>  NB>> Most of those don't even come off the shelf in the first
 NB> place... ;)

 RH> Some of them look interesting so I'll pull them off for a closer look.
 RH> Then I start reading and find out it's not what we want to eat.

 NB> Yup, sigh...  ;)  After a while, one starts to have a sense, though,
 NB> which are likely to not come up to standards, no matter how
 NB> interesting they appear...  ;)

I know, I was looking at a cake mix earlier today that fit the
description.

 NB>  RH>> Yes, maybe we can combine it with a trip to Olindo's when we go
 NB>  RH>> into Rochester.
 NB>  NB>> Possibly you could stay a night with us, and combine with
 NB> visiting our  NB>> church, as well...  :)

 RH> That would be fun. Think Richard could take it?

 NB> He should be ok with it... a more likely problem would be whether or
 NB> not you'd be able to take our cats.... or the dust...

As long as you dust a couple of days or so before we visit and the cats
haven't been rolling in dust, I should be OK. If they like combing, comb
them out before you dust and that'll catch a lot of loose hairs.

 NB>  RH>>> ... It's as easy as 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841!
 NB>  NB>>> Yup, quite...  (G)
 NB>  RH>> Blueberry, pecan or chocolate?
 NB>  NB>> Probably pecan... or something even more labor-intensive... ;)

 RH> Chocolate silk from scratch?

 NB> Never tried that one... :)

I've had it at the Village Inn but not tried making it before, tho have
seen it and it looks easy enough to try.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.

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