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Skriven 2015-04-24 20:26:54 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 26287 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> is the Brooks  NB>> chicken that distinctive...?   :)

 RH> It's quite distinctive--the chicken is marinaded, then charcoal
 RH> grilled. We've got a knock off marinade recipe we do quite often,
 RH> especially in the summer, but (currently) use a gas grill.

 NB> Ah... so maybe you need to suggest it to the cooks there... ;)

Possibly, or they may have their own version. We can do some this summer
if we do end up at the Pond. We're also thinking of doing some for the
mission team to VT.


 NB>  RH>> Right now, plans are to have him come for the burial service
 NB> only,  RH>> with a light lunch before or reception after. Nursing home
 NB> staff
 NB>  RH>> would bring him and stay with him. Memorial service for Bill
 NB> would  RH>> be in morning, burial in the afternoon. Talked with Don
 NB> about it
 NB>  RH>> while we were in FL.
 NB>  NB>> That sounds feasible... :)   Then your dad should be able to
 NB> feel as  NB>> though he was a part of both, and say his goodbyes, but
 NB> not be too  NB>> over-stressed...  :)

 RH> That's the plan, but it will still take a lot out of him. It's the
 RH> absolute final good bye.

 NB> True.  He (and the rest of you) will be in our prayers... :)

Thanks, it's not going to be easy. We're going to head up north next
week for it.


 NB>  RH>> Asked Don, he confirmed, Dad's
 NB>  RH>> surgeon was one of my Houghton classmates.
 NB>  NB>> Small world time again...  ;)

 RH> I had a hunch it was; I knew he worked at that hospital. Don was
 RH> impressed with him--the care/consideration he had for Dad.

 NB> A good thing.   :)

Very much so; given what Dad was going thru at the time and how it
affected all, especially those up there.

 NB> Pittsfield MA, for a  NB>> wedding and a meeting/retreat
 NB> respectively... probably won't be back  NB>> to posting until maybe
 NB> Sunday or so...  :)

 RH> NO problem--have fun, drive safe, don't eat too much but enjoy the
 RH> goodies when you get them.

 NB> The wedding was somewhat low-key, with the reception held at their
 NB> favorite watering hole, Harvey's Tavern.  We had the second floor to
 NB> ourselves, and they supplied hors-d'ouevres of basic bar food...
 NB> cheese pizza, quesidillas, barbequed (I think) shrimp, and garlic
 NB> bread topped with steak, along with crudites platters... The bride (my

I'd have gone for protein and veggies, light on the carbs. IOW, skipped
a lot of the bread but eaten the toppings. (G)

 NB> new
 NB> sister-in-law) had been hanging out there for many years, and they
 NB> thought of her as family... :)   The food at the retreat was pretty

But not the kind of place either of us is known to hang out in on a
regular basis.

 NB> typical, tasty and filling...  :)  One meal they had apple crisp for
 NB> dessert, but they found a slice of gluten-free chocolate ganache for
 NB> me (which they had on hand for the gluten-intolerants attending)...

Sounds like even places like that are more accomodating to special
needs, and it just so happened that they could work around your apple
allergy. I'm sure you didn't turn down an offer of chocolate over
apples. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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