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Skriven 2015-07-16 14:23:52 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 29056 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> Or when stepped on, even... or bruised while picking for
 NB> cooking...  NB>> :)

 RH> I didn't use too much of it then. As I recall, it was spearmint.

 NB> I think what I had was just some generic mint... not a peppermint or
 NB> spearmint... My neighbor had a patch of lemon mint in her backyard
 NB> lawn.... :)

I've got some chocolate mint in our herb garden. BTW, we picked our
first tomato the other day, others will come in while we're gone so a
neighbor will tend to them.


 NB>  RH>> That was the picnic where I made the lasagne that Charlotte
 NB> ignored  RH>> but made short work of the meat balls.
 NB>  NB>> Yes, I remember...  :)  And I came mostly as an Eat, although I
 NB> did  NB>> bring some of my single malt Scotch for tastings...  :)

 RH> Which Steve and I declined. Fords brought that great assortment of
 RH> cheeses for tasting, which we did enjoy.

 NB> I remember that, too...  that was a nice assortment... :)

It got us seeking out well aged cheddars in stores now. (G)

 NB>  RH>> Very understandable. Dad has had a partial plate for years that
 NB> slowed  RH>> his eating down somewhat but I guess as he's aged, the
 NB> plate doesn't  RH>> fit as well. It could make eating more of a
 NB> problem.
 NB>  NB>> There's that, too...

 RH> Something you don't think about as a kid but becomes more obvious as
 RH> parents age.

 NB> Or even as we age... :)

True; I don't have any plates, partials, etc as of now, and hopefully
will be able to keep these teeth. Had to have all 4 wisdom teeth pulled,
plus one that started reabsorbing internally while we were in AZ.


 NB>  RH>> Just to have an outing, change in setting from the usual
 NB> location and  RH>> table mates can make a difference. It doesn't have
 NB> to be gourmet food,  RH>> as long as the company is enjoyable.
 NB>  NB>> Gourmet food isn't necessary, very true..  It does help, though,
 NB> if  NB>> it's food that the person enjoys, too...  :)

 RH> Yes, but most all of those in the home are not of the McD's
 RH> generation. They were the ones that took us, on rare occasions, to such
 RH> places. We took our children more than we were taken; our children take
 RH> theirs more than we took them.

 NB> Maybe there are better places to take them than to McD's...  :)

The older folks, I don't know. Our kids/grandkids--Rachel's family likes
Red Robin. They introduced us to the place when Robert was 4; he ordered
his own meal of a hot dog, mac & cheese and melon.

 NB> eat as much or as widely at  NB>> the church dinners as she used to,
 NB> either...  And, at the moment,  NB>> she's going nowhere... ;/

 RH> Going nowhere but hopefully better. At least she's still eating, even
 RH> if it's small amounts. Some "authorities" say small amounts, more
 RH> frequently, are supposed to be better than 3 "big" meals a day,
 RH> anyway.

 NB> She tends to have just 3 small meals a day... although her dinner, in
 NB> the middle of the day, tends to be a reasonably larger amount... She's
 NB> been making progress still... and talking about getting back to
 NB> church, so she has that goal to work towards...  :)

It's a reasonably attainable goal, running a marathon might be a bit out
of her reality picture yet. (G) Getting back to church will be a huge
boost to her morale, I'm sure.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... Growing old is mandatory...  growing up is optional.

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