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Skriven 2015-08-04 17:50:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: sum dim
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-31-15  20:14 <=-

 NB>>> I've seen that numerous places... sometimes it's preparing the
 NB>>> veggies, too, like the string beans...  :)
 RH>> That can be quite fun to listen in on, even if you don't understand
 RH>> either language. I know a bit of Spanish but not enough to follow a
 RH>> rapid fire conversation, especially if mixed with an Asian language.
 NB>> I didn't so much listen in on them as just enjoy the scene...  :)

 RH> That is fun, being a fly on the wall. I've done it enough times, most
 RH> often not intentionally. The ladies (usually, very seldom men in on
 RH> it) sitting there, chatting away while working,.............
 
A number of the places I've seen it were small enough that the male
waiter was helping the hostess do the work... :)

 RH>> My Spanish level was just enough to tangle with my German, could think
 RH>> of the right word, but wrong language quite often.
 NB>> French and German and English did that to me...  :)

 RH> I have enough French to ask where the toilet is, and to say that I
 RH> don't speak French. My second most fluent language is ASL tho.
 
My Latin and French help me figure out written Spanish... the rest is
the little I've picked up from my Spanish-speaking friends...  :)

 RH>> We enjoyed our dinner the other night, and talking with Fu afterward.
 RH>> I think he's happy to find "round eyes" that can talk not only food,
 RH>> but kitchen equipment, with him.
 NB>> He's glad for any sympatico company...  :)  He's a person of many
 NB>> interests, food and cooking being prime, but also all sorts of things
 NB>> like auto mechanics (he does the work on his own vehicles), computers,
 NB>> building maintenance (he did all the work getting the space into shape
 NB>> for the restaurant and continues to maintain it), etc etc.... And he
 NB>> likes people...  :)

 RH> I noticed he was reading an automotive magazine but didn't know he was
 RH> that well rounded. He sounds like he's quite handy, nice to have
 RH> around. 

He is quite handy... when he left Arigato (seeing the writing on the
wall, so to speak), they lost more than just their major calling card of
a great sushi chef, they also lost their handyman and problem-solver...

 RH>> I think Steve has been thinking about
 RH>> Fu's egg cooking pan--how to make one that is heavy enough but not too
 RH>> heavy, the right shape, and "stick/non stick" level.
 NB>> It'll be interesting to see what he comes up with...  :)

 RH> Probably nothing concrete until we get back to NC and his workshop
 RH> area. 

You've got lots of things on your plate between now and then, for
sure... ;)

 RH>> And, good news--my blood sugar level, considering I had rice, and
 RH>> a much later than usual supper, was only 90 yesterday morning.
 NB>> Very good news... but not exactly unexpected from my point of
 NB>> view... :) Fu tends to be somewhat of a food chemist/magician,
 NB>> balancing things so as to be the best for you as well as
 NB>> wonderfully tasting... :)

 RH> And this morning, the reading was 83, after the German meal for lunch,
 RH> a full meal for supper. For the latter, Mom had a lot of low carb
 RH> veggies as well as mashed potatoes & gravy, pork roast and salad,
 RH> birthday cake for dessert (a banana black walnut cake). I went heavy on
 RH> the low carb veggies, a dab of potatoes and a good share of protein.
 RH> Then I had a small piece of cake. Walking around Olindo's (and other
 RH> stores) helped also.

You did ok... :)  Having the German for lunch probably helped you digest
it well and not spike things badly...  :)

ttyl           neb

... A cat is always on the wrong side of the door.

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