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Skriven 2015-11-28 00:58:34 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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> Hi Ruth,
> 
>  RH> that on a semi > regular basis when we first moved to WF but actually
>  RH> have been down
>  RH> > there less than half a dozen times, and not at all to the
>  RH> commissary. >
> 
> 
>  RH> Sounds like you don't need it, at least not when the farmer's market
>  RH> is open.
> 
> There are times I miss commissary shopping, but have adjusted my buying
> habits so it's not quite as much a "gee, this isn't quite the same as
> the commissary" as when Steve was newly retired. Being near a Whole
> Foods is nice; having some "budget" stores in the area helps offset the
> WF runs. The farmer's market is good for a lot of veggies but most of

Aldi?  Trader Joe's is great for produce, if you have one.  I used over $25
in coupons today at the supermarket.  It's fun when that happens.  Included
in that was $10 off turkey thighs originally costing $12. My sister made
only a breast the other day, so I wanted my dark(er) meat.  

> the meats there are quite pricey so I don't generally get them there.
> Lowe's is my favorite place to get that, especially when they have an
> "all you can fit in the bag 25% off" sale. That even applies to packaged
> lunch meats, bacon and other meats not in the regular meat case. Those
> sales can be freezer stockers, if they come at the right time.

Too true. We don't get those. but sometimes the meat markdowns can be
pretty
steep if you hit them at the right time.  The fresh turkeys were 59
cents/pound today too, but with only two of us who needs a whole bird.  The
freezer is already full.
 
>  RH> Seems to be, although it's not much military-wise.  My dad talked
>  RH> about the woods around Aberdeen, and that back then they had a skunk
>  RH> who liked to sleep in the barracks...and it wasn't a pet skunk.(LOL)
> 
> Made its presence known a few times? We had a family in our church in

Curled up on his footlocker at least once.  The sarge said "this one
passes".

> Berlin who named one of their cats "Barracks" because he was found as a
> youngster in one. He'd eat almost anything, including potato chips,
> because he'd had to eat anything offered, to survive.

Poor kitty.  Cats can't really digest vegetable matter, but maybe the
grease
and salt were OK.  Cats like salty stuff. 
 
>  RH> > No need for a heat pack for the doll, the other is to keep baby warm
>  RH> & > snuggly.
> 
>  RH> True.  I was thinking more of the adults with achy body parts.
> 
> I figured; we've had some nights down into the upper 20s
> already--January temperatures. This house is a snug little one and the

Here too - low 20s too.

> stirring, portioning out, cutting, etc. I made a banana bread recipe
> into muffins and a baked oatmeal yesterday--portioned that out into
> individual servings and froze them. That'll be our "instant" oatmeal
> this winter, especially if I replenish as we eat this batch.

Good idea. I buy some of the quick cook and hit it with boiling water. 
Works about as well and it doesn't take space in the freezer. 
 
>  RH> > Sometimes that's what is needed.
> 
>  RH> I don't think even the cat liked it the first time around.
> 
> That's really bad! I talked to my dad earlier--he's not one much for
> seasoning on foods but said that the nursing home Thanksgiving dinner
> was very bland, like it was out of a can.
> 
Ewwwww.  Ick.  Only jellied cranberry sauce should come from a can. It's
tradition.
 
> We had several electric typewriters over the years, good for doing some
> things that were trickier on a printer (addressing an envelop is easier
> on a typewriter, not as hard to line up). But, computers and printers
> took over so to save weight, space, etc, the typewriters found new
> homes.

OTOH, teenagers and young adults have found the old manuals.  There's a fad
for typing parties.  Old letterpress stuff is hot too - hand set type.
 
>  RH> > Sounds like something to look into.
> 
>  RH> Or not, if you want to be safer.
> 
> True; I'd check the carb count before buying any.

Like I said.
 
>  RH> > It affects different people in different ways.
> 
>  RH> The ones who get it early seem to go downhill the fastest.  The older
>  RH> you are the less chance it has to do damage, I guess.
> 
> Until the final descent. Looking back, we now see what were early signs
> of it in my mom that were "written off" as other issues but were
> possibly the beginnings of her memory loss.

Quite likely, although some memory quirks happen to everyone sooner or
later. 
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