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>  RH> a Whole
>  RH> > Foods is nice; having some "budget" stores in the area helps offset
>  RH> the > WF runs. The farmer's market is good for a lot of veggies but
>  RH> most of
> 
>  RH> Aldi?  Trader Joe's is great for produce, if you have one.  I used
> 
> Aldi's is local, TJ's is in Raleigh, same as Whole Foods and The Fresh
> Market.
> 
One more reason to shop Aldi.  I do have one of those relatively close to
me, but it's still a good 15 minutes beyond my regulars.  

>  RH> over $25 in coupons today at the supermarket.  It's fun when that
>  RH> happens.  Included in that was $10 off turkey thighs originally
>  RH> costing $12. My sister made only a breast the other day, so I wanted
>  RH> my dark(er) meat.
> 
> Sounds like a deal to me.

Yep - especially considering the highway robbery prices they had on the
turkey. 
 
>  RH> Too true. We don't get those. but sometimes the meat markdowns can be
>  RH> pretty
>  RH> steep if you hit them at the right time.  The fresh turkeys were 59
>  RH> cents/pound today too, but with only two of us who needs a whole bird.
>  RH>  The freezer is already full.
> 
> If the freezer has room, you get the meat department to cut it into
> quarters for you. Most often they will, at no extra charge. It's a more
> reasonable size for 2 people.
> 
I passed. It would mean dealing with that pesky breast meat.
 
>  RH> a pet skunk.(LOL) >
>  RH> > Made its presence known a few times? We had a family in our church
>  RH> in
> 
>  RH> Curled up on his footlocker at least once.  The sarge said "this one
>  RH> passes".
> 
> Sergeant was outranked on that one.

Outranked in more ways than one!
 
>  RH> Poor kitty.  Cats can't really digest vegetable matter, but maybe the
>  RH> grease
>  RH> and salt were OK.  Cats like salty stuff.
> 
> But lived to an advanced age, once he got "normal" cat food.

And I'll bet sneaked the other stuff too.  
 
>  RH> > I figured; we've had some nights down into the upper 20s
>  RH> > already--January temperatures. This house is a snug little one and
> 
>  RH> Here too - low 20s too.
> 
> Hopefully we're not having a prolonged winter. It's starting early
> enough this fall that it's possible, but I hope less snow/ice than last
> year's storms.

It's been warmer than normal here, oddly enough.  
 
>  RH> Good idea. I buy some of the quick cook and hit it with boiling water.
>  RH> Works about as well and it doesn't take space in the freezer.
> 
> Just as easy, smaller portions that I can add yogurt or some other
> protein without blowing my carb count sky high.

Good idea. Speaking of carbs, I made pumpkin "pudding" the other night -
pumpkin pie without the crust.  The crust on that pie always ends up soggy
anyway, so I just left it off.  
 
>  RH> > seasoning on foods but said that the nursing home Thanksgiving
>  RH> dinner > was very bland, like it was out of a can.
> 
>  RH> Ewwwww.  Ick.  Only jellied cranberry sauce should come from a can.
>  RH> It's tradition.
> 
> He had no choice in the matter.

I have a friend living in a nursing home here.  He has schizophrenia and
some physical problems and could probably live in a group home of some
kind,
but for a lot of reasons lives there.  I bring him a bottle of hot sauce
every so often.  ...and just remembered I was going to get him some coffee
creamer and totally blew it for the second day in a row.  Arggh.
 
>  RH> and printers > took over so to save weight, space, etc, the
>  RH> typewriters found new
>  RH> > homes.
> 
>  RH> OTOH, teenagers and young adults have found the old manuals.  There's
> 
> Third World countries with a less than stable power supply like them
> too.

That too.  I used mine during a power outage more than once.
 
>  RH> a fad for typing parties.  Old letterpress stuff is hot too - hand set
>  RH> type.
> 
> And harder to find, probably.

Getting that way. 
 
>  RH> > possibly the beginnings of her memory loss.
> 
>  RH> Quite likely, although some memory quirks happen to everyone sooner or
>  RH> later.
> 
> Nobody seems to want to give it a name other than old age initially.
> Then, when it's more apparant there's more issues than age, it's "which
> is it, A or D?" and doctors can't tell until an autopsy is done.

Sometimes they can, but the rest of the time not so much. 
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