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Skriven 2008-02-02 16:34:09 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1676 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Janis,

 JK> > about being glad you are in NY State.  Believe it or not, the
 JK> > Adirondacks get just about that cold at times durning the winter.

 JK> I've never been to the Adirondacks in winter.. we used to stay at a
 JK> summer home there when I was little though. I remember it was darn
 JK> cold then <grin>.  But it was a relief from the heat we were used to

Probably more relief from the humidity as much as anything.


 JK> and I loved going fishing :)

Catch & eat or catch & release?  My dad's old boss used to give our
family a lot of his catch, usually trout but sometimes shad or others.


 JK> > of my sisters and brothers went to school at Paul Smith's College,
 JK> then > the sister got a job in Saranac Lake.  They had to have the car
 JK> heaters > and such like too.  Also, there are times that it gets down
 JK> to -30 or so > in the Catskills.

 JK> It sure does.  I spent a lot of time in Sullivan county when I was a
 JK> teenager, and then later of course after I met Ron :)  Some years it
 JK> was incredibly cold up there compared to where I grew up.  Ron's
 JK> family has been there since about the late 1700's ... We still visit
 JK> their graves there, so our kids will know where they are.

My dad's family graves are all out in North Tonawanda, mom's in New
Jersey.  It seemed every time we went out to NT to visit family, dad
had to stop at the cemetary (we didn't understand why when we were kids)
and the Shawnee Meat Market for German style sausages. In later years
(after I go into high school), my folks used to stop at a candy shop on
their way home from NJ.  They had all sorts of goodies but the chocolate
chunks and Swedish fish are ones I remember them getting most often.


 JK> > Ever hear snow crunch?

 JK> haha.. yes, I have.  Cold didn't bother me when I was young, I
 JK> actually enjoyed it.

Same here but I've gotten older and wiser. (G) Plus got the asthma
diagnosis which means cold weather isn't good for me.


 JK> > the time but I'm still glad I'm in the south where it rarely goes
 JK> below > freezing for very long. (G) Now, back to the usual.

 JK> Personally, I'd love to live somewhere where the temp is about 75-80F
 JK> year-round.. Hawaii? Sicily? :)  I don't know for sure where that
 JK> would be :)

Hawaii would be a good choice if you want to live in the states. But you
need to be super rich to live there or plan on holding multiple jobs. It
will get cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer but not the major
swings like you get on the main land.

>> supplements we get there.. We've been going more often now that we've
>> been picking up the frozen meats there.  Eventually I hope to get the

 JK> > The DTE we went to had no meats, all vegetarian.  There was a farm
 JK> up on > the North Shore that raised grass fed beef but I think they

 JK> I still am amazed at the flavor of that beef we bought at the DTE.. I
 JK> made a meatloaf the other night.. it was sooo good.

Nice when you find something like that. We stoped at Brighter Day today.
They had some chickens (organic, hormone free) but we did't get any.
There's also a small food bar tucked away in the back; today was the
first day I'd seen/smelled it in operation but the choices were very
limited.
>> collecting info about them all.
 JK> > And, I presume, you'll post it here?
 JK> Sure :)

Good!

>> We had Ron's parents living with us for about a year when we were in
>> for a while. At some point in there, they decided to move into a
>> nursing home up there.. big mistake :(  The place was about the pits

 JK> > You really need to check those places out good! It's something that
 JK> > should be done well before you need it if possible.

 JK> No, unfortunately they made up their mind about what they were going
 JK> to do :( We're talking about what must have been two of the most
 JK> stubborn people on earth I think <grin> Ron's dad was the typical
 JK> hard-headed dutchman and his mom just as bad though she was all
 JK> English (her maiden name was Weatherbee.. I always thought you can't
 JK> get much more English than that :) ) Two really neat people, but you
 JK> couldn't tell them what to do. Especially from a distance.. and we
 JK> were quite stuck in KY at that point.

I'm glad I'm not at that point just yet with my parents; I'd have to do
a lot long distance as well.

>> from what we could see.  Ron's dad died there, then we took his mom
>> back home with us to Louisville KY again.. She was going to come back

 JK> > It's nice that you were able to take her in, just too bad that she
 JK> died > before getting back to NY.

 JK> Yes, she would have loved this house.. and the mountains are right
 JK> there almost in the backyard.  We were going to give her the apartment

The mountains in AZ are what made the difference for me--especially if
they got snow in the winter. Some years it stayed well into spring.

 JK> on the first floor .. it would have been perfect for her.. her own
 JK> kitchen, bathroom, Living room and bedroom.. <sigh> She was quite an
 JK> independant lady to the end and it would have been perfect.

Sounds it. (G)


 JK> > We've yet to visit my brother nor figure out why he went with such a
 JK> big > place. I understand he has an orange tree on the property tho,
 JK> and he > can watch the shuttle launches easily.

 JK> That's really nice... I would love to see the launches.  My uncle
 JK> worked for Nasa - he's retired now, but still does some work for them.
 JK>  I remember being mystified by the fact that he worked with
 JK> "spaceships" when I was a kid... I asked  him once _what_ he did at
 JK> work.. he said, "Hmmm.. I just play with numbers".. later I found out
 JK> he was an astrophysicist <grin>

I'm not as into the space program as I was when I was younger. Too many
other things going on in my life. But, I guess you could say I'm a
"material girl"; I donated a couple of grocery bags full to the quilt
shop where I took my sewing machine for its tune up.  They're having a
Project Linus gathering next Saturday; if I'm feeling well enough, I'll
go and help make blankets for kids.


 JK> Yes, Mom can't stay out of the air conditioning down there with her
 JK> asthma ...

 JK> And glad you got your Pfaff back :)

So am I! I'm glad I saw their news letter before I went over so I could
thin out my stash a bit. They appreciated it too. (G)


>> Sure, makes sense :)  When I have some kind of function or whatever to
>> attend, I usually make what I'm going to wear.. and can zip through
>> stuff then <grin>

 JK> > It depends on how much lead time I have if I make or buy.  Made an
 JK> > outfit for a military ball in Berlin (royal blue velour long skirt &


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Ruth
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