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Skriven 2009-12-18 20:08:15 av Carol Shenkenberger (6424.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 32322 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Merry Christmas Charlotte!!
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 > Hi Carol,
 > 
 > Edited the subject header to make it more appropriate to the season. The
 > wishes are for all of you tho.

Thanks!  She's making out like a bandit this year ;-)

 >  CS> Israel?  Cool!
 > 
 > A ten day (actually 8 in country but a day for travel either side) trip,
 > lead by the seminary president and one of the deans.  It's a study tour;
 > we have to keep journals, attend lectures, do book reviews, etc for
 > course credit.  We're leaving right after Christmas, getting back next
 > year. (G)  Most meals are included with the tour but I think we will
 > have chances to go off on our own for lunch some days.

I'm sure that will happen a few times.  Tell us what you can recall when you
get back?

 >  CS> I'm behind.
 > 
 > I'm trying not to get that way but am also sewing a dress for Sarah (got
 > to get it in the mail ASAP) and hemming some dressy slacks to take on
 > the trip.  Decided to do the dress on Monday; it's about 1/3 done.  I
 > should have it finished by Friday afternoon to maybe go out Saturday.
 > That and get some Christmas goodies made.


I have all but the cards mailed out now.  CT Ruth sent me an interesting lumpy
 package!  I am opening that probably Xmas Eve.

Mom got *chocolate*, warm gloves, a hat to remind her Spring will come, and
some other stuff.

 >  > About the same here, subbing in other grain dishes instead of rice.
 > 
 >  CS> Rice still there but not as much.
 > 
 > Same here, but the rice cooker gets a fair amount of use still.

Yes.  Down to 2 times a week or so for the ricemaker.  More breads and such
slipping in.

Funny how fast i soak up 'local cookery' yet never will I totally lose the
flavor of places I've been.  Just like in Japan, I still was generating
'southern cooking' even if ingredients shifted due to available items.

 >  >  CS> probably tel us my first post in 'cooking'.  I'm gonna make a guess 
 >  >  CS> was someting like 1995 but yeah, might be 1996 (age 3 for Charlotte)
 > 
 >  > Weren't you in Crafting? I started with Cooking & Crafting in late
 >  > January, 1994 & have been here ever since.
 > 
 >  CS> Yup, there too.  1988 on?  Drifted off around 1995 from Crafting.
 > 
 > It died out a few years later, as well as the Sew & Quilt and Cross
 > Stitching echoes.  Some of it was personality conflict, some just lack
 > of interest.  At times I miss the S&Q one.

I only barely recall those as I was scanning at best in them.
 >  CS> (Picnics)
 > 
 >  > And hopefully we can make the next one. Spring term ends late May; we've
 >  > got a couple of semi solid plans for July but nothing concrete yet.
 >  > Classes resume the latter part of August.
 > 
 >  CS> Got a date in late May?  We dont want to get too close to hurricane
 >  CS> season so has to be late May, early June to hit here.  Northern
 >  CS> critters will melt on the porch later in the year ;-)
 > 
 > I'll check the seminary calendar & get back to you on it.  Since we're
 > not graduating this year, we don't have to stick around for it.  We are
 > going to the Dec. graduation ceremony this Friday; someone that used to
 > be in our church (now back in Uganda) is getting his doctorate.

OK!  It's all chanagable.  As far as we know now, you are the only one with a
date range besides matching the temps and hurricane season.
         xxcarol

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