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Skriven 2011-09-11 17:45:14 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Life, and other fantasies
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Hi Ruth!
-> 
-> -> Yes, and it looks like the clouds of Nate may dump rain over the wild
-> -> fires of TX. That would be a big help there. Meanwhile, Maria's 
turning
-> 
->  hn> I'm sure they'd appreciate the help!
->  hn> We have a couple of forest fires working
-> 
-> Irene helped with the ones in eastern NC but didn't get them totally
-> stomped out yet. Those things are no picnic to deal with.
-> 
Nope, we get them every summer and 
they are never fun!
-> 
->  hn> up here as well...rain would be nice, but it's
->  hn> not in the forcast  the Hottest Sept on record
->  hn> is though, and today will make 9 days in a row
->  hn> with the temp being above 80 degrees!
-> 
-> Heat wave! We're in md to upper 80s but they're predicting a cold front
-> to come thru late next week cooling us to a high of 73 by Friday. Time
-> to bust out shoes with toes, socks and long sleeved shrts.
->
For us that IS a heat wave! Temps today up to 88 so far!
Still I'd be in tee shirt most of the time anyway..I 
am sure I have some long sleeved shirts...if I could 
find them! Wear socks to work..but since I've not
been working the ballpark this summer since Anne's
Cancer, I've been wearing sandals most of the time.
 
-> -> the island for anything. They are letting tourists back on to
Ocracoke
-> -> now but not Hatteras--still no power there. Lots of freezers full of
-> -> spoiled food there however.
-> 
->  hn> I'd wager many of those folks have generators.
-> 
-> Good only as long as you can keep them fed with gas. Kind of hard to do
-> if you're evacuated. We've talked about getting one from time to time
-> but haven't yet. Biggest issues holding us back are cost and where to
-> keep it when not using it, considering the lack of storage space we have
-> here.
->
Many folks have their generators "wired in"
like Cuz'n Burt...and run by natural gas.
But those are home owners not renters.
 
-> ->  HN> Yeppers! Don't forget "what constitutes
-> ->  HN> a "real"  Bouillabaisse!
-> 
-> -> That one may have been before I joined; I don't recall it. I do 
remember
-> -> Ian's informing us about real goulash. (G)
-> 
->  hn> That as well, he was a stickler for
->  hn> it being "proper".
-> 
-> I tried one once from the Paprika Weiss cook book. Didn't look appealing
-> (grey-brown color), taste was OK but nothing spectacular. I could do
-> better by improvisation.
->
He had a point up to a point...but for
those of us who like to vary from the 
"flight plan" of a recipe we'd be classed
as heretics!
Which did not bother me at all as long
as the results tasted good!
 
-> ->  HN> Anne even went out in the front yard and
-> ->  HN> did some rose pruning today! (and a load
-> ->  HN> of laundry, hung it out on the line and took
-> ->  HN> it back in while I was out on errands)
-> 
-> -> Sounds like the first infusion went well. Will all the others be on
-> -> Tuesdays to keep on the same schedule (thrown off a day because of
->  hn> Labor
-> -> Day)?  Probably did her good to get outside to work on the roses and
-> -> hang/take in the laundry as well. Don't let her over do tho; I 
sometimes
-> -> go too long on something without realising it then, and regret it 
later.
-> 
-> 
->  hn> Nope, next infusion is on Mondays again..and will
->  hn> stay with that, and Dr appt on Fridays.
-> 
-> That will work. I was supposed to see my regular doctor yesterday, eye
-> doctor next Friday. First, eye exam got pushed back to the 23rd, then
-> other appointment rescheduled for the 16th. I'm wearing the lenses I got
-> before we left HI 5 years ago so will probably go for new, and
-> computer/sewing ones as well.
->
We've had some of the appointments changed
to fit the Oncologist's schedule, but for
the most part we'll be infusion on Monday
and Dr on friday for the next 11 weeks or so.
Then we'll deal with the radiation folks.

-> So far she's relatively comfy with this
->  hn> second round!
->  hn> Much less fatigue, but I am there
->  hn> to keep an eye on her!!
-> 
-> As well as cook all kinds of enticing meals for her. (G)
-> 
Yes...there is that as well. 
But I have to eat too, so it's 
not an "extra" effort!
chat with you soon!
ha
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