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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Drying peppers
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Hey Ruth
-> 
-> ->  HN> No concerts..but big business workshops, Proms,
-> ->  HN> weddings, college graduations, Microsoft annual
-> ->  HN> employee meeting, Trade shows, etc.
-> 
-> -> All events to keep you busy. Proms tho, at this time of year? I
always
-> -> associate them with spring. Any good give aways at the trade shows or
-> -> don't you get to check them out?
-> 
->  HN> Proms are not at this time of year, nor
->  HN> are the graduations..but are just some
-> 
-> We've got a graduation coming up in mid December.  The December ones are
-> almost as big as the May ones at the seminary and college. We're
-> expecting all of Steve's siblings & spouses, our sister in law who lost
-> her husband 2 years ago & her mom, Steve's parents and I don't know how
-> many folks (one, maybe two) from my side of the family to attend.
-> 
We'll have some graduations in December,
as well as some bigger companie's office
parties. 
-> 
->  HN> of the "events" that we have. We were just
->  HN> part of a charity event where we were part
->  HN> of a scavenger hunt and had people coming
->  HN> in and out of the park for about 6 hours.
-> 
-> Sounds like fun. Did they have just one specific spot in the stadium to
-> go to or several areas to get the required item(s)?
-> 
Three "stops" in the ballpark, but the 
teams had to follow clues to find
them..and we weren't allowed to 
help.

-> ->  HN> Some healthy some "family traditional".
-> ->  HN> More "meals" than treats.
-> 
-> -> We're doing an early Thanksgiving with the group Steve is traveling 
with
-> -> in late November on an out of country mission trip. He wants to smoke 
a
-> -> turkey for our contribution, and I said I'd do a pickle assortment. 
I'll
-> -> be having dinner on the traditional day with some friends from
church.
-> 
->  HN> both good choices!
-> 
-> That's what we figured. Picked up a turkey at Harris Teeter last week,
-> not a huge one but enough to feed a fair number of people. There will
-> also be a ham and a lot of squash/pumpkin type sides that I know of.
->
Anne and I will probably do a small
bird or a ham...my oven is starting
to act up a bit, not being very 
accurate on temp, sometimes too
cool sometimes a bit hot. It 
may be time to start thinking 
about a new stove...I'd like 
gas next time.
 
-> -> And the doctor thinks the best therapy for it right now is just every
-> -> day use. Got the OK to use my rotary cutter so I did. (G) I've also 
done
-> -> a few light weight (Steve does the heavy stuff still.) batches of
-> -> dishes; the warm water is good on it too.
-> 
->  HN> Good! Keep it simple and listen
->  HN> to your pain levels!!
-> 
-> I do, for the most part. Was working on a sewing project earlier today
-> so didn't allow enough rest time between cutting up stuff for supper
-> sessions. The wrist was letting me know during the 2nd one but is doing
-> better now. I ate supper right handed. (G)
->
Gotta listen a little bit better (grin)
 
-> ->  HN> You can also look at any decent asian market
-> ->  HN> in your area. Have you tried to grow lemongrass
-> ->  HN> yet? My uncle (lives closer to the coast) grows
-> ->  HN> it in his garden.
-> 
-> -> We're not much into lemongrass; we'll eat it in dishes prepared with 
it
-> -> but it's not one of our kitchen herbs. I've done more cooking with 
fresh
-> -> rosemary and thyme since we moved here than I have anywhere else
we've
-> -> lived. That's because one of the previous tenants planted enough of 
both
-> -> of them to supply an army. We added oregano, and sage to the in
ground
-> -> herbs, got some parsley in an outdoor window box. And, we still have
a
-> -> few tomato blossoms, plus more ripening up on the plant yet.
-> 
->  HN> We used to grow a bunch of herbs
->  HN> but have not lately...I think
->  HN> next year we'll give em another
->  HN> go again. Depending on how Anne
->  HN> is feeling about it.
-> 
-> Hopefully she will agree; fresh herbs are so much more flavorful than
-> dried.
-> 
Oh yes...it more depends on whether 
Anne wants to spend the time with
the herb garden than anything else.
chat with you soon!
ha
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