Subj : Newspapers ws: More Cookw
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Apr 17 2024 13:36:55
Hi Dave,
DD> And I'm an old newspaper reporter/editor/publisher/columnist/etc.
DD> Throw in ad salesman/graphic artist/printer and janitor. Everything
DD> but photo taker including circulation manager. Ahhhh, the good ol' (if
DD> not very profitable) days.
RH> Dad was editor, not owner so it wasn't profitable for us. He
RH> supplimented income by doing wedding, etc photos, mom did Local &
RH> Personal column for the paper until I was in 6th grade (youngest
RH> sibling in first grade), then she worked for the school. General aide
RH> for 2 years, then moved into the library for about 20. I learned to
RH> cook as part of her getting a Master's degree.
DD> I started by writing an outdoors column for a Sports paper based in
DD> Springfield - whilst living in California. When I moved back "home"
DD> I became a jack-of-all-trades for the little weekly paper. Then the
DD> owner/editor/pub;lisher had a heart problem and I was forced to learn
DD> the printing trade in order to keep the doors open. After that I had
DD> a college weekly, followed by a group of small town papers. And ran
DD> a "job shop" printnig operation at te same time.
I never got into it that much but Dad did a lot for the paper, probably
more than I ever knew. I've done some writing, not a lot in the past few
years (except for Fido), published mostly in a (monthly) church
newsletter, but had some published in the paper as well. In the back of
my brain I think about getting back to it, but it hasn't happened yet.
DD> I was young and energetic. These days I'm north of 80 and getting
DD> tired.
I'm not there yet but times I feel much older. Other times I feel I'm
too young to be this old. (G)
DD> If I hit the lottery I'm going to have my dream kitchen designed as
DD> the hub of my new home. Then hang the living, sleeping and home
RH> office DD> space off of that. Wall ovens, walk-in reefer, dishwasher,
RH> counter DD> seating for eat-in, nook for a table for six (or more),
RH> etc. And lots DD> or cabinet and pantry space. I've mentally budgeted
RH> U$50,000.
DD> The problem with a house that fancy is that the local gummint wants
DD> their "pound of flesh" every year at tax time. Bv)=
Tell me about it! Wake County re-evaluates property every 4 years as
compared to 8 years for the rest of the state. Our taxes more than
doubled with the last re-evaluation, done last year. According to them,
the house/lot is worth more than twice what we paid for it in fall of
2014 but we can't sell it for that much.
Meanwhile, local strawberries are beginning to hit the market. Steve
picked some up for me at the local farmer's market so we've had
strawberry short cake and a riff on a salad we'd had last year in
Fairbanks. Salad has candied pecans, craisins, bacon bits, feta cheese,
strawberries, greens (I used fresh spinach) and a balsamic vinegarette
dressing. We'll probably enjoy it a few more times before the end of
fresh strawberry season. (G)
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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