Subj : Towing the Line
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Jul 23 2024 11:51:49
Hi Dave,
RH> I know, we have a high value item in the car but the windows are tinted
RH> enough that it's not easily visible. And yes, we do lock the truck all
RH> the time, even in our driveway. The truck has an alarm and we live just
RH> off a fairly busy street so I don't think anybody would be dumb enough
RH> to venture a break in.
DD> We're tlking about druggies, derelicts and other free-lance anarchists
DD> here.
They don't frequent our part of town.
DD> I lock the car in the driveway and when I'm at a store or restaurant.
DD> Unless it's a quick in & out. Oddly, I don't feel the need to lock up
DD> at work. Probably because I parkin a "spaz spot" right out front and I
DD> can see the car clearly through the front window.
We sometimes, if we're just going to run into the house/back out in a
minute, don't bother to lock the truck. Otherwise, it is locked any time
it's left alone, no matter how long or short a time. We don't have a
handicap tag (yet) but will probably end up with one eventually.
RH> Meanwhile, our fig tree is beginning its summer time bonanza out put.
RH> I'll probably make some preserves again this year; we've been giving
RH> away last year's out put. Those that we froze, were just turned into
RH> fig syrup.
DD> I'm 82 years old and I have never had a fresh fig. I'll have to
DD> correct that lack ..... I've only ever eaten Fig Newtons from a store
DD> bought pkg.
They are good; a Newton will give you a bit of the taste but nothing
like eating one fresh off the tree. Rinsed but still warm from the sun.
DD> A quick trip to the search engine tells me that fiss will not
dowell DD> in my groqing zone without lots of special help. Which may
'splain DD> why they're not common around here.
And we're in a great spot for them. Steve planted another tree to be
last year so in a few years we'll have a super abundance of them.
DD> I really had to dig to find a recipe that looked tasty and did not use
DD> wine - which yu do not do - as an ingredient. Finally found this one:
