Subj : Bits & Bobs [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jan 08 2025 16:14:58
Hi Dave,
RH> I try to keep track of that as I pull other things out of the fridge.
DD> I've got a mini-fridge in the confuser room that holds (mostly) drinks
DD> and snacks like individual servings of yoghurt and chip dips. Also 1#
DD> blocks of butter and packets of cream cheese.
Our house is small enough that it's not that much of a walk from the
computer room to the kitchen. The fridge is on the left as you enter,
easy to open and grab something from it.
DD> We've been friends since high school over 60 years ago. One time he
DD> was there when took a container from the icebox and tossed it in the
DD> bin. He said "I was saving that!" So I asked "Did you give it a name?
DD> Because it's alive." Bv)=
RH> No name but a descriptive label helps. I try to label all that goes
RH> into the freezer, then put it on an inventory sheet. When it comes out,
RH> it gets crossed off the sheet.
DD> I try to use clear(ish) containers for stuff I stash. Labels are a
DD> good idea if using opaque containers.
Labels are also good if you have several things that look similar. The
Moroccan chicken could be mistaken for chili, different soups look
similar when boxed and frozen, etc.
DD> That old saw is older than either you or me.
RH> Older than Dan'l Boone? (G)
DD> The actual person or the Fess Parker movie?
The actual person. Fess played Dan'l Boone on TV; he played Davy Crocket
in the Disney movie.
RH> our family trips we hit a storm so hard we had rivers running thru the
RH> tents. Before the next outing Dad bought new tents--with floors. Steve
RH> and I started camping with a tent that had a floor. Didn't do a lot so
RH> when the Savannah Boy Scout troop had their equiment trailer stolen, we
RH> were among those that donated replacement camping gear. Kept sleeping
RH> bags, lantern and stove, got our first camper in December, 2015.
DD> I learned early-on about digging a "moat" around the tent. Especially
DD> if on a slope. Channels the water around rather than through. Bv)=
DD> Thank you Boy Scouts.
Dad was big in Boy Scouts--was one as a kid, troop leader & troop
committe for many years as an adult. I think he went on almost every
camp out the local troop had as long as my brothers were in, and then
some. But he never ditched (don't know if it wasn't allowed where we
stayed) the family camp sites.
RH> I miss having a dog or cat but know it is in the best interest of
my RH> health that we don't. "Met" Rachel's dogs on our Christmas day
video RH> chat, will do the in person meet up in a few months.
DD> When Dennis' son and new D-I-L find a house they'll take the mutts
DD> back and I'll hit an "adoption" event so I can get a cat. They're a
DD> lot lower maintenance than a bow-wow.
RH> In some ways, plus they're "quiet" company. Steve was gone for almost a
RH> year when we were in Berlin--Army advancement school, then retrain in
RH> Arabic. Girls were younger, went to bed earlier so it was nice to have
RH> Jenny-cat curled up at the other end of the couch those long nights.
RH> The year Steve was in Korea, the girls were older, stayed up later and
RH> we had Sam, the cocker spaniel. Quite the difference! (G)
DD> A cat purring in your ear helps you to sleep. And you don't have to
DD> get up to let them out to do their "business" in the middle of te
DD> night.
I know, I miss having one--but I appreciate being able to breath.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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