Thanks for the reminiscing about your folks' careers. I like the part where when told your mother was told she couldn't, she did it anyway.
I befriended the guy in charge of in-house printing where i worked.
He had old-fashioned equipment in the basement. He used to run the
local paper, and told stories about battling with aging equipment
there too. He was quite a character.
I forget which branch of the military he was in, but he went to BC>Germany in WWII. He told me they had set up schools in Austria where
they were BC> training people to step into German governmentpositions after taking BC> possession of the USA. He said they had it
One story he told me was organizing a fund raiser. He advertised it
as a topless car wash, but left out that it would be done by the Boy Scouts. There was a big turnout, including many of the local preachers
who showed up to protest.
Basically, yes. I pulled out the baby crock pot, put the meat, a cut up onion, a can of tomatoes, and a couple of small cans worth (subdivided large can) of diced chili peppers in it, let it cook on low all day. For supper, I cooked some spiral pasta and we served the "chili" over that. Steve spiced him up a bit with chipotle powder but it was good as is for a cold day.
That sounds delicious to me. It has been cold here too. Yesterday i
made a crockpot of split pea soup. It was edible but not as awesome
as usual. I blame the expired carton of broth. It'll likely be better next time.
She had to go to summer school (about 250 miles away) for part of it; as oldest daughter I got the brunt of cooking, cleaning, etc. Did me well
when I left home to get married, neither of my sisters could hardly boil water when they left home. I tell Steve that I got most (not quite all) of my cooking mistakes out before we got married.
Probably Army but working for OSS (precurser to CIA) or a similar agency. Sounds interesting; I wonder how much of it he could have made public in a book. It would be interesting reading.
She had to go to summer school (about 250 miles away) for part of it; as oldest daughter I got the brunt of cooking, cleaning, etc. Did me well
when I left home to get married, neither of my sisters could hardly boil water when they left home. I tell Steve that I got most (not quite all) of my cooking mistakes out before we got married.
That sounds hardcore in my book. I also helped out around the house,
but to a lesser extent. I still had many cooking mistakes to make
after moving out. It's interesting how varied the experience is for different siblings in the same family. Just out of curiosity, were
you the eldest?
Probably Army but working for OSS (precurser to CIA) or a similaragency. RH> Sounds interesting; I wonder how much of it he could have
Now that you mention it, i think he was in the Army. I am not sure
what role he was in there... He also told me stories about working in
the ship yards in Portland, OR, building ships for the war effort. It sounded like he came from a poor family, but his parents were more
loving than normal. He said they always gave their children choices, explaining what the consequences would be of each choice, and they
always gave them a space of their own where they could go if they did
not want to be disturbed.
He was working while in his 80's. At that time he told me hishealth BC> insurance cost $900 per month. He said that even if they
He had been married a bunch of times, and was divorced a few times and
a widower a few times. When i knew him he lived quite alone, though i helped him set up video conferencing with his daughter who lived in another state.
The indoor kittie is sick. She has a fever, dilated pupils, and is
moving around very slowly. She hadn't eaten for several days and
finally ate a little this morning. I hope that means she's on the
mend.
Sounds like his parents were definatly taking a different path to child rearing--makes me wonder (my sociology/psychology studies coming out--G--) what their childhood was like. They were too old to be of the hippie generation where that sort of child raising was more common.
Poor kitty, hope she gets better quickly. We can't have any dogs or cats but sometimes take care of our neighbor's cocker spaniel. His vet reccommended that he have 2 or 3 spoonsful of green beans (canned) with
his kibble--never heard of that before. Our cocker spaniel would eat most anything but I don't remember him eating green beans. His favorite human food was popcorn. (G)
Sounds like his parents were definatly taking a different path to child rearing--makes me wonder (my sociology/psychology studies coming out--G--) what their childhood was like. They were too old to be of the hippie generation where that sort of child raising was more common.
He didn't say anything about his parents' childhood, though he did say that they were descended from fairly recent immigrants from an eastern European country, i forgot which. He was too old to be a hippie, let alone his
parents. He did tell me that his mother became a widow and she moved
in with him when she couldn't take care of herself any more. He remembered her kindness and made sure she had her own place to retreat
to where she wouldn't be disturbed.
Poor kitty, hope she gets better quickly. We can't have any dogs orcats RH> but sometimes take care of our neighbor's cocker spaniel. His
Sunday the indoor kitty recovered to the point where she could walk
again and she spent the afternoon napping in the sun outside. I have hope!
A friend of mine had two dogs with arthritis. He gave them a
combination of 4 ingredients, CBD, Kelp, and i forgot the other two.
Said it helped a lot.
Title: Broccoli Fridge Clean Out Soup
Categories: Soups
Yield: 4 Servings
Sort of wish you could have talked with him some more? Every so often I'll read something about somebody I never knew or knew for part of my past
life and realise I never knew that. Especially with people I knew; it
would have added a new dimension to our friendship.
Well, i wish i could still talk with him. An odd bit of trivia: like
my grandmother he was left handed and was punished in school if he
wrote or drew with his left hand.
Sounds like she's getting her motor recharged.
Yes, she is bouncing back nicely now. She is much more mobile, though
i see her making false starts with her jumps. Something is going on
with her hind legs, and i suspect it is neurological. A friend tells
me to make
sure she is getting enough taurine, but i doubt that's the problem
because she eats grocery store pet food and i've read that's not
generally a
problem.
The vet found an
older couple, willing to take on a cat with health challenges; they fell
in love with Jenny-cat when we brought her to meet them. Hopefully she lived a long, happy life.
What a wonderful story!
The indoor cat i mentioned here is a rescue cat, though she didn't
have any health problems when she moved in.
Sounds like what I've done different times. I've made "Monday (or whatever night of the week it's made) Night Surprise" as a clean out odds and ends from the fridge meal. Last night tho, I made rouladen, flank steak pounded thin or round steak cuts, spread with mustard, topped with a dill pickle spear and slice of bacon, then browned, and braised, chopped onion in the braise broth. The broth is made into gravy. Served with red cabbage and mische brot (German sourdough, found at Wegman's. I may cook some noodles to go with the left overs later this week.
Wow, your leftover fridge cooking turned out to be full-fledged German restaurant food. I'd invite myself to your table.
Recently i made cole slaw and put in too much mayo. I could have
added more cabbage to balance it out, but i found another remedy. I
used it as a
sandwich topping along with radish and cheese slices. The cole slaw
also has beets and vinegar in it, and the sandwiches are vaguely reminiscent of reuben sandwiches.
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