Subj : Re: Being Full To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Jan 03 2020 21:14:50 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 25-Dec-2019 09:34 <=- BM>> LIS snowed yesterday and nothing predicted until after Christmas. BM>> Almost short-sleeve shirt weather as highs some of that time in the BM>> 50's! (No, I'm not switching clothes out! ) NB>> I always have some not-seasonal clothes handy... never know when the NB>> weather might change and you'll need something cooler or warmer... :) BM> Mine is generally by closet: east is summer and west is winter so BM> would be really easy for me to switch back and forth. As for warmer or BM> colder temperatures in winter, more of which shirts, do I add a BM> sweater. Some shirts and sweaters are warmer and some less warm. I don't really sweat it much... flannel dresses for winter, cotton dresses for spring and fall, cotton sundresses for summer.... various different layers for underneath as needed, whether turtlenecks or T-shirts... sufficient choice... ;) BM>> We've got pig farms out here too. ...Some people do ham for Christmas BM>> (and turkey for Thanksgiving); here had the Family Christmas last BM>> Saturday with turkey; no idea what's on the menu for Christmas next BM>> week -- too far out to plan that specific! ...Back to the pigs, had BM>> ham steak last night. NB>> Generally my family has had turkey for Thanksgiving... and often NB>> turkey for Christmas as well, since it does well for feeding a NB>> crowd... My husband's sister-in-law, who is Swedish, would do a NB>> smorgasbord Christmas Eve and then would serve Prime rib for NB>> Christmas Day dinner... BM> Yum!!! A turkey is relatively easy to prepare for a large crowd; it's BM> the side dishes which make things complicated! And one can pare them down to something reasonable... and/or delegate various people to bring particular things... ;) NB>>> To serve both at NB>>> one meal, you'd want to be serving a pretty good sized group... :) BM>> Either that or a small turkey and small ham. And hopefully have lots BM>> of help in two separate kitchens! NB>> Maybe one of the guests could fix the ham at home and bring it NB>> prepared... ;) BM> That would work! Reminded me of when I was a student; several other BM> of us students in the apartment building - friendly acquaintances but BM> didn't hang out together. The more upperclassman one was giving a BM> small get-together; either something happened to his oven or he decided BM> it would be easier to use two ovens. "Can I borrow your stove?" BM> "Sure" -- utilities were included in the rent so didn't make any cost BM> difference. So I just left my door ajar, he'd knock and pop in every so BM> often while I was studying to check on his meal. (He lived two doors BM> down.) Sounds like that worked out nicely.... did he end up inviting you to his party....? BM>> ...Was thinking of the BM>> private landscaper Dad hired in the early 70's to terrace a portion of BM>> the front yard. For whatever reason the support stakes were driven BM>> into the ground parallel to the force they were supposed to work BM>> against (should have been as perpendicular as possible). My Mother BM>> pulled one out bare-handed! (Well, she had gloves on.) NB>> That one didn't seem to know what he was doing, though.... ;) BM> Nope! And the terraces weren't built as Dad wanted, and I'm pretty BM> sure Dad would have doodled what he wanted. The front bank was BM> probably 15' tall; Dad wanted it terraced with shrubs, etc., but the BM> terraces to be angled so separated. "OK - I beautify your property!" - BM> that was the landscaper's catchprase -- and so became our joke phrase. BM> Don't recall if the steps were flat but close to as when looking from BM> the street level the terraces blended together and looked like one BM> giant wall! Hadn't a clue how to actually beautify the property properly.... ttyl neb .... Terror is your favorite program moving to a Windows only environment! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .