Subj : Being Full To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jan 11 2020 08:59:00 Hi Nancy! 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. NB>> I don't really sweat it much... flannel dresses for winter, cotton NB>> dresses for spring and fall, cotton sundresses for summer.... various NB>> different layers for underneath as needed, whether turtlenecks or NB>> T-shirts... sufficient choice... ;) BM> It hasn't been cold enough for me to wear my flannel shirts - yet! NB> Well, we've had some days in the teens... so definitely cool NB> enough to be wearing the flannel dresses.... Still only wearing NB> my sweater-jacket over whatever, though... but zipping it up, not NB> letting it stay open, when the temps are down into the teens or NB> low 20s... Might be a 'flannel shirt day' next Wednesday or Thursday: cold front anticipated and the day's high will only be in the single digits! Well it is Janauary! It's been almost too warm lately. 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! NB>> And one can pare them down to something reasonable... and/or NB>> delegate various people to bring particular things... ;) BM> Delegate under the guise of "you know I really like that you BM> make!". Actually is a true statement: we do like the other dish. NB> Yup... or can just ask what they'd like to bring.... :) That too! :) 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.) NB>> Sounds like that worked out nicely.... did he end up inviting you NB>> to his party....? BM> No -- different circles. I don't recall if I got any leftovers. BM> Didn't matter: he needed help, I was able to help. NB> That worked out ok, then... as long as you both were ok with NB> it... :) Yup. :) In general not an 'open door policy' amongst us students: we knew each other well enough to be able to ask for help. In this instance just made sense. 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! NB>> Hadn't a clue how to actually beautify the property properly.... BM> More like his vision and Dad's vision weren't the same. I'm thinking BM> the landscaper came back/dropped by a little later and did say our way BM> did look much better. The landscaper did do a good job as far as BM> lining up the walls, just the bracing was wrong (would seem basic) and BM> miscommunication on the terracing. What he did did make the redo BM> easier for us. NB> So it wasn't a complete waste of his work... :) No: the landscaper did do the hard work: removed the grass on the hill and generally prepped the terracing. As far as I remember nothing was planted at the time. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... If music be the food of love, can I get fries with that? --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .