-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-26-16  12:04 <=-

 RH>> It's 39.5 right now (8:20 pm) but clear. Not getting all the white
 RH>> stuff we saw on the news that the northeast is getting.
 NB>> We got a lot more snow than I was thinking we'd get... but it's not
 NB>> expected to stick around all that long anyway....  we shall see...

 RH> Hopefully mostly gone. Talked with Dad on thursday but forgot to ask
 RH> how much snow he had.

Yup...  mostly gone... now there's forecasts of snow and rain over this
weekend, but possible no or little accumulation... not sure about
tomorrow night...  Your Dad might have had more than us....

 NB>>> I'll probably still just wear the sweater jacket... but if
 NB>>> there's snow on the ground, I guess the winter boots will get
 NB>>> some use tomorrow... maybe Monday as well....
 RH>> I use winter boots only a few times a year--just enough that it is
 RH>> good to have a pair on hand. Steve generally wears his old Army
 RH>> boots--and probably will, until they wear out.
 NB>> With me it's either sandals (a/o barefoot) or snowboots... haven't
 NB>> anything (for now) in between....  So, I wore the sandals Sunday
 NB>> morning, but gave in and wore the boots Sunday night... ended up not
 NB>> going out yesterday or today, but would have had to wear the boots for
 NB>> both, and probably will have to tomorrow when I go out....

 RH> Hopefully I won't need snow boots until we see Rachel & family next
 RH> month. They will be packed, but not used for the whole trip. I'll have
 RH> dress boots for other times.

I keep it simpler.... sorta....  (G)

 RH>> I don't want to stress it with the kneading action too much. Right
 RH>> now, the KA does most of the kneading but when I punch it down/shape
 RH>> it, I give it a good kneading again.
 NB>> So, for now, Steve's still doing any baking.... and, yes, the
 NB>> kneading could indeed put stress on the shoulder.... better to
 NB>> wait a while longer.... ;)

 RH> Hopefully after we get back from out west--but will evaluate that
 RH> as time goes on. We were playing dominoes last night with Steve's
 RH> parents, sister & BIL; I let others do more of the mixing as it
 RH> was a lot of reaching.
 
You could probably feel the pull....

 RH>>> hand made gifts.
 NB>>> And I'm sure that the moms being honored look forward to them as
 NB>>> well....  ;)
 RH>> I've not heard anybody not liking them. (G) I sew on a "hand made
 RH>> by..." label on as a finishing touch.
 NB>> Signing your work, so to speak... :)

 RH> Yes, I've done that for years. One time Deborah was looking all over a
 RH> shirt I'd made for Logan, finally asked where the label was. I showed
 RH> her--not at the collar but tucked in where it wouldn't scratch him.

Good place for it... just not where she was looking... ;)

ttyl        neb

... A converted cannibal is one who, on Friday, eats only fishermen.

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