Hi Dave,

 DD> I met her a several of the picnics but I can't recall her face. The
 DD> nice Irish lady who also lived nearby keeps popping into my mind.
 DD> Bv)= And I remember Bryan supplying some really great baklava tp
 DD> the next to last picnic in Columbia.

 RH> The nice Irish lady was Helen, never did learn her last name. She
 RH> passed away some years ago, while the Shipps were still in Columbia.

 DD> I remember the Helen part - but, like you, not her surname.

Glad we got to meet her--she came over for supper one night when Steve
and I were visiting so we had a good talk. IIRC, Steve and I cooked a
Hawaiian meal that night.


 DD> In other news I've got nine others to sign my petition to have my
 DD> friend Les named as Springfield's "First Citizen". We're keeping our
 DD> fingers crossed but we're also being realistic about it. The award
 DD> always seems to go with the "money" crowd. And whilst Les is not
 DD> "hurting" he's not in the "hire an accountant to minimise my taxes"
 DD> category.

 RH> Keep pushing it; you may be nicely surprised this year. And, if not
 RH> this year, maybe next?

 DD> It would be nice if the award were not posthumous. Les is 87 and his
 DD> old ticker is getting shaky on him. His son nis a retired cardiac
 DD> nurse and is thinking about re-locating to Springfield to take care of
 DD> his dad.

That would be nice for both of them. Steve's younger sister is a nurse
but Mom is in an assisted living place, better for both of them. Neither
of our daughters went into nursing sowe don't have any "next generation
help" lined up.


 RH> Today is our 49th anniversary so we're going out to one of our favorite
 RH> local seafood places for supper. Can't get down on the coast where we
 RH> used to live and even if we could, most of the places we used to to go
 RH> to are long gone. We're also prepping the camper; next week is an

 DD> Many of my favourites from when I wora a younger man's clothes have
 DD> been victims of "development". Or bad business sense. Or simply
 DD> retirement.
 DD> And some have morphed into something different from what made them a
 DD> regular stop on my agenda. One of the few remaining, Ritz's L'il
 DD> Fryer, is going to our Sunday Breakfast Bunch stop this week.

Most all the places morphed into something else. One place was still
going as a restaurant last time we were there. Used to be one of our
favorite "go to" places so we went there and were disappointed. It had
changed hands, quality and quantity of the food had gone down hill.


 RH> RV/radio net rally in Pigeon Forge, TN. Got to make sure we have enough
 RH> room to bring back some new cast iron pieces. (G)

 DD> Are you visiting a foundry in Pigeon Forge? Or stopping at the Lodge
 DD> factory outlet store in South Pittsburgh?. After Dollywood, of course.

Stopping at a Lodge outlet store, not planning on going to Dollywood.
Had thought about the Biltmore on our way out but base level entry fee
was $90. per person, a bit too rich for us.

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Ruth
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