Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> Yeah... I suppose that even the somewhat youngsters aren't all
 NB>  NB>> that young any more, either.... I don't think we have anyone
 NB>  NB>> at the moment that's younger than in the 40's...  

 RH> I was thinking recently, that Rachel, on her next birthday will be the
 RH> age I was when I started with Fido. I've been here THAT long?

 NB> Time just keeps flowing along...  (G)  I've been realizing lately that
 NB> I am now older than either of my parents were the first year we went
 NB> camping as a family.... it was the year of their 40th anniversary...
 NB> so they would have been 57 and 65 respectively...

Our first family camping trip was when I was about 10 years old, some
months younger than granddaughter Sarah is now. It was to a local state
park, sort of a trial to see if we could do it before making a longer
trip the next year.

 NB>  RH>> Same here--some good lines in the movie but our favorite song
 NB>  RH>> has been Tevye and Goldie's duet "Do You Lov-a Me?".
 NB>  NB>> That's another of my favorites, too...   ["...I suppose I
 NB>  NB>> do..." "Then I suppose I love you, too..."]

 RH> In the days of arranged marriages you either learned to love or hate
 RH> your spouse. Presumably more spouses learned to love, rather than
 RH> hate, tho it may have taken 25 years before they realised it.

 NB> Considering that most of love is the commitment and the working out
 NB> thereof, and less of the emotional, no wonder that the parents of the
 NB> couple would tell them that they'd "learn to love each other" as Tevye
 NB> says... perhaps not as exciting a prospect, but it's what the
 NB> "love-matches" need for the marriage to last and stay firm just as
 NB> much... 

And in the end, they're a lot stronger than those that marry "because
we're in love".


 NB>  RH>>>> Got some more cherries but I think Steve is going to try
 NB>  RH>>>> drying them.
 NB>  NB>>>> A worthy experiment... has he done that before with the
 NB>  NB>>>> cherries...?
 NB>  RH>>> No, but we've got the resources to tell him how to do it and
 NB>  RH>>> they dried nicely. I could (almost) eat them like candy.
 NB>  NB>>> Probably just a little bit healthier for you than candy, at
 NB>  NB>>> least... 
 NB>  RH>> They came out well--the jar is in the pantry. So far I've
 NB>  RH>> resisted digging into it. Guess I ought to put it in the back so
 NB>  RH>> I won't see it. (G)
 NB>  NB>> That might help...  (G)

 RH> I tried a few when Steve pulled out the jar for Rachel to try some.
 RH> Other than that, I've been good, tempting as they are.

 NB> As long as you don't go overboard, they should be ok for you... 

I'm not, haven't had any since the initial few. Diverted attention to
blueberries and peaches now.

 NB>  RH>> Good to see everybody, even if it is just for a short time.
 NB>  NB>> Very true...  I missed my cousin & family... they showed up on
 NB>  NB>> the first day as a day trip, and were only at my sister MG's
 NB>  NB>> campsite... I never was told they were there until after the
 NB>  NB>> fact... at the time, I was in my cabin getting settled, I
 NB> think...

 RH> Sigh! I presume they're family you don't see that often?

 NB> Actually they only live a couple of miles from Lydia, in Bloomfield,
 NB> but our paths just don't cross that much... they go to a different
 NB> church.. but they usually show up for Elder Christmas, and also the
 NB> camping...

So you do see them some, just not as often as you maybe could.

 NB>  NB>>> tackling that week's message packet....   At least I'm not
 NB>  NB>>> planning any more trips for a few weeks... 
 NB>  RH>> We're not planning any until September but will be working on
 NB>  RH>> odds and ends around the house until then. Baby shower is
 NB>  RH>> August 9, got the quilt pieces cut yesterday for that.
 NB>  NB>> You should be in good shape on that...  

 RH> I'll spend a lot of time on it tomorrow--went to a sewing/quilting
 RH> expo in Raleigh with Steve and a friend today. Fun!

 NB> That does sound like fun...  

Quite so, even the mad dash to the parking garage and getting soaked.

 NB>  RH>> We knew one family wasn't going to be there, found out 2 more
 NB>  RH>> people couldn't make it at the last minute. We were able to
 NB>  RH>> adjust the cooking so as not to have a lot of "use right away"
 NB>  RH>> left overs--extra beans into the pantry, greens into salad,
 NB>  RH>> tortillas into the freezer, etc. Nice flexible meal. (G)
 NB>  NB>> That worked out nicely, then...  

 RH> Quite so, things that you can adapt on the fly are always good. We
 RH> should have the full group next time we cook--just have to figure out
 RH> what to do. It'll still be hot weather time so could go with something
 RH> on the grill again.

 NB> Sounds good.... 

Just have to figure out what will work within our schedule near the end
of the week.

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Ruth
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