Subj : Real Deal was: Cookware (
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Wed May 01 2024 14:44:22

  Re: Real Deal was: Cookware (
  By: Ruth Haffly to Sean Dennis on Tue Apr 30 2024 11:52 am

 > Hi Sean,
 > 
 > 
 >  RH> the fun parts of these cruises--get to meet people from all over the
 >  RH> world, with life stories so different from yours.
 > 
 >  SD> I have heard that from my friends who enjoy crusing.  One of my
 >  SD> friends is an amateur radio operator and obtained permission from the
 >  SD> master of the ship to operate on HF once the ship was underway.  My
 >  SD> friend had a lot of fun operating "maritime mobile" as he had the best
 >  SD> grounding system on Earth for his setup!
 > 
 > Steve wanted to do that but decided there were too many hoops to jump
 > thru to make it worthwhile. It probably would have meant packing his
 > carry on with radio gear. BTW, his call sign is NY4NC, as he explains "I
 > left New York for North Carolina".
 > 
 > Our fig tree is leafing out quite well, also has a good number of baby
 > figs. Steve took a couple of small branches, dipped them in rooting
 > hormone and then planted them in pots. They've both taken off so he gave
 > one to a neighbor, will plant the other on our property (other side of
 > the house from current tree). Looks like we'll have gallons of figs in a
 > few years; I think it took the current tree about 5 years to really
 > start putting out.
 > 

Apple trees take a while to fruit too.  In your area, a golden delicious paired
with a granny smith will work well as will a granny smith with a pink lady. 
They require cross pollenation to do much.

   xxcarol
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