Subj : Towing the Line was: Chic
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jul 17 2024 13:49:10

Hi Dave,


 RH> They are doing well then. I didn't work long enough to get full Social
 RH> Security but, some's better than none.

 DD> By continuing to work and pay into SS my monthly cheque increases
 DD> every year (more than the COLA bumps. Plus, I enjoy what I do so it's
 DD> not "work" just .......

I'm self employed so I can pick and choose my jobs. Not doing anything
right now because our AC not working right, current project is a flannel
shirt. Should have AC fixed Friday, then back to the sewing machine.


 RH> Steve has mentioned cashing out an IRA to pay off the house but we've
 RH> not done so yet. Soon getting to the point when we have to draw from it
 RH> so we'll probably use that for extra house payments. We're paying extra
 RH> on the principle every month so already have the mortgage about half
 RH> paid.

 DD> It's a matter of mathematics. Which is why I don't carry a balance on
 DD> my credit cards. And it makes it easier to get a home equity loan. I
 DD> needed one when I re-roofed the house, rebuilt the patio cover and had
 DD> the tree removed that caused me to need to rebuild the cover.

We don't carry a balance on our cards either. Couple of times when we
had big projects (house siding, new heating/cooling unit), a windfall
has come in at the same time to pay for it.

 DD>      8<----- WHACK ----->8

 RH> One time when we were at my parent's house, my brothers were talking
 RH> about how good Mrs. Stouffer's lasagne is. Steve and I looked at each
 RH> other with a "do they ever have lousy taste in food!" look. I guess it
 RH> cmes naturally; my mom used to make lasagne with cottage cheese. I got
 RH> my lasagne recipe from my Italian MIL. (G)

 DD> It's all in what you're accustomed to, I suppose.

Probably so, but once I got my MIL's recipe, I never looked at my mom's.
Same as we said we'd make his mom's sauce & meatballs and my mom's meat
sauce, then decide which to keep making. Made his mom's first, never
made my mom's. (G)

 DD> The Guineas around here used both ricotta and cottage cheese. And
 once DD> in a while just small curd cottage cheese.

Guess it depends on what area of Italy you're from.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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