Subj : Aunteeks                                                 [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Aug 04 2024 19:59:52

Hi Dave,


 RH> Except in Amish/Mennonite (and probably Amana) enclaves. I don't do as
 RH> much as I used to do. My mom used to do it every year until her memory
 RH> got bad enough, probably stopped in her late 70s. Dad put in 2 gardens
 RH> every year until his late 80s, enough to feed all of us kids. Whenever
 RH> my youngest sister visited, she'd take home some canned goods; AFAIK,
 RH> she never learned to put stuff up (nor did my other sister).

 DD> The Amana colonies were pretty much Amish-like with similar roots.
 DD> Except the Amish would make the nice appliance that thae Amana
 DD> colonies do. Bv)=

Amish would not make (or use) electric appliances, maybe propane but no
standard fridge, microwave, range, etc.

 DD>      8<----- HACK ----->8


 DD> I just got a letter from a realtor wanting to know if I'd consider
 DD> selling my house. Seems (he says) he has an "interested, motivated
 DD> buyer".

 RH> Steve got a call a couple of weeks ago from someone "interested in
 RH> buying the house" so he said "yes, it is for sale, for half a million
 RH> dollars". Guy asked if we would really sell for that, so Steve said
 RH> "yes, so we can afford a new house and the cost of moving". Offer was
 RH> declined and Steve asked to be taken off his calling list. Try that
 RH> with solicitors. (G)

 DD> It beats answering the phone "Mabel's Wh**e House, Dave the towel boy
 DD> speaking".  Bv)=

 RH> True, and doubt we'll ever get taken up on the offer so....

 DD> If you do you can put the money left after Uncle Sugar gets his cut
 DD> into CDs and pad your retirement. I'm amazed at what some properties
 DD> are being sold for these days. The last house my parents owned here
 DD> was bought for U$10K. My dad (and us chirrun) put a lot of sweat into
 DD> remodeling and
 DD> updating the place - and when the folks moved to Bloomngton it sold
 DD> (in 1969) for U$38K. I noted a few months ago in the local fish
 DD> wrapper's
 DD> "What Did It Sell For" listings that the old barn had changed hands
 DD> again and for U$375K. Part of that is "inflation". But jeez ....

I've no idea what my parent's house would go for. My brother owns it
(and 2 other properties in NY State); I'd not want his property taxes.

 DD> As if! This is the first house I've ever owned and it will be the
 DD> last. My will gives my housemate lifetime tenancy then the house
 DD> goes to the local Habitat for Humanity for their affordable
 DD> housing program.

 RH> Sounds like a good idea. We're still debating moving out west
 RH> eventually, still tied to the East Coast at the moment.

 DD> You guys fooled me. I figured that when Steve finished seminary that
 DD> you'd sky up and go west then.

We'd thought about it but have had our reasons for staying on the east
coast for the time being.

 DD> Moving house is a major PITA.

 RH> I know, we've moved 16 times (that I can think of) in the almost 49
 RH> years we've been married.

 RH> Might try somethin like this with salmon--make our own lox. Bake our
 RH> own bagels to go with them.

 DD> Never tried making bagels. Panera's Cinnamon Swirl and Everything
 DD> bagels satisfy my needs, wants and desires, bagel-wise.

I've made them occaisionally. Did some on September 10,2001 so Steve
took the box into work. We lived on post but he knew those that lived
off post would have a long, hard wait to get in and probably stay late.
Figured he'd give them some sustanence. Box came home mostly empty, only
time it did. Other times I'd send in goodies, it would come back empty.
(G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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