Hi Janis,

Hi Ruth!

Long time, no hear. Good to see you back. I've been back in Fidonet for a

pretty long while... I didn't have much time once Sophie got so ill...

I hope all is going well for you and your family... I've been

We were on a cruise/train/bus trip to Alaska the latter part of May,
came home with bronchitis (and a bit of a head cold) for me, a mild case
of Covid for Steve. Both of us are improved, but not 100% yet. Nice

Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :(

thing about this trip was that we did a shared table for the evening
meal so we never sat twice with the same group. We shared the table
with > a good number of international--had an enjoyable meal and discussion every night.

This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I always see something new.

trying JK> to catch up here, and I am getting there (slowly (grin)).
Some of you JK> folks like yourself and Steve, and Dale and Dave may
remember Sophie JK> and Indy, my two dogs...Indy died several years
ago, and poor Sophie JK> (the smaller one) is now suffering from liver
and thyroid failure... JK> we're counting the days for the poor girl
and trying to be optimistic.

It's hard to lose a pet. We adopted out our cocker spaniel before moving
from AZ to HI; its been 22 years and I still occaisionally look for him
to be underfoot.

I'm sorry to hear about your cocker spaniel.. I had one once, he was great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because he howled so loudly
:) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when we moved down there, but I think the move traumatized him a bit... He was find after we got there.

Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have
lots of happy memories of her.

Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so much.

(thanks to Drum for the source). They are growing great, perhaps
three foot tall, but no evidence of flowers yet.

If you've had cold snaps like we have, they may get buds later. Also,
see if you can find some plant food specifically for tomaoes - it does
make a
difference.

We are wondering
when and how to prune them so that they get bushy instead of six foot
tall.

For my gardens, suckers are always important to get rid of because the
suckers, which grow in the "V" between the main stem and the branches,
need to be pruned to save energy for main branches - you'll get more
fruit that way as well.

That was Dale, to me. He and Gail are in an assisted living community
now and he's trying to grow tomatoes indoors. We gave up on trying to
grow them when we realised we'd be gone during the main harvest time.

Ah! Sorry for confusing things. Thanks for the explanation.

Suckers grow quickly, but if left to grow into side stems, they tend
to be spindly and produce inferior fruit. When they're small (under 2
inches), they can be pinched off, but if they're bigger, pruners are
necessary.

Hope this helps :)

Here is a weird but interesing switch on Lasagne we all liked (as
weird as it sounds (grin). I was doubtful about steaming the lasagna
sheets, but it worked really well :)

From the Food Network:

Sunny's Easy Tomato and Basil Lasagna Roll-Ups
==============================================

Ingredients
24 lasagna noodles (from about two 1-pound packages) Kosher salt and
black pepper
One 15-ounce container ricotta
4 cups shredded 2- to 6-cheese blend that contains mozzarella (along
with provolone, Parmesan, Asiago, pecorino or jack cheese) 1 cup
chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish 1 cup chopped fresh Italian
parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon red chile flakes
2 large eggs, whisked
Zest of 1 lemon
One 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce Grated Parmesan, for
garnish

I tried the lasagne sheets once when I found whole wheat ones at a
health foods store (don't think it was Whole Foods, think it was while
we were in Savannah). We came to the conclusion that we liked working
with regular lasagne noodles better, but I can see where the sheets
might be better for something like this. Maybe I'll have to give them
another try.

Hmm... not sure what this recipe called for above in that respect. I thought it was just normal Lasagna noodles... that's what I used :)

So good to hear from you Ruth, and all the rest of the members of this echo... I miss it.

Pork Noodles
======
3/4 pound medium shrimp, deveined with tails removed 1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling dough 2 cloves garlic, grated
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed (I sure would make my own (grin)). All-purpose flour, for dusting
1 cup deli mozzarella (part-skim, low-moisture), grated Red pepper flakes, for sprinkling
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions
Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the shrimp in a bowl with the oregano, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, then add the butter and let melt. Add the flour and cook, 1 minute. Add the garlic and continue to cook, whisking, 1 minute more. Whisk in the milk and cook until very thick, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan and remove from the heat. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Preheat the broiler to high.
Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly-floured work surface into two 10-inch ovals. Brush the grill pan with the remaining tablespoon olive oil. Grill the dough on both sides until there are grill marks, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove the crusts to a sheet tray. Add the shrimp to the grill pan and grill on both sides until fully cooked, pink and opaque, about 4 minutes total. Spread the white sauce on the dough in an even layer. Scatter the shrimp over the sauce. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted and bubbly, keeping a close eye so it doesn't burn, 2 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle the red pepper flakes and parsley on top before serving.

Take care,
Janis

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Hi Janis,

We were on a cruise/train/bus trip to Alaska the latter part of May, came home with bronchitis (and a bit of a head cold) for me, a mild

case > of Covid for Steve. Both of us are improved, but not 100% yet.
Nice

Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I
think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :(

We're done with the worst of it, just a bit more congestion than usual
now. Some of it could be due to summer pollen now.

thing about this trip was that we did a shared table for the

evening JK> > meal so we never sat twice with the same group. We shared
the table JK> > with > a good number of international--had an enjoyable
meal and JK> discussion > every night.

This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I
always see something new.

We've not been there in some years. Last time we went, we bought the
narrated tour (CD) and did the self guided thing--a lot better than the
time I went with my parents. Then we just hit up a couple of the
highlights and called it a "tour".

trying JK> to catch up here, and I am getting there (slowly (grin)). Some of you JK> folks like yourself and Steve, and Dale and Dave may remember Sophie JK> and Indy, my two dogs...Indy died several years
ago, and poor Sophie JK> (the smaller one) is now suffering from

liver > and thyroid failure... JK> we're counting the days for the
poor girl

and trying to be optimistic.

It's hard to lose a pet. We adopted out our cocker spaniel before

moving > from AZ to HI; its been 22 years and I still occaisionally
look for him > to be underfoot.

I'm sorry to hear about your cocker spaniel.. I had one once, he was

Sam was adopted out to a family down the street. We'd gotten him the
same way, when a family had orders for Scotland and didn't want to put
him thru a 6 month quarerentine. HI had a 4 month one, but Sam was 12 by
then and wouldn't have done well in it.

great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because

he JK> howled so loudly :) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when we
moved JK> down there, but I think the move traumatized him a bit... He
was find JK> after we got there.

Sam was pre named--we got him when he was 4. Funny thing was, our
neighbors across the street had a cocker spaniel named Sam also. We
called ours, our comic relief because he was so goofy. He bonded fast
with our younger daughter; she was his person and he'd take her side in
"heated discussions" with her dad. (G)

Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have JK> > lots of

happy memories of her.

Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and
start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so much.

But she's not suffering any more.

Here is a weird but interesing switch on Lasagne we all liked (as
weird as it sounds (grin). I was doubtful about steaming the lasagna
sheets, but it worked really well :)

From the Food Network:

Sunny's Easy Tomato and Basil Lasagna Roll-Ups
==============================================

Ingredients
24 lasagna noodles (from about two 1-pound packages) Kosher salt and
black pepper
One 15-ounce container ricotta
4 cups shredded 2- to 6-cheese blend that contains mozzarella (along
with provolone, Parmesan, Asiago, pecorino or jack cheese) 1 cup
chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish 1 cup chopped fresh Italian
parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon red chile flakes
2 large eggs, whisked
Zest of 1 lemon
One 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce Grated Parmesan, for
garnish

I tried the lasagne sheets once when I found whole wheat ones at a health foods store (don't think it was Whole Foods, think it was

while > we were in Savannah). We came to the conclusion that we liked working > with regular lasagne noodles better, but I can see where the sheets

might be better for something like this. Maybe I'll have to give

them > another try.

Hmm... not sure what this recipe called for above in that respect. I thought it was just normal Lasagna noodles... that's what I used :)

So good to hear from you Ruth, and all the rest of the members of this echo... I miss it.

So get on it more often--we need all the active members we can get.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Multitask: make twice the mistakes in 1/2 the time.

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Hi Ruth!

I'm sorry it has taken me a few days to reply... We bought a new pup yesterday and she is just so wonderful :) She is 82 pounds, a central asian shepherd mix (and German Sheperd). We had to travel about an hour to get her, but she is just so worth it. I called her a "pup" but she is about 4 years old... no papers, but when our vet sees her, I'm sure he'll be able to tell us if that is accurate :)

We were on a cruise/train/bus trip to Alaska the latter part of May,
came home with bronchitis (and a bit of a head cold) for me, a mild

case > of Covid for Steve. Both of us are improved, but not 100% yet.
Nice

Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the
Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I
think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :(

We're done with the worst of it, just a bit more congestion than usual
now. Some of it could be due to summer pollen now.

Yes, 'tis the season... I also suffer from that, but it hasn't been too bad this year. I hope it stays that way over here (grin).

This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I
always see something new.

We've not been there in some years. Last time we went, we bought the
narrated tour (CD) and did the self guided thing--a lot better than the
time I went with my parents. Then we just hit up a couple of the
highlights and called it a "tour".

I can understand that :) Sometimes the tours take forever.

ago, and poor Sophie JK> (the smaller one) is now suffering from

liver > and thyroid failure... JK> we're counting the days for the
poor girl

and trying to be optimistic.

It's hard to lose a pet. We adopted out our cocker spaniel before

moving > from AZ to HI; its been 22 years and I still occaisionally
look for him > to be underfoot.

I'm sorry to hear about your cocker spaniel.. I had one once, he was

Sam was adopted out to a family down the street. We'd gotten him the
same way, when a family had orders for Scotland and didn't want to put
him thru a 6 month quarerentine. HI had a 4 month one, but Sam was 12 by
then and wouldn't have done well in it.

It is so hard when they start "aging" :(

great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because

he JK> howled so loudly :) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when we
moved JK> down there, but I think the move traumatized him a bit... He
was find JK> after we got there.

Sam was pre named--we got him when he was 4. Funny thing was, our
neighbors across the street had a cocker spaniel named Sam also. We
called ours, our comic relief because he was so goofy.

Yes, cocker spaniels can be so goofy :) Ours was goofy as well :)

He bonded fast
with our younger daughter; she was his person and he'd take her side in "heated discussions" with her dad. (G)

That is so great when a pup attaches to a family member :)

Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have JK> > lots of

happy memories of her.

Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and
start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so
much.

But she's not suffering any more.

True. And now, we have a huge and comical dog,

Here is a weird but interesing switch on Lasagne we all liked (as
weird as it sounds (grin). I was doubtful about steaming the lasagna
sheets, but it worked really well :)

From the Food Network:

Sunny's Easy Tomato and Basil Lasagna Roll-Ups
==============================================

Ingredients
24 lasagna noodles (from about two 1-pound packages) Kosher salt and
black pepper
One 15-ounce container ricotta
4 cups shredded 2- to 6-cheese blend that contains mozzarella (along
with provolone, Parmesan, Asiago, pecorino or jack cheese) 1 cup
chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish 1 cup chopped fresh Italian
parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon red chile flakes
2 large eggs, whisked
Zest of 1 lemon
One 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce Grated Parmesan, for
garnish

I tried the lasagne sheets once when I found whole wheat ones at a
health foods store (don't think it was Whole Foods, think it was

while > we were in Savannah). We came to the conclusion that we liked
working > with regular lasagne noodles better, but I can see where the
sheets

might be better for something like this. Maybe I'll have to give

them > another try.

Hmm... not sure what this recipe called for above in that respect. I
thought it was just normal Lasagna noodles... that's what I used :)

So good to hear from you Ruth, and all the rest of the members of this
echo... I miss it.

So get on it more often--we need all the active members we can get.

I will, life just gets a little whacky some days, I guess :)

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

Hi Janis,

I'm sorry it has taken me a few days to reply... We bought a new pup yesterday and she is just so wonderful :) She is 82 pounds, a central asian shepherd mix (and German Sheperd). We had to travel about an
hour to get her, but she is just so worth it. I called her a "pup"
but she is about 4 years old... no papers, but when our vet sees her,
I'm sure he'll be able to tell us if that is accurate :)

Fun times! Give her a hug from me.

Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the
Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I
think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :(

We're done with the worst of it, just a bit more congestion than

usual > now. Some of it could be due to summer pollen now.

Yes, 'tis the season... I also suffer from that, but it hasn't been
too bad this year. I hope it stays that way over here (grin).

The Canadian fires haven't helped. Hopefully they'll be well under
control by the beginning of July; we're going up to VT to do VBS in a
city park. I don't want to come back with another case of bronchitis.

This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I
always see something new.

We've not been there in some years. Last time we went, we bought the narrated tour (CD) and did the self guided thing--a lot better than

the > time I went with my parents. Then we just hit up a couple of the

highlights and called it a "tour".

I can understand that :) Sometimes the tours take forever.

The self guided ones let you skip parts you weren't as interested in.
The "tour" with the parents we just saw what was out in the open in a
couple of places, mostly monuments.

Sam was adopted out to a family down the street. We'd gotten him the same way, when a family had orders for Scotland and didn't want to

put > him thru a 6 month quarerentine. HI had a 4 month one, but Sam
was 12 by > then and wouldn't have done well in it.

It is so hard when they start "aging" :(

Yes, and even worse when your parents are aged enough that they can't
take care of the pet properly. Saw that with my folks and the last dog
they had.

great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because

he JK> howled so loudly :) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when

we > moved JK> down there, but I think the move traumatized him a
bit... He > was find JK> after we got there.

Sam was pre named--we got him when he was 4. Funny thing was, our neighbors across the street had a cocker spaniel named Sam also. We called ours, our comic relief because he was so goofy.

Yes, cocker spaniels can be so goofy :) Ours was goofy as well :)

He bonded fast
with our younger daughter; she was his person and he'd take her side

in > "heated discussions" with her dad. (G)

That is so great when a pup attaches to a family member :)

It was pure funny to see the two of them sometimes. Neveer did get a
video of them "singing" duets tho.

Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have JK> > lots of

happy memories of her.

Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and
start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so
much.

But she's not suffering any more.

True. And now, we have a huge and comical dog,

Enjoy her.

echo... I miss it.

So get on it more often--we need all the active members we can get.

I will, life just gets a little whacky some days, I guess :)

i understand; we're getting ready to travel again. I'm trying to finish
a sewing project for my MIL so I can take my machine in for a tune up
while we're gone. It should be done tomorrow--barring changes in the
schedule. (G)





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Catch you later,
Ruth
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