I knew and respected people from Berea. It also
conforms largely to my idea of what a college
should be (especially the nonsectarianness).

My parents pushed the academics, knew I'd get a good education at
Houghton.

You'd also have gotten a good education at
Berea. There are a lot of underappreciated
smaller schools out there.

can guess, the competition for jobs in New York and
Boston is incredibly fierce.

I suspect so. I didn't have the ability for a music major but knew quite
a few of them.

A large part of it is talent, a large part
that stick-to-itiveness we've been talking
about, and there's a hefty dose of OCD in
the most successful ones as well. Also one
has to be very hard on oneself but not
debilitatingly perfectionist, a hard balance
to achieve. I was the latter, which made
performance difficult, but hunger took
precedence.

Sigh! But, you had fun while doing it--except for having to play the 1812 Overture on July 4. (G)

It was on the whole fun; even 1812 was okay the first
ten times or so - after that it became a chore,
especially when I forgot my earplugs for the loud
part (ended up keeping a set or two in my case all
the time so I wouldn't ever miss them).

Smart idea. I keep certain small items in my purse or wallet (band aids, safety pins, etc) for those "just in case" times.

Lilli has so many of those that she often
carries more than one purse. Her max has
been two smaller handbags and a big tote
to carry them in.

retreat, September is wide open.

Looks like September might be a good time, but
nobody else has chimed in yet.

Still early enough in the year--and winter hasn't fully left yet so it's
not on the radar.

It should be on the radar, especially for
someone who is a potential host.

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Title: Selsig Morgannwg (glamorgan Sausages) Welsh
Categories: Main dish, Vegetables, hardly sausage
Yield: 6 servings

5 oz Fresh white breadcrumbs Pinch of mustard
Small onion finely chopped 2 Eggs
3 oz Grated cheese Flour and raspings to
coat
Salt and pepper

Mix breadcrumbs and cheese, finely chopped onion and seasonin. Beat
together 1 egg and 1 egg yolk and use to bind mixture. Make into even
sized
sausage shapes (12) and roll in flour. Coat in beaten egg white and
raspings. Fry in hot fat or oil. Glamorgan Sausages are particularly
appetising served with fresh green salad and red peppers. An ideal dish
for
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Hi Michael,

I knew and respected people from Berea. It also
conforms largely to my idea of what a college
should be (especially the nonsectarianness).

My parents pushed the academics, knew I'd get a good education at Houghton.

You'd also have gotten a good education at
Berea. There are a lot of underappreciated
smaller schools out there.

Yes, but knowing that it was a big one for the hand arts and such like
in the 70s would have made it unacceptable to my parents. They were all
about academics for us. I think my choice of major and minors were a bit disconcerting for them but they accepted it, eventually.

can guess, the competition for jobs in New York and
Boston is incredibly fierce.

I suspect so. I didn't have the ability for a music major but knew

quite > a few of them.

A large part of it is talent, a large part
that stick-to-itiveness we've been talking
about, and there's a hefty dose of OCD in
the most successful ones as well. Also one
has to be very hard on oneself but not
debilitatingly perfectionist, a hard balance
to achieve. I was the latter, which made
performance difficult, but hunger took
precedence.

I knew some who really had to work--they had some ability/talent but
nothing outstanding. Lots of hard work went into their degrees.

Sigh! But, you had fun while doing it--except for having to

play the > ML> > 1812 Overture on July 4. (G)

It was on the whole fun; even 1812 was okay the first
ten times or so - after that it became a chore,
especially when I forgot my earplugs for the loud
part (ended up keeping a set or two in my case all
the time so I wouldn't ever miss them).

Smart idea. I keep certain small items in my purse or wallet (band

aids, > safety pins, etc) for those "just in case" times.

Lilli has so many of those that she often
carries more than one purse. Her max has
been two smaller handbags and a big tote
to carry them in.

I've not reached that point yet.

retreat, September is wide open.

Looks like September might be a good time, but
nobody else has chimed in yet.

Still early enough in the year--and winter hasn't fully left yet so

it's > not on the radar.

It should be on the radar, especially for
someone who is a potential host.

We'll have to talk things over. If we were to host, we could use the
camper as a guest room for a couple of people but others would need to
get a motel room.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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