I never perfomed any but my folks inherited a good number of G&S

from my > maternal grandfather, as 78s. One summer my dad spent hours recording > them on reel to reel tape. I didn't appreciate them as
much then as I > probably would now, but don't have the technology to play the reel to > reels, if my brother still has them around.
They were very clever, some saying that Sullivan's
musical witticisms were even funnier than Gilbert's
wordplays.

Not being a student of music, most are probably lost on me.

No doubt you'd get much of the gist even
without specialized knowledge.

"Call at your earliest convenience." But I've seen
the system in action, when Lilli texts someone and
days later doesn't get a reply and so has to call
to ask if the other person got the text. It's hard
to guess whether someone didn't get the message or
is simply mad at one.

We've done well overall with texting others and getting a prompt

reply.

Won't work with me.

If anyone were to text me, hah.

I know, my siblings are the same way.

I can see you shudder from 1000 miles away.

Did you? Doesn't matter, because it becomes
incredibly unlikely I'll make the picnic, as
I am supposed to meet Swisher and Lilli in France
on the 6th.

Would it be beter to move it later into September? August is still on
the hot side here; I don't think it would be a good idea to move it
forward.

Thanks for doing that. All I can hope is that
the hurricane doesn't hit on my dates.

That's about the norm for events like this. We just don't have the

room > to put up the group, unless we borrow tents. (G)
That isn't expected anyway, though it is most
appreciated when it can be done.

Almost a slumber party feeling then.

Pretty much. None of this going out for
breakfast stuff.

Wine for cooking is ok for in the house but for consumption, we

prefer > all to be done outside. We don't have a lot of fridge/cooler space so > would prefer to use it for foodstuffs. We'll try to have a number of

coolers for drinks of all types.

I hope people notice this; if not, not too
vital, because the drinkers are pretty
moderate in this group.

It'll be put out again, before the picnic.

When you do a final schedule, put in a reminder.

Hopefully we will be able to have most of the meals outside.

Sounds good.

We have a small deck but can scatter tables in the yard or wherever
there's a flat surface.

Probably two or three tables total for the
people would be enough, plus one or two for
the food. Okay, given this group, two or
three for the food.

Does he see substantial difference among
brewing methods? I kind of like French press
myself, but then little floating bits don't
bother me much.

Have to talk with him about it; I usually just wash them up after

the > fact. (G)
Of course.

And I'm doing more of that now than I was a few weeks ago.

Therapy. Just think of it as therapy.

Hit a roadblock this week--they tried to take out the rest of the stitches but the incision line started to spread apart. So, the

stitches > were left in for another week, with orders to not do some
of the knee > flex/bend exercises. Hopefully next Tuesday I'll be able to get them out > and resume therapy.
Sorry about that, but in almost all endeavors some
backsliding is to be expected.

All stitches are out now, go back to therapy on Friday. In the mean
time, I've got some home exercises to do. The knee straightens out
perfectly tho.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.05

Title: Bran Date Bread
Categories: Breads
Servings: 12

1 1/4 c Unbleached flour, sifted 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt 1/2 c Active sourdough
starter
3/4 c Buttermilk or sour milk 1 c Finely chopped pitted
dates
1 c All bran 1 ts Grated lemon peel (zestonly)
2 Large eggs, beaten 1/4 c Vegetable oil
3/4 c Firmly packed. brown sugar

Sift dry ingredients together. Dust dates with 1 T flour mixture, then
add
to the bowl. Then add the brown sugar, all bran, and grated lemon peel.
Combine 3/4 cu buttermilk, 2 beaten eggs, 1/4 cup vegetable oil.
Add all once to flour mixture with the sourdough starter, stirring until
well moistened. Pour into greased or waxpaper lined loaf pan about 9 x
5-inches. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Allow to stand 10 minutes in
pan
and then remove from pan and cool until cold. Wrap in plastic wrap or
foil
and place in Refrigerator. Use cream cheese or home made butter on this
bread for an out of this world taste.
Source: a file called BREADS.MMF

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Hi Michael,

They were very clever, some saying that Sullivan's
musical witticisms were even funnier than Gilbert's
wordplays.

Not being a student of music, most are probably lost on me.

No doubt you'd get much of the gist even
without specialized knowledge.

Possibly, but I've not heard any in years.

"Call at your earliest convenience." But I've seen
the system in action, when Lilli texts someone and
days later doesn't get a reply and so has to call
to ask if the other person got the text. It's hard
to guess whether someone didn't get the message or
is simply mad at one.

We've done well overall with texting others and getting a

prompt > ML> reply.

Won't work with me.

If anyone were to text me, hah.

I know, my siblings are the same way.

I can see you shudder from 1000 miles away.

E-mails or phone calls are the best way to communicate with them,
usually the former is the more commonly used method.

Did you? Doesn't matter, because it becomes
incredibly unlikely I'll make the picnic, as
I am supposed to meet Swisher and Lilli in France
on the 6th.

Would it be better to move it later into September? August is

still ML> on > the hot side here; I don't think it would be a good idea
to move ML> it ML> > forward.

Thanks for doing that. All I can hope is that
the hurricane doesn't hit on my dates.

We've got it set now for the last full week in September, hopefully
without any high water.

That's about the norm for events like this. We just don't

have the > ML> room > to put up the group, unless we borrow tents.
(G)

That isn't expected anyway, though it is most
appreciated when it can be done.

Almost a slumber party feeling then.

Pretty much. None of this going out for
breakfast stuff.

If it's only a few of us, we can do breakfast at the house most days.
Sunday might be the exception, except for those that plan to go to
church with us. All to be determined at this point, however.

Wine for cooking is ok for in the house but for consumption,

we > ML> prefer > all to be done outside. We don't have a lot of fridge/cooler > ML> space so > would prefer to use it for foodstuffs. We'll try to have a > ML> number of

coolers for drinks of all types.

I hope people notice this; if not, not too
vital, because the drinkers are pretty
moderate in this group.

It'll be put out again, before the picnic.

When you do a final schedule, put in a reminder.

Will do. Have to start making a mental list of what supplies will be needed--paper goods, special requests, etc.

Hopefully we will be able to have most of the meals outside.

Sounds good.

We have a small deck but can scatter tables in the yard or wherever there's a flat surface.

Probably two or three tables total for the
people would be enough, plus one or two for
the food. Okay, given this group, two or
three for the food.

Sounds about normaal for the group.

Does he see substantial difference among
brewing methods? I kind of like French press
myself, but then little floating bits don't
bother me much.

Have to talk with him about it; I usually just wash them up

after > ML> the > fact. (G)

Of course.

And I'm doing more of that now than I was a few weeks ago.

Therapy. Just think of it as therapy.

Scheduled therapy (and most at home exercises) are again on hold but I
can do some work outs. Just have to be careful how much the knee gets bent...............which precluded the stretching exercises I need to do
for range of motion.

Hit a roadblock this week--they tried to take out the rest of

the > ML> > stitches but the incision line started to spread apart.
So, the > ML> stitches > were left in for another week, with orders
to not do some > ML> of the knee > flex/bend exercises. Hopefully
next Tuesday I'll be able > ML> to get them out > and resume therapy.

Sorry about that, but in almost all endeavors some
backsliding is to be expected.

All stitches are out now, go back to therapy on Friday. In the mean time, I've got some home exercises to do. The knee straightens out perfectly tho.

A change to that, as I mentioned yesterday and above. Two steps forward,
one step back.

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