I never saw why people saw fit to mess with
others' lives in such a way. It's not as though
she had been planning to go off and be an exotic
dancer or anything.

The aunt must have thought it was a more secure (and proper) job for a
young woman to have. My classmate's parents had both passed away while
she was a minor. The aunt took her in for the last couple of years of
high school, and I guess, financed college--may have wanted her say in
my friends's career as "payback".

That kind of reciprocity has always chafed me.
Sure, she owed some deference to her aunt, but
not to the degree where the aunt's preoccupations
(one might say neuroses) determined the niece's
life journey.

For me it's never, never, and never.

Stephen has surprised me several times, usually around our

anniversary.
I'd not like even that. And worse is when people
have said "boy, do I have a surprise for you!"
and it either turns out to be not a surprise or
something one didn't want to happen (or eat or
play with).

Most of the ones I've had have been easy enough to deal with. I was
given a surprise "Happy Birthday" serenade at the end of Vacation Bible School up in VT last year--last day was my birthday so the last thing
the kids did before dismissal was to sing "Happy Birthday" to me. In September Steve surprised me with a piece of jewelry he'd bought while
we were on the cruise.

Speaking for myself, such attention would be
profoundly embarrassing, and though I might be
gratified by the intention, the gesture itself
would be disquieting. Most people probably
don't think this way.

Back to normal is gratifying. Speaking of which,
I'm in Dallas now helping Lilli keep her hotel and
airline status. In gratitude she actually turned
down an upgrade to sit with me the other day.

Hopefully you didn't have any troubles with the flight. Are you in TX

It was a bit under 3 hours in coach going
east and a wee bit over 3 in first going back,
pretty manageable, minimal leg swelling, and
no Lasix all week. I gained 2 lb on the trip,
but it's not clear whether that's from fluid
retention or excess caloric intake; not enough
to worry about anyway. I bought a pair of jeans
shortly after returning ($10!), the smallest
size available from Tractor Supply, and it's
falling off my hips now: I'll have to wash
them in hot water.

for one of the bbq "pig outs" you do from time to time with other?

The pig-outs are pretty tame these days, what
with age and health issues and lack of stamina.
Gone are the adventures where we'd plan six meal
stops a day and actually make 4 or 5 of them. Now
it's more like one a day plus the free hotel
breakfast (for cheapness' sake) and maybe a
nightcap in a tavern. This one was with Lilli
alone, and she eats like a bird (like a chickadee
in quantity, but her diet is more that of a raptor).

Blueberries were $3 a cup! last week, and Lilli
felt a yen for them, but they've sat in the
back of the fridge for all that time and are
still there pending our return.

Hopefully they will still be good. Between now and when they come into season, I need to check the freezer--see how much of a supply we have on hand.

They were okay, beginning to shrivel, but they
were oversized to begin with. Some aroma remained.
Not very sweet, rather starchy. These were the
River Run brand, from Sinaloa, the drug capital
of Mexico. It's good to see legitimate agricultural
products come from there.

Homemade Gefilte Fish
categories: KfP, starter, pareve
yield: 1 batch

water
onion
carrot
salt
sugar
ground pike
ground whitefish
ground onion
eggs
water
sugar
salt

Some would say gefilte fish is the quintessential
Jewish food. So why not learn how to make it from
scratch? This recipe is relatively simple, and
kosher for Passover, of course. The recipe I'm
sharing yields 60 gefilte fish balls, which sounds
like a lot. Okay, it is a lot. But they freeze well,
and the recipe also divides in half easily, so you
can make a small batch.

First you'll need to put up a stock of water, onion,
carrot, salt and sugar.

While that comes to a boil, mix the fish ball
ingredients together. You'll need ground pike and
whitefish, ground onion, eggs, water, sugar and
salt. The batter will not be very firm, but it
will still roll into balls.

Note. Many people do not wet their matzah on
Passover. That is why there is no matzah meal in
this recipe. If you are making this fish during
the year, or if this is not your custom, you can
add some matzah meal to the batter to stiffen it.

Bring the stock to a rolling boil. Keep it at a
boil while you roll the balls and drop them in
gently, a few at a time. Wet your hands between
every few fish balls to help with the rolling.

When you've made all the fish balls and they're
all in the pot, turn it down to a simmer. Simmer
for 1 hr, then remove from the fire.

Take the fish balls and carrots out of the stock
and let them cool. Discard the stock. Refrigerate
the fish and carrots for up to 3 days. Or freeze
for later use.

Gefilte fish is traditionally served cold, with
a piece of carrot on top and some chrein (beet
and horseradish dip) on the side. But thereÿs
no wrong way to eat it.

By Miriam Szokovski, chabad.org
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Hi Michael,

I never saw why people saw fit to mess with
others' lives in such a way. It's not as though

The aunt must have thought it was a more secure (and proper) job for

a > young woman to have. My classmate's parents had both passed away
while > she was a minor. The aunt took her in for the last couple of
years of > high school, and I guess, financed college--may have wanted
her say in > my friends's career as "payback".

That kind of reciprocity has always chafed me.
Sure, she owed some deference to her aunt, but
not to the degree where the aunt's preoccupations
(one might say neuroses) determined the niece's
life journey.

True, but that's many years in the past now. I hope my friend was able
to do well in her career, and not to hold a grudge against her aunt.

For me it's never, never, and never.

Stephen has surprised me several times, usually around our

anniversary.
I'd not like even that. And worse is when people
have said "boy, do I have a surprise for you!"
and it either turns out to be not a surprise or
something one didn't want to happen (or eat or
play with).

Most of the ones I've had have been easy enough to deal with. I was given a surprise "Happy Birthday" serenade at the end of Vacation

Bible > School up in VT last year--last day was my birthday so the
last thing > the kids did before dismissal was to sing "Happy
Birthday" to me. In

September Steve surprised me with a piece of jewelry he'd bought

while > we were on the cruise.

Speaking for myself, such attention would be
profoundly embarrassing, and though I might be
gratified by the intention, the gesture itself
would be disquieting. Most people probably
don't think this way.

T'was a bit embarassing but it was over quickly and the kids went home.

Back to normal is gratifying. Speaking of which,
I'm in Dallas now helping Lilli keep her hotel and
airline status. In gratitude she actually turned
down an upgrade to sit with me the other day.

Hopefully you didn't have any troubles with the flight. Are you in

TX

It was a bit under 3 hours in coach going
east and a wee bit over 3 in first going back,
pretty manageable, minimal leg swelling, and
no Lasix all week. I gained 2 lb on the trip,

Minimal swelling and no Lasix is good, weight gain is questionable. If
it was from fluid, hopefully it will disappate soon. If it was from too
much good food--you may have needed to gain a bit after all you went
thru in January.

but it's not clear whether that's from fluid
retention or excess caloric intake; not enough
to worry about anyway. I bought a pair of jeans
shortly after returning ($10!), the smallest
size available from Tractor Supply, and it's
falling off my hips now: I'll have to wash
them in hot water.

They won't shrink like they used to--get a good belt and suspenders.

for one of the bbq "pig outs" you do from time to time with other?

The pig-outs are pretty tame these days, what
with age and health issues and lack of stamina.
Gone are the adventures where we'd plan six meal
stops a day and actually make 4 or 5 of them. Now
it's more like one a day plus the free hotel
breakfast (for cheapness' sake) and maybe a
nightcap in a tavern. This one was with Lilli

I don't think I could have done more than 2 meal stops at most, maybe
when I was years younger. Now one good meal stop and a ligher meal (plus breakfast) would be plenty for me.

alone, and she eats like a bird (like a chickadee
in quantity, but her diet is more that of a raptor).

But, she's still eating, even if it is a peck at a time.

Blueberries were $3 a cup! last week, and Lilli
felt a yen for them, but they've sat in the
back of the fridge for all that time and are
still there pending our return.

Hopefully they will still be good. Between now and when they come

into > season, I need to check the freezer--see how much of a supply
we have on > hand.

They were okay, beginning to shrivel, but they
were oversized to begin with. Some aroma remained.
Not very sweet, rather starchy. These were the
River Run brand, from Sinaloa, the drug capital
of Mexico. It's good to see legitimate agricultural
products come from there.

Not yet blueberry season down there yet?

Homemade Gefilte Fish
categories: KfP, starter, pareve
yield: 1 batch

oy!

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