[Sca-cooks] Re: [Sca-cooks]Asthma: was Akims garden question

[Patricia Collum]

The original reason people moved to Arizona with lung problems like TB and
asthma was because of a lack of allergens and cold winter, not a lack of
humidity. My son with asthma actually prefers it in Washington State, with
the fresh air and humidity. Unfortunately, people brought their non-native
plants with them, along with a brown cloud of dust, air pollution that hangs
pretty heavy some parts of the year. My own asthma didn't fully develope til
I moved here from Washington 20 years ago.

Cecily
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From: "Anne duBosc" <anne_du_bosc at yahoo.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Akims garden question


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Dear Olwen,
I keep telling you to move to Arizona.  In the Phoenix area, average
humidity year around is between 10 and 20 percent.  During our "rainy"
season (July to September) we average 2.45 inches of rain.  That's not 2.45
inches a month, that's 2.45 inches for 3 months.  In the rainy season.  In
the past 100 years, we've had an accumulation of less than an inch of snow.
(And if you want snow, Flagstaff and the San Francisco Peaks is just a
couple of hours to the North.)   The lowest average monthly temperature is
66.9 degrees F.  True, the highest is 105, but it's a dry heat (local
humor.)
There are a little over 5 million people in the whole state, but more than
2.5 million live in the Greater Phoenix area which covers over 3600 square
miles.  Over the past ten years we've had a remarkably low unemployment
rate, usually in the lowest 10 states.  The industry here tends toward high
tech, banking, real estate, and tourism.
Despite our reputation as a home of elderly Snow Birds, our median age is
32.9 years.
In the SCA, the Greater Phoenix area encompasses three Baronies, Atenveldt
(the Premiere Barony, Mother of Kingdoms), SunDragon, and Twin Moons.  The
Barony of Atenveldt recently celebrated it's 35th anniversary.  At one
point, the SCA consisted of three Kingdoms and one Barony.  Everything that
wasn't in The West, The East, or The Middle was Atenveldt.  Atenveldt now
has seven Daughter Kingdoms (Caid, Artemisia, Ansteorra, Outlands, Calontir,
Meridies, and Atlantia) and one Grandaughter (Trimaris.)  Most of the year,
we have easily accessible events every weekend, and if you don't mind
driving two or three hours, you have your choice of events every weekend.
With Ered Sul to the North, and Tir Ysgithr and Granit Mountain to the
South, we have a wealth of activities year around.
Mordonna
 Olwen the Odd <olwentheodd at hotmail.com> wrote:
>My asthma is getting worse and humidity is really hard on me. I hope it's
less >humid in Philly in summer, otherwise I may end up somewhere else, like
Boston!
>Olwen



Lady Anne du Bosc
Known as Mordonna The Cook
Atenveldt, Atenveldt
mundanely Pat Griffin
Phoenix, AZ


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