[Sca-cooks] Lenten ideas for non Christians...

[Mark Hendershott]

At 11:45 PM 2/18/2006, 'Lainie wrote:
>At 11:35 PM 2/18/2006, you wrote:
>You mean you are not enjoying Portland's current low temps?
>
>>>>Simon Sinneghe
>>>
>>>A-nope. Sweater over the turtleneck, shawl over the sweater. 
>>>Sipping tea all day (till my back teeth float!) and spending the 
>>>evening in front of the fireplace with a kitty and a book. Seems 
>>>idyllic, yes? Not when I have other things to do! It's not so much 
>>>the temp as it is the wind chill, or so they say. Dunno- I finally 
>>>got the broken part on my ski machine fixed, but it's in the 
>>>basement, which is like a crypt right now. How many calories are 
>>>burned off by chattering teeth?  =:-O
>>>
>>>'Lainie
>>
>>I have fond memories of the wind coming down the Gorge after 
>>originating somewhere in the vicinity of the Great Slave 
>>Lake.  Southern Oregon is so much more tolerable at times.
>>
>>Simon
>
>The worst of it is coming from the Gorge, but I talked to #1 
>daughter earlier this evening, and she said that Seattle is @#$%^& 
>cold too. Her kitty has taken up residence on top of the radiator.

Yeah, we watched "Gardening with Ciscoe" earlier this evening. (NW 
Cable TV if its on your system) He was going on about the Seattle conditions.

>You however are in the prime little notch there- past the southern 
>end of the Willamette Valley, but not yet into the Rogue Valley. My 
>sweetie gets the fun weather in Ashland- especially fun because he 
>gets to supervise middle schoolers on the playground. Particularly 
>festive when it snows. ;-)
>
>'Lainie

I still like Ashland.  It's one on those "money no consideration" 
retirement spots, which means I'll stay right here.

Simon