Leaving in am for FL Catch you all next week. Jersybel "We are all pilgrims of the same journey--but some pilgrims have better road maps." --- Nelson DeMille

In a message dated 11/18/02 9:40:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, Up2Nutrix@aol.com writes: > (sorry, Diesel and Jack, to bore you > on this subject) Doris, Your story's are never boring. Diesel

Ginny, First of all let me say tat Sea Isle City is one of my most favorite places in NEW JERSEY AS FAR AS POSIONESS STUFF, LIKE PISION IVY, SUMAC, POISIN IVY . WE HAVE POISIONWOOD... LONG DARK GREENSHINEY LEAVES WITH A LIGHT GREEN VEIN DOWN THE CENTER. THE BERRIES ARE TE MAIN DIET OF THE WHITE CROWNED PIDGEON. AMAZING HOW THEY ARE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. BUT HUMAN CONTACT IS ALMOST ALWAYS VERY BADAN EXTREME CASE REQUIRES I.V. STERIODS.i geuss a bad case of poision ,Sumac will do the same if a prson is extremely sensitive. Be happy you don't have to deal with this particular plant. It gets quite tall. Lee-in-the-Keys ------------------------------ Sent from my PocketMail Handheld http://www.pocketmail.com

In a message dated 11/18/02 7:00:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, kilkee@attbi.com writes: > Goose bumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair. > > Judy, That was interesting. Now I have to put it in terms our little Red Head Grandson can understand, without opening another hundred question's. Many thanks. Diesel

In a message dated 11/18/02 11:17:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, Up2Nutrix@aol.com writes: > Hey do you remember Elderberries? > Question, Was there an elderberry soda at one time, maybe in the forty's? Diesel

Lee, I was going outside to look, but the weatherman is out by the lake and hasn't seen any. Full moon and cloud cover in the metro area preventing sightings. Planetarium has only spotted three. Pat

In a message dated 11/18/2002 12:19:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Somewhere I have pictures of snow drifts towards Allamuchy that were above > the dump trucks the road crews used. This was in the early 60's. > Probably the winter of 1960-61 -- there were several big storms that year. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

In a message dated 11/18/2002 12:19:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Hey do you remember Elderberries? Elderberry bushes are really popular out here in Colorado. I have a big one next to the patio; the birds love the berries in the fall. I let the birds have them; they're fun to watch. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

Help . . . I'm getting inundated! A few weeks ago my incoming e-mail suddenly jumped from about thirty to anywhere from fifty to seventy or more messages a day. (It's not directly NJ Memories activities; I get that in digest mode to cut the volume, and I normally get only one of those per day). It's taking me three hours and more each day to get it taken care of, and that's more time than I can afford, since I work two or three days a week and have other responsibilities as well. The problem is the high volume of forwarded jokes that's suddenly coming in, most of them from Memories people. What's happening is that I'm getting three or four or even five copies of the same five or ten jokes that are making the rounds of the list -- and sometimes they come in with a subject changed, so I don't realize that it's the same forward all over again. So here's what I'd like to ask: any one person, please don't send me more than one forward apiece per day. Pick one of the very best clean ones that you get, and send just that one to me. And please don't send me back one that I just sent you; that just adds to the clutter. Thanx -- I appreciate your help! Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

Everyone.. I hope I'm not the only one on the list looking at this rare event. speaking of which...this post has no mistakes. Lee-in-the-Keys ------------------------------ Sent from my PocketMail Handheld http://www.pocketmail.com

Hi All, Here's a question I have. I was telling our little Red Head tonight, that it was getting cold in the house, and I was getting Goose Bumps. He asked me "Grandpa, what are Goose Bumps?" Anyone out there know what they are, and why we get them when were cold? I bet Doris knows. Diesel

Here you go Diesel! Goose bumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair. When it's hot and you need to cool down, little muscles at the base of each hair relax. Your hair becomes relaxed. Your sweat glands pump out body heat in sweat. Your blood vessels get big to take more heat to the skin to get rid of it. When it's cold, the arrector muscle pulls the hair up. The duct to the sweat glands gets small to conserve heat. Our blood vessels also get small to save heat. Hair standing up doesn't make very good insulation - we don't have enough fur for that. Humans don't have very much hair on their bodies anymore. Millions of years ago, humans probably did. And that hair standing on end helped keep people warmer. Those little muscles we have on the end of each hair still work. They still make goose bumps. Cold is not the only thing that can cause our hair to stand on end. Fear or anger can cause the same reflex. The same is true for other mammals. You'll notice that on a cat or dog. Their fur gets bigger when they're angry or afraid. Judy DieselDis@aol.com wrote: >Hi All, > Here's a question I have. I was telling our little Red Head tonight, that >it was getting cold in the house, and I was getting Goose Bumps. He asked me >"Grandpa, what are Goose Bumps?" Anyone out there know what they are, and why >we get them when were cold? I bet Doris knows. >Diesel > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Marie, I know how scary that can be. My son was in the hospital in an oxygen tank at 4 mos and in again at around 14 mos. with pneumonia. Later sent for testing, but first test determined he was asthmatic and so we didn't have to have the next test for cystic fibrosis. Thank God, but he still has the asthma and did not outgrow it. Daughter is severely allergic. Some of this is genetic. Pat

Subject: The power of positive thinking She is 92 years old, petite, well poised, and proud. She is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock,with her hair fashionably coifed, and her makeup perfectly applied, in spite of the fact she is legally blind. Today she has moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making this move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, a nurse provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet curtains that had been hung on her window. "I love it," she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. "Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room...just wait," the nurse said. Then she spoke these words that the nurse will never forget: "That does not have anything to do with it," she gently replied. "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not, does not depend on how the furniture is arranged. It is how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it. It is a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice. I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or I can get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do work. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I will focus on the new day and all of the happy memories I have stored away...just for this time in my life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you have already put in. I believe-that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. I believe-that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I believe-that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. I believe-that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. I believe-that you can keep going, long after you can't. I believe-that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. I believe-that either you control your attitude or it controls you. I believe-that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel. I believe-that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated. Send this to the people YOU BELIEVE in. I just did.

Pat-----when my youngest was 5 months old she had diarhea so bad that the doctor told me to give her paregoric and it was not only once a day but often - I took her to another doctor and she was put in hospital with a second bout of pneumonia - had the first at 5 weeks old - tests were made and she was allergic to cow's milk - had to be put on soy milk -------until she was a year old---she is allergic to many things these days - she has not been tested for cystic fibrosis gene but her youngest daughter has the gene -----but not the disease --------Marie G

Hi All ! Tonight between 11:00 pm. and 5:00 a.m. there wil be a great meter shwr that can been seen on the East Coast In the Eastern sky. The next time for a display of this magnitude will be in 2037. We,ll have a great veiw out on the boat with no big city lights around. Y'all check it out. Lee-in-the-keys freezing ------------------------------ Sent from my PocketMail Handheld http://www.pocketmail.com

Pat, Oh yes on the sugar. Today we could use Splenda instead. I never made the wine or the Jelly, but I have tasted and its good. I think they are around here but I am not going picking anymore. Yes I know the Indians did use a lot of leaves for tea, guess I don't care to try anything like that anymore. The berries and things we picked then did not have the chemicals in them like today. I would never pick up an apple to day and eat without washing. How I would love to take a trip to Morris and Sussex with you. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tacy413408@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:11 AM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Re: Elderberries > Norma, > > I remember elderberries and they grow along my fence. See the all over the > place in La. The people down here don't eat them and think they are > poisonous, I guess. Might be because to eat the berry it would be bitter. > Takes lots of sugar to improve the taste for pies, jelly, etc. My mother > craves elderberry jelly. So when I go to craft shows in Miss, etc., I look > for jelly made in Ga or Ala and send to her. Just took her yearly supply to > her. LOL > > I sent a branch to the state agricultural group to have it tested about 35 > years ago. My husband wouldn't eat them, unless tested. The man said they > eat them down as far as northern Miss., but for some reason not down here. > > The American Indians used them. The flowers for tea and the leaves for > bruises, chafing, etc. My kids say oh, no, not the leaf cure. When my dau > dropped an oversized book from the table point down on her foot it swelled > up. She couldn't walk the next day. I squeezed the juice and wrapped her > foot in the leaves. Next day she was fine. The man that told us about this > said he used them on his family and put the leaves in his pockets to prevent > chafing. Don't know what the leaves contain, but it works. > > Makes good wine, too. > > Pat > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Pat, Indeedy they were lovely things to view, but to be in them was a different story. Especially when the milk truck couldn't get in and we had to take cans out by tractor and spreader. lol it had other uses. Have a book of Washington Twp up where you and I came from. It has snow high as a train. Mail plane went down on Schooley's Mountain, Model T demolished at the German Valley railroad, and a life is lost, heavy snows rip down telephone lines and I guess no one moved for awhile. I think that was 88. Much easier today. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tacy413408@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Re: Snow drifts > Norma, > > Somewhere I have pictures of snow drifts towards Allamuchy that were above > the dump trucks the road crews used. This was in the early 60's. > > Sometimes we were snowed in for 3 or more days, until someone could get to > plowing us out. Back in the days of those little round kerosene heaters. > The outdoors looked beautiful at those times, though. > > Ice storms provide beautiful pictures and everything glistens and sparkles, > but the damage they do is unbelievable. The weatherman and news anchor were > discussing the ice storm in the north this morning. > > Pat > > Pat > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Norma, Somewhere I have pictures of snow drifts towards Allamuchy that were above the dump trucks the road crews used. This was in the early 60's. Sometimes we were snowed in for 3 or more days, until someone could get to plowing us out. Back in the days of those little round kerosene heaters. The outdoors looked beautiful at those times, though. Ice storms provide beautiful pictures and everything glistens and sparkles, but the damage they do is unbelievable. The weatherman and news anchor were discussing the ice storm in the north this morning. Pat Pat

Norma, I remember elderberries and they grow along my fence. See the all over the place in La. The people down here don't eat them and think they are poisonous, I guess. Might be because to eat the berry it would be bitter. Takes lots of sugar to improve the taste for pies, jelly, etc. My mother craves elderberry jelly. So when I go to craft shows in Miss, etc., I look for jelly made in Ga or Ala and send to her. Just took her yearly supply to her. LOL I sent a branch to the state agricultural group to have it tested about 35 years ago. My husband wouldn't eat them, unless tested. The man said they eat them down as far as northern Miss., but for some reason not down here. The American Indians used them. The flowers for tea and the leaves for bruises, chafing, etc. My kids say oh, no, not the leaf cure. When my dau dropped an oversized book from the table point down on her foot it swelled up. She couldn't walk the next day. I squeezed the juice and wrapped her foot in the leaves. Next day she was fine. The man that told us about this said he used them on his family and put the leaves in his pockets to prevent chafing. Don't know what the leaves contain, but it works. Makes good wine, too. Pat