Food and Memories

I seriously have to start eating better, Ma.  Learn how to use that old food processor of yours and do more healthy smoothies and eat better.  I am definitely malnourished and know it.  And they've got me on mega-doses of vitamin D and B-12.

Was talking with Steph about it tonight.

Steph    ::Hugs::  Let me know however I can help, I"m good at that stuff.

Barb 10:59 pm
    thanks - unfortunately I never developed a decent taste for a lot of food. Living below the poverty level meant a lot of unhealthy food.  I remember one time when Chuck had lost his job again and he got a new one but no paycheck for a couple of weeks and the bills were already overdue.  Mom told him to buy 10 lbs of potatoes and hamburger and she'd make do.  We got IOU 10-speed bikes that Christmas

    I started my cycle and we had to walk over a mile to the store because there was no gas in the car.  Stuff like that
    maybe I should write all this down sometime

 Steph: 11:01 pm
    <hugs tightly>
    well, thanks to the healthy food movement, at least people are trying to make healthy stuff more available.

Barb 11:02 pm
    <nods> I've seen ads for measures to eliminate "food deserts" - areas of cities that have no supermarkets, just mini marts
 
Ma; remember that? We were in Manteca fortunately, if we had been on Monroe out in the country in Fresno it would have been impossible to get to a store.
 
I wonder if Lee remembers getting the IOU for Christmas that year.  Neither of us ever complained about that, you know.  I know he resented not having money like the Nafzingers (sp?), each of the kids had their own cars and stuff.  He had to work for his clunkers.
 
 
 

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