tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post1203921718805083543..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69763387900140251392010-12-02T12:58:47.154+00:002010-12-02T12:58:47.154+00:00argh, and I thought living in the countryside mean...argh, and I thought living in the countryside means we are the only ones with such problems:(( I feel with you - have to try to get to town for my own stuff as well - though my tablets are not quite important as your DH's insulin! had to laugh about the buttered parsnips though - I love to learn new expressions like that:))Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-16562977466821680722010-12-01T16:27:54.660+00:002010-12-01T16:27:54.660+00:00As jeanfromcornwall said, salting will keep the be...As jeanfromcornwall said, salting will keep the beans from softening, as will acidity. So the softness of the beans when they get mixed with the seasonings (both molasses and mustard are fairly acidic) is where they will stay.<br /><br />Having lived with a (US-trained) physician, I would say that their training tends to inculcate a sense that losing a patient is a failure on their part, so they feel that if they don't set out to "win", they're setting themselves up for failure. Working in (veterinary) emergency medicine, I have to deliver bad news on a very regular basis. While I give clients all their available options, I also try to be very realistic about expectations.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-17916129370240334622010-12-01T15:03:22.526+00:002010-12-01T15:03:22.526+00:00Jean, Here Canada it used to be doctors were more ...Jean, Here Canada it used to be doctors were more like C's doctors .. but, now because they are fearful that if they try to give you hope and things turn out badly,they will be sued (and they are!). So they tell you the worst case scenario ... which doesn't help healing. Holding you all in the prayer,<br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-67851129489870640462010-12-01T14:03:17.302+00:002010-12-01T14:03:17.302+00:00Re doctors pulling punches: I often wonder if the...Re doctors pulling punches: I often wonder if they are overly optimistic on their own behalf. I don't mean this in a nasty way - just that in order to keep going at their jobs, they have to believe that their are treatments, that the treatments will work, that patients will improve, that their work has some beneficial effect. <br /><br />I hope the waiting game ends today and your SIL, niece, husband and YOU get a plan for proceeding.<br /><br />BeverlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-79602141265609967032010-12-01T13:52:36.465+00:002010-12-01T13:52:36.465+00:00Wow- what a trial. My doctors use a new system wit...Wow- what a trial. My doctors use a new system with the local pharmacy. They type it into their computer, which knows what pharmacy I go to, and about an hour after I get back from the office I get a text saying the prescription is filled. No paperwork, no problems- its wonderful.<br /><br />I am sorry about C- I hope, that if it is bad news, that they at least can keep her comfy for a while. That is, of course, the least they can do. But keep in mind that doctors (especially the specialists) are not the most socially adept people- my best friend (who is a pediatrician but she started out as a pathologist) says that some doctors handle telling patients bad news pretty well, but the most tend to just be awkward about it. As she puts it "the best people-people in the medical professions are often pediatricians and veterinarians. And that's because they have to deal with small kids and pets that cannot explain what is going on with them." I have found that statement to be true.Angelhttp://knittingangel.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-44899144153342337512010-12-01T13:02:25.074+00:002010-12-01T13:02:25.074+00:00There is post in Edinburgh. I got some yesterday a...There is post in Edinburgh. I got some yesterday and today.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-60963308071813718842010-12-01T10:20:38.130+00:002010-12-01T10:20:38.130+00:00Re. the beans, do you season after the simmering, ...Re. the beans, do you season after the simmering, before baking? I know that with dried peas, if you salt them before simmering them, they will never soften.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-88543845747130558052010-12-01T08:47:33.753+00:002010-12-01T08:47:33.753+00:00Oh - thinking of you all. It does sound uncertain....Oh - thinking of you all. It does sound uncertain.<br />It also looked so icy, dark and cold. I suppose this is why my ancestors left Caithness. We had rain here today and have had a very wet year - for Adelaide!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com