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| bramble |
Posted - Nov 28 2004 : 6:45:43 PM
I was intrigued by this strange program on our njPBS station last week about this clam called geoduck(pronounced gooeyduck) and we couldn't stop watching, it was fascinating! Being from the east Coast it's not something either one of us had ever heard of and it is so ugly(looks like a sweet potato hanging out of a clam shell!)that we just had to watch and learn! They visited the hatchery in Quilcene where the seed clams are started before they go out to be placed in permanent beds to grow and the scenery was just beautiful! I was so excited, my husband and son thought I was crazy when I shouted Hey!that's where Eileen lives! What a lucky girl you are, it looks like
Paradise (at least to me, I love the mountains!) Not only did I learn about something I had never even heard about but got a peak at your neck of the woods!
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| bramble |
Posted - Dec 01 2004 : 6:00:26 PM
The program showed a family that digs those crazy things for "enjoyment" and it took all day(or weekend) to get one of substantial size and then he put it back! Thrill of the hunt I suppose! Sorry to say I shall never taste your delicious oysters because I am allergic to mollusks! Lucky for me not crustaceans however!Think I'd just hike around taking in all that scenic splendor!
As for the MIL...she is a dreadful patient when things aren't dreadful so we figure the doctor decided to get the worst of it over all together. Actually , that's probably part of it but her osteoarthritis has progressed very rapidly this past year and she is at the point that if she doesn't do it now it may be too late. She had one Dr. that kept telling her to wait, but why not improve your quality of life while you can enjoy it? She's 68 so there is alot still to enjoy and she can barely walk now so it seems imperative.
She will have a rehab stay after hospital release but we will be taking care of her once she's home along with two sister inlaws and their partners. MIL also has a friend who may come stay with her which would be a huge relief and help for all of us. Let's hope she doesn't run them off! She can be very hard to please, but we try!
As for you, I suspect you are very independent, self sufficient and asking for help is hard, yes? I'm glad to hear your brother will be available while Rodney is at work so let him help, ok?!!! Wish we could send you some casseroles, bring over some good books and music to help speed the recovery. Good thoughts are heading your way for healing and relief. Will check in if you are up to it. Be well!
Bramble
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| Eileen |
Posted - Dec 01 2004 : 4:39:50 PM
Bramble,
We are also very famous for our wonderful little oysters. They are highly prized. It has something to do with water temperature and movement. Our bay has perfect temp and rhythms for these very sweet and succulent oysters. Sea food is plentiful here too.
The goeducks are a blast to go digging!!They are so fast that it is comicle to watch the diggers shoveling like the wind and then dropping down onto their faces with their arms up to the armpit trying to wrestle this very strong clam out of its house.
There was a serious encroachment this past year with some thoughtless people tractor digging these creatures for profit in the black market. It caused a serious problem with their breeding grounds.
I guess they got caught red handed with several TONS of them in a dumptruck one dark night!
I will keep your MIL in my prayers too.Double knee replacement is a much more difficult process than doing one at a time so I have been told by several people I know who did it. My surgeon will not do doubles unless we are willing to go over to seattle to the university hospital and have insurance coverage that covers extended stay in a nursing rehabilitation center. Ours does not cover it and I have only my brother full time at home for 2 weeks the rest of the time I am on my own while Rodney is at work.
Will you be assisting your MIL after the surgery? Thankyou for your kind thoughts and prayers.
Eileen
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| bramble |
Posted - Nov 30 2004 : 06:00:52 AM
Glad to know it is delicious, I hope it's looks are disguised well to eat! I thought "ugly" was a bit rude but that is truly an understatement isn't it?!!! We are curious why they haven't been tried in areas like the Chesapeake Bay or our Delaware Bay. Very curious and interesting creatures but truly bizarre looking! Yes Rodney, we do have quahogs,lobster and blue crabs(my favorite) and tons of fresh seafood of very good quality but NOTHING like that crazy geoduck! It must be so strange to see those syphons sticking up all over the place...weird doesn't begin to cover it! What would we curious folks do without PBS?!!! Your mountains sound lovely covered in snow with the light over them, that's always my favorite time here when the first snow blankets everything and the world is muffled and peaceful and the crispness just dazzles. Be well and I hope your surgery goes well(MIL is having double knee replacement on Jan3) so
we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers for the surgery and recovery. Be of good spirit and all things are possible. Bramble
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| Eileen |
Posted - Nov 29 2004 : 12:05:23 PM
Well Bramble, I must say you are very polite  in your description of this delicious and ugly salt water creature! Most people around here have very different descriptions!! ROFL just learned that one. Rodney says to tell you that" yeah but you have quahaugs" !!
It is truely lovely here  and I believe one of the most beautiful on earth. The mountains were covered with a fine light snow last night down to about 900 feet so the hills looked like softly folded white velvet with a pink lightbulb shining on them this early morning. Breathtaking. The hatchery is just 1 mile from my home and the bay is within view in winter when the trees are bare.
We do love it here
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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