Who will attend a Tomato Tasting near Buffalo/Niagara Falls? - Page 3

korney19 · July 24, 2007

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Originally Posted by Hilde

I like the idea of a party for growers to celebrate their harvest with other gardeners. If the 26th is a problem for a lot of people, September also works for me. Saturday is probably best for people who have a long trip back home.

I live only 20 minutes away and can offer our guest room with a queen size bed for people coming from farther away.

This sounds like so much fun!

Hilde

You mean... like... Carolyn?

Hilde · July 24, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by korney19

You mean... like... Carolyn?

Absolutely!

Carolyn, if you are able to get up the stairs to the 2nd floor with some help from us, we would love to have you! The bed itself is great, it is an air bed (Select Comfort type) where you can adjust firmness with one control and positions and even massage with a remote control.

Let us know!

Hilde

**carolyn137** · July 25, 2007

Carolyn, if you are able to get up the stairs to the 2nd floor with some help from us, we would love to have you! The bed itself is great, it is an air bed (Select Comfort type) where you can adjust firmness with one control and positions and even massage with a remote control.

Let us know!

*****

Mark let me know your offer was here so here I am.

I'm sorry but there's no way I can get up stairs to a 2nd floor with anyones help.

It was only a week ago yesterday that I received permission to go from the wheelchair to my walker, weight bearing as tolerated, the operative word being tolerated.

It's really a surprise to me how quickly muscles atrophy and lose muscle tone. So I'm dealing with it, and walking walking in the walker as my PT person is urging me to do but I go very slowly and not far.

Yesterday I got permission to go down the one step to my LV/DR where I haven't been since May 8th. All surrounded by windows and just lovely.

But I couldn't get in the shower, even with help, and that's a bummer so I'll still have to have the Home Health Aide.

I really do appreciate your offer but I couldn't even ride the distance from where I live to W NYS.

Mischka had offered to pick me up and drive me to Tpalooza this weekend but that's a no go as well.

And no, there's not all that much hope that I'll ever be able to walk even with a cane b'c all this was preceeded in Dec of 2004 by my severing all four quad muscles. 3/4 have returned to function, but the 4th no, which means my knee buckles quite easily. I'm just darn glad to have my leg still attached to my body.

So I'll look for all of your reports and pictures and wish I was there with you, but it just can't happen.

Hilde · July 26, 2007

I am so sorry to hear that, Carolyn! I know that muscles do take a long time to come back, if ever. I was on strict bed rest for 5 months while pregnant with my daughters, and my back is still not the same. There was a paper published about this somewhere, it could have been in the New England Journal of Medicine.

You will be there in our minds, and hopefully we will have great pictures to share afterwards!

We are happy to offer the guest room to someone else who might be interested, and we can also pick up from the airport if someone is flying to Buffalo.

Hilde

**Mischka** · July 26, 2007

I'd be happy to add a new forum in the Regional Gatherings section if you would like your own forum to further organize this event.

korney19 · July 26, 2007

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Originally Posted by Mischka

I'd be happy to add a new forum in the Regional Gatherings section if you would like your own forum to further organize this event.

Thanks Mischka. Can you keep this thread here, start a new forum for us (maybe Upstate/Western NY Tomato Fest until we get a formal name), and then move the "Anyone interested in a UNYTAG or NFTAG?" thread from the Other Gatherings 2007 section to it? Then we'll have a starting point to point to from here.

remy · July 29, 2007

Hi All,
I just posted information about the Tomato party on the Other Gatherings 2007 forum. Please go check it out.

Remy

korney19 · July 29, 2007

Here's the link:

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=6087

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korney19 · August 1, 2007

We now have our own forum, Buffalo-Niagara 2007! Anybody subscribed to this thread see us at the new forum, and RSVP. Date is Saturday, September 8th, location is about 15 minutes south of Niagara Falls.

Please make plans to attend, for out-of-towners, you can incorporate a visit to beautiful Niagara Falls into your weekend plans and make a whole weekend out of it.

Zana · August 1, 2007

Don't forget a visit to the casinos...or shopping at the outlet malls....lol.

korney19 · August 1, 2007

Yes, casinos are 20 minutes away! And for those sticking around, maybe a 'Mater Mark's Top Secret Garden Tour... maybe even make it a "U-Pick."

Zana · August 1, 2007

No you're talking!!!!! lmao

korney19 · August 1, 2007

I may have to sweeten the pot... free seeds to anyone that attends, though the garden tour may well beat a visit to Niagara Falls!

July 25, 2007	#33
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Carolyn, if you are able to get up the stairs to the 2nd floor with some help from us, we would love to have you! The bed itself is great, it is an air bed (Select Comfort type) where you can adjust firmness with one control and positions and even massage with a remote control. Let us know! ***** Mark let me know your offer was here so here I am. I'm sorry but there's no way I can get up stairs to a 2nd floor with anyones help. It was only a week ago yesterday that I received permission to go from the wheelchair to my walker, weight bearing as tolerated, the operative word being tolerated. It's really a surprise to me how quickly muscles atrophy and lose muscle tone. So I'm dealing with it, and walking walking in the walker as my PT person is urging me to do but I go very slowly and not far. Yesterday I got permission to go down the one step to my LV/DR where I haven't been since May 8th. All surrounded by windows and just lovely. But I couldn't get in the shower, even with help, and that's a bummer so I'll still have to have the Home Health Aide. I really do appreciate your offer but I couldn't even ride the distance from where I live to W NYS. Mischka had offered to pick me up and drive me to Tpalooza this weekend but that's a no go as well. And no, there's not all that much hope that I'll ever be able to walk even with a cane b'c all this was preceeded in Dec of 2004 by my severing all four quad muscles. 3/4 have returned to function, but the 4th no, which means my knee buckles quite easily. I'm just darn glad to have my leg still attached to my body. So I'll look for all of your reports and pictures and wish I was there with you, but it just can't happen. __________________ Carolyn

July 26, 2007	#35
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	I'd be happy to add a new forum in the Regional Gatherings section if you would like your own forum to further organize this event. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

July 29, 2007	#37
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Hi All, I just posted information about the Tomato party on the Other Gatherings 2007 forum. Please go check it out. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

July 26, 2007	#34
Hilde Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pendleton, NY Posts: 256	I am so sorry to hear that, Carolyn! I know that muscles do take a long time to come back, if ever. I was on strict bed rest for 5 months while pregnant with my daughters, and my back is still not the same. There was a paper published about this somewhere, it could have been in the New England Journal of Medicine. You will be there in our minds, and hopefully we will have great pictures to share afterwards! We are happy to offer the guest room to someone else who might be interested, and we can also pick up from the airport if someone is flying to Buffalo. Hilde

July 29, 2007	#38
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	Here's the link: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=6087 Don't forget to make sure your account settings are set to receive e-mail updates for threads you post in, or Click on Thread Tools near the top of the page on the right and choose "Subscribe to this Thread" to get e-mail notifications when the page is updated or someone posts to it. Of course, you'd want to subscribe to the thread at the link...

August 1, 2007	#39
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	We now have our own forum, Buffalo-Niagara 2007! Anybody subscribed to this thread see us at the new forum, and RSVP. Date is Saturday, September 8th, location is about 15 minutes south of Niagara Falls. Please make plans to attend, for out-of-towners, you can incorporate a visit to beautiful Niagara Falls into your weekend plans and make a whole weekend out of it.

August 1, 2007	#40
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Don't forget a visit to the casinos...or shopping at the outlet malls....lol.