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RUTH & SUTT STORY PART 2

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During my visit to get more information for the 50th Anniversary Talk, Ruth went on, “You just do what you gotta do.”

Ruth was never shy about her cuisine as she explained, “You should try new things and try to improve.” A family favorite was her Pistacio Pudding.

Ruth’s brother, Henry Watanabe recalled, “We never ate anything decent until Ruth started to cook for us. Mom just went out to the fields and worked.”

According to Fannie Farmer, “A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.”

Back to Ruth’s words about Sutt. “You don’t really know a person until you live with them. I do my thing and he does his. Problem is the he don’t do his thing right.”

I asked Suttt, “Is it alright if I tell everyone that a lot of what you have around here and how good it looks is because Ruth bitches at you so much?”

Sutt laughed, “Sure! It starts first thing in the morning when I come through that door.”

Ruth Added, “Be sure to emphasize the BITCH. If I don’t do it, nothing gets done.”

One day Nephew Andy Goto and wife Beryl met Uncle Sutt looking lost at the Southcenter shopping mall. Sutt said, “I have to get out of the house sometimes.”

Ruth emphasized, “My father was an old military man. Boy! We had to clean up before he came home to our house in O’Brien, from his office in downtown Seattle, Sundays at noon. He was real strict. I’m the one who took after him. ‘A place for everything and everything in it’s place.’ ‘If you’re going to do it, do it right.’”

The girls, including the cousins from California who visited Renton many summers, attributed good handwriting to their mom and remembered, “You know, push - pull - round & round.”

I asked Uncle Sutt, “Isn’t there something you specially like about Auntie Ruth?”

He responded, “Well…she used to have a sense of humor.”

They were like the Japanese saying “Nomi no fufu yo.” - like a flea couple - woman is larger than male. Or was this a marriage of OCHAZUKE (hot tea over left-over rice) AND SUSHI? We loved both!

At the reunion I said, “I give a lot of credit to Ruth and Sutt for this family reunion. They’re the ones who keep us all in touch.” I directed the comment to Ruth, “You have to admit, Ruth, that if it weren’t for Sutt you wouldn’t drive around and visit everyone?”

Ruth reluctantly answered, “Well, that’s the only thing he does good!”

I ended, “As most of you know the real anniversary isn’t until November. What do you think??? Will this marriage last 50 years?”

“Actually”, Ruth answered, “It doesn’t seem that long. He’s good for me and I’m good for him.”

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