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Posted by Ursula Schrader on April 10, 2009, 1:07 pm
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
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>> Hurray for Alan, and Kate needs her support staff with all that work to
>> do!
> James has been a super-hero! He's turning into an excellent cook, and did
> Greek salad for lunch and Blamanger of Chicken (our fave mediaeval dish!)
> with peas fpr dinner. He also cooked Tuesday's dinner - venison burgers,
> oven bakes 'sauste' potatoes with garlic, and baked tomatoes & mushrooms.
> He and Alan did the menus for next week too!
He's a good man, Alan, and I'm glad his wrist(s) is (are) well again. And
yes, you've got a lovely boy there, although he doesn't look it at first
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sight. ;-) Gotta go, dinner... (No, I've still got to make it. <sigh>)
U.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 10, 2009, 5:20 pm
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> "Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
>>> Hurray for Alan, and Kate needs her support staff with all that work to
>>> do!
>> James has been a super-hero! He's turning into an excellent cook, and did
>> Greek salad for lunch and Blamanger of Chicken (our fave mediaeval dish!)
>> with peas fpr dinner. He also cooked Tuesday's dinner - venison burgers,
>> oven bakes 'sauste' potatoes with garlic, and baked tomatoes & mushrooms.
>> He and Alan did the menus for next week too!
>
> He's a good man, Alan, and I'm glad his wrist(s) is (are) well again. And
> yes, you've got a lovely boy there, although he doesn't look it at first
> sight. ;-) Gotta go, dinner... (No, I've still got to make it. <sigh>)
>
> U.
>
>
James tends, like most adolescent lads, to suffer from bouts of Teenage
Grumpus! ;) MOST of the time he's fine, but he's so large that if he
gets a sulk on him, it kinda spreads... And he LOOMS! :D
They are both wonderful and put up with a lot from me... Jams even
helped sew buttons on this lot this evening, made coffee for the
customers, went and quarried in the stash for coat hangers, and was a
generally cheeful gofer.
Everything is done and delivered, and I'll put pix up when I've eaten
and my paws have recovered! My dinner is out of the freezer... Home
made a couple of months ago, and stashed for just such an emergency!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on April 10, 2009, 5:31 pm
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
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> James tends, like most adolescent lads, to suffer from bouts of Teenage
> Grumpus! ;) MOST of the time he's fine, but he's so large that if he
> gets a sulk on him, it kinda spreads... And he LOOMS! :D
Yeah well, I remember those days of my youth and I think I must have been
far worse. But in my days there were no computer games to hide behind, just
books on the loo. ;-) Plus, I had brothers who were always better in most
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anything, so I didn't get any praise, no matter what I did. <sigh> It must
be nice to be a single child...
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> They are both wonderful and put up with a lot from me... Jams even helped
> sew buttons on this lot this evening, made coffee for the customers, went
> and quarried in the stash for coat hangers, and was a generally cheeful
> gofer.
An amazing young man, indeed. Man enough not to be above helping his mom,
whatever it is. I guess he'll grow into just the kind of guy to partner the
self-confident 21st-century woman; happy to be together with a successful
woman without being a wimp (or whatever it's called). It's nice to hear of a
promising youth once in a while. ;-)
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> Everything is done and delivered, and I'll put pix up when I've eaten and
> my paws have recovered! My dinner is out of the freezer... Home made a
> couple of months ago, and stashed for just such an emergency!
Yes, I know that type of dinner. I had that in my freezer when I was still
at university. There were days when I was so down that I didn't even like
stuff from the pizza man. I had some portions of home-made bean soup from
beans out of my garden. Do you know something similar, soup of green beans?
It's called 'Schneiderscourage' (Tailor's courage), don't ask me why, but it
was heaven to come home and indulge in this type of meal. And isn't
microwave the greatest thing since sliced bread? ;-) Hope you enjoyed your
meal.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 10, 2009, 6:22 pm
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> "Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
>> James tends, like most adolescent lads, to suffer from bouts of Teenage
>> Grumpus! ;) MOST of the time he's fine, but he's so large that if he
>> gets a sulk on him, it kinda spreads... And he LOOMS! :D
>
> Yeah well, I remember those days of my youth and I think I must have been
> far worse. But in my days there were no computer games to hide behind, just
> books on the loo. ;-) Plus, I had brothers who were always better in most
> anything, so I didn't get any praise, no matter what I did. <sigh> It must
> be nice to be a single child...
My parents were very strange... They praised each and every one of us
for the things we did well or tried hard at (even if the results were a
failure!). They taught us how to think for ourselves and to do all the
practical things: bro can cook, iron his own shirts, run his own
house... Us three sisters can change fuses and plugs, paint walls, mix
concrete...
My mum wanted a bookacse for the bedroom Big Sis and I shared. She went
to evening classes and built one. 40+ years later she still uses it. I
wanted a shed. I helped Alan put the roof on it!
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>> They are both wonderful and put up with a lot from me... Jams even helped
>> sew buttons on this lot this evening, made coffee for the customers, went
>> and quarried in the stash for coat hangers, and was a generally cheeful
>> gofer.
>
> An amazing young man, indeed. Man enough not to be above helping his mom,
> whatever it is. I guess he'll grow into just the kind of guy to partner the
> self-confident 21st-century woman; happy to be together with a successful
> woman without being a wimp (or whatever it's called). It's nice to hear of a
> promising youth once in a while. ;-)
There are lots of them about. Trouble is, we really only hear the bad
stuff. MOST kids are just fine if you look beyond the general
anti-teenager attitudes of the press.
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>> Everything is done and delivered, and I'll put pix up when I've eaten and
>> my paws have recovered! My dinner is out of the freezer... Home made a
>> couple of months ago, and stashed for just such an emergency!
>
> Yes, I know that type of dinner. I had that in my freezer when I was still
> at university. There were days when I was so down that I didn't even like
> stuff from the pizza man. I had some portions of home-made bean soup from
> beans out of my garden. Do you know something similar, soup of green beans?
> It's called 'Schneiderscourage' (Tailor's courage), don't ask me why, but it
> was heaven to come home and indulge in this type of meal. And isn't
> microwave the greatest thing since sliced bread? ;-) Hope you enjoyed your
> meal.
I did! Do you have a recipe for that soup? It sounds like it would be
lovely, and just the ting for those 'I'm too tired/busy/in pain to cook'
days.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on April 12, 2009, 7:13 am
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
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> My parents were very strange... They praised each and every one of us for
> the things we did well or tried hard at (even if the results were a
> failure!). They taught us how to think for ourselves and to do all the
> practical things: bro can cook, iron his own shirts, run his own house...
> Us three sisters can change fuses and plugs, paint walls, mix concrete...
Not strange, good! I'm sure that my life would have looked a lot different
with a little bit more praise. But at least none of us was ever discouraged
if they wanted to learn skill typical for the other gender. Anyway, from
where I am now I can see that the burden my parents put on my back is just a
fraction of what theirs (and WW II) put on their backs. So I mustn't
grumble, especially since I've been able to learn to cope with it. Mind you,
what is perfect in this world? ;-)
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> My mum wanted a bookacse for the bedroom Big Sis and I shared. She went
> to evening classes and built one. 40+ years later she still uses it. I
> wanted a shed. I helped Alan put the roof on it!
You know what I think? 'Gender specific work' is an invention of snobbish
upper classes (or patriarchic forces, depending on how ultra feminist you
want it ;-)) ; in the olden days, the farmer and his wife had cope with
whatever workload was there, and if you were a poor man's wife you couldn't
tend your sewing basket all day but had to give your husband a hand out in
the field or where ever he worked. Made you an equal, though, and
uncomfortably self confident I can imagine. Ah well, I'm drifting off and
haven't got the time to follow this road (coffee at mum's and dad's).
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>> beans out of my garden. Do you know something similar, soup of green
>> beans? It's called 'Schneiderscourage' (Tailor's courage), don't ask me
>> why, but it was heaven to come home and indulge in this type of meal. And
>> isn't microwave the greatest thing since sliced bread? ;-) Hope you
>> enjoyed your meal.
> I did! Do you have a recipe for that soup? It sounds like it would be
> lovely, and just the ting for those 'I'm too tired/busy/in pain to cook'
> days.
Yes, it would, especially since it's got the right name. ;-) As for the
recipe, it's one of those you learn from you mother and never get proper
amounts, more like 'take this special pot and fill it to here with water,
then add this bowl full of whatever'. It'll take a while for me to translate
and write down the right measurements, but then I'll gladly share it. If you
think it might be of interest to the entire group I'll post it here. Sorry,
gotta go now, getting myself and everything ready for the afternoon out.
Promised to bring 'Waffeln' and whipped cream, made the batter, DH is baking
them. Anyway, still loads to do. Have a very happy Easter,
U.
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>> do!
> James has been a super-hero! He's turning into an excellent cook, and did
> Greek salad for lunch and Blamanger of Chicken (our fave mediaeval dish!)
> with peas fpr dinner. He also cooked Tuesday's dinner - venison burgers,
> oven bakes 'sauste' potatoes with garlic, and baked tomatoes & mushrooms.
> He and Alan did the menus for next week too!