tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post979131261495225816..comments2024-03-29T09:16:34.018+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: DecemberYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83622180789778537682020-12-05T19:26:26.610+00:002020-12-05T19:26:26.610+00:00Obama,"A master of illusion".
Hamel(d)...Obama,"A master of illusion". <br /><br />Hamel(d), that made me smile. The Angel's exact words. With loads of not so palatable reasoning behind it. As much as it pains me, facts are facts. Just came across a quote to the effect that we can't make the truth go away just because it [the truth] is inconvenient and not to our liking.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88248747854246914952020-12-05T19:22:38.528+00:002020-12-05T19:22:38.528+00:00I'm thankful it's been sunny and warm here...I'm thankful it's been sunny and warm here. 7C which is warm for us.<br /><br />My mother in law called yesterday to say they didn't want any company over Christmas. I told her we were doing the same. It's not forever. Both of my in law lived through WW11 as children so they're tough.<br /><br />I've been going through old stuff, I do every once in awhile, and found a bunch of old letters from Dad to Mum during the war. I'm keeping those and even bought polyester sleeves for them to keep them from further damage.<br /><br />Stay dry.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75707825627954993612020-12-05T19:01:37.726+00:002020-12-05T19:01:37.726+00:00Pig Husbandry is a growing pastime for us retirees...Pig Husbandry is a growing pastime for us retirees.<br />Boris Johnson is to pass a Bill allowing us seniors to keep pigs in the back garden. <br />Alan Sillitoe's granddad kept pigs in his allotment.<br />Soon we will all be able to enjoy pork scratchings whenever we like, rather good with a pint of Scrumpy or bitter.<br /><br />As your friend and confidante Yorky, may I refer you to an article in the Xmas edition of The Fortean Times?<br />Vile Piggishness <br />Alan Murdie sniffs out some rare stories of porcine possession and supernatural swine.<br /><br />I wish you pleasant dreams.<br /><br />Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58884608097640960822020-12-05T17:38:20.354+00:002020-12-05T17:38:20.354+00:00When asked how they intend to pass their time in r...When asked how they intend to pass their time in retirement, nobody ever says they would like to spend it sorting through old paperwork and shredding it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89198345927159262692020-12-05T17:35:08.947+00:002020-12-05T17:35:08.947+00:00I don't think that any charity shops accept mu...I don't think that any charity shops accept music teachers. They just don't sell.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62332069513915384242020-12-05T17:32:59.402+00:002020-12-05T17:32:59.402+00:00Remember Citizen Kane?
The vast house of treasures...Remember Citizen Kane?<br />The vast house of treasures, Xanadu?<br />The one thing they overlooked was Kane's sled or sledge, *Rosebud*.Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81233488206426268082020-12-05T16:19:23.854+00:002020-12-05T16:19:23.854+00:00It's taken me over three years to clear out my...It's taken me over three years to clear out my late husband's "office" (spare bedroom) and each time I think I've finished I find more. He never, ever, threw anything away and we moved to Spain with not only all our own paperwork from goodness knows when, but his parent's too. When I started to find all the paperwork for his parents 1936 mortgage, plus his father's first job applications, (circa early 1930's) I knew I was in for a lot of shredding! I sometimes think I'll never be finished and will spend my remaining years decluttering.... I have my own things to throw out too!<br /> Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53496106390255949772020-12-05T16:18:39.093+00:002020-12-05T16:18:39.093+00:00I find things that I love. Tim is the same way. I ...I find things that I love. Tim is the same way. I once made the statement to my children about the things that I thought they would love. Turns out that none of them want 'my shit'. <br /><br />Both sets of our parents are gone now. Sorting through their things was a humbling series of days. If I had a nickel for every time that I heard words to the effect of 'why on earth do you suppose they kept THIS?' I would be a rich woman. <br /><br />We have a houseful of very nice furniture, most of it antique. We are the parents of children who can't abide antiques. <br /><br />Best to find people who will love those things instead of letting them become a burden to people who will not love them at all. We will be downsizing from a seven bedroom house to a 3 bedroom retirement home over the next couple years. I need to begin to invest myself in divesting my stuff. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45024745194689384202020-12-05T15:12:39.903+00:002020-12-05T15:12:39.903+00:00You know what Noam Chomsky said of him?
*A master ...You know what Noam Chomsky said of him?<br />*A master of illusion.*Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-8908333415160076972020-12-05T15:11:04.228+00:002020-12-05T15:11:04.228+00:00I can hear Zsa Zsa Gabor:
*A husband is not a thin...I can hear Zsa Zsa Gabor:<br />*A husband is not a thing. He's not even an accessory. Why I have Hermes handbags I value more than any of my ex-husbands ... Mind you, they paid for those handbags ... not to mention my jewellery and mink stoles!*Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13187327817674778382020-12-05T15:07:20.799+00:002020-12-05T15:07:20.799+00:00We are overdue for a clear-out here. I'm waiti...We are overdue for a clear-out here. I'm waiting for the charity shops to open again so I'll have someplace to donate everything I want to get rid of!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6051398183038507092020-12-05T14:57:19.989+00:002020-12-05T14:57:19.989+00:00*I smiled at him. Not my normal smile.*
This is wo...*I smiled at him. Not my normal smile.*<br />This is worthy of an old Bette Davis movie.Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50666851565898102192020-12-05T14:49:36.735+00:002020-12-05T14:49:36.735+00:00It is indeed a curious phenomenon.It is indeed a curious phenomenon.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33932310736627063062020-12-05T14:48:05.614+00:002020-12-05T14:48:05.614+00:00A husband is not a "thing", he's a h...A husband is not a "thing", he's a human being!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51374277518681529552020-12-05T14:41:37.772+00:002020-12-05T14:41:37.772+00:00Every time we move house we trim down our possessi...Every time we move house we trim down our possessions and off load 'stuff'. I have just a very few things that I want to hang on to (yes, Paul is one of them!). Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82789706164807982242020-12-05T14:28:40.143+00:002020-12-05T14:28:40.143+00:00We humans do tend to assign emotional value to the...We humans do tend to assign emotional value to the strangest things, don't we? I know I do. I think I'm about ready to start stripping walls of pictures and shelves of items only to remember where each came from, what it "meant" or means, and I let the things stay where they are which is ridiculous. <br />I always say that I spent the first part of my life acquiring stuff and the last part of my life getting rid of it. I am sure there is some biological explanation for this. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45132545859695389152020-12-05T13:44:45.437+00:002020-12-05T13:44:45.437+00:00Mr Obama's humanity is palpable - so very diff...Mr Obama's humanity is palpable - so very different from his successor.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78349343940428972382020-12-05T13:41:25.202+00:002020-12-05T13:41:25.202+00:00I like our hedges to be symmetrical - as does our ...I like our hedges to be symmetrical - as does our neighbour on the left. Our front hedge is a veritable rectangle and passers-by often comment on it when I am out there with my nail scissors and spirit level. Though you have proposed the idea, I very much doubt that there is any method in Trump's madness.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20843946941112066572020-12-05T13:36:58.259+00:002020-12-05T13:36:58.259+00:00Ha-ha! Nice one Briony!Ha-ha! Nice one Briony!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36148582933802786982020-12-05T13:36:31.337+00:002020-12-05T13:36:31.337+00:00You have hurt my feelings you beast!You have hurt my feelings you beast!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2077189118729185372020-12-05T13:24:02.951+00:002020-12-05T13:24:02.951+00:00JayCee, "it takes a male, no nonsense approac...JayCee, "it takes a male, no nonsense approach". That's why it's the male of the species which builds destroyers. Whatever stands in their way, a shot of testosterone and a Kalashnikov will do.<br /><br />One example in your vein that springs to mind was when FOS (father-of-son) asked me to "drop" (accidentally) a particular wedding present (piece of crockery) he didn't like. Do your own dirty work, I thought to myself. I smiled at him. Not my normal smile; but the smile that speaks a thousand words without one ever being uttered. I put my sister's present back into the cupboard. Later elevated to plant pot. Till it broke. By accident.<br /><br />Still, I am with YP's suggestion. One set for display purposes will suffice. <br /><br />U<br /><br />PS Your sister sure is crafty.<br />Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49672025037805253292020-12-05T13:10:15.363+00:002020-12-05T13:10:15.363+00:00*Divesting myself of my worldy goods*: Now there i...*Divesting myself of my worldy goods*: Now there is a phrase to ponder.<br /><br />I remember reading an account of Pere Teilhard de Chardin's death in the Jesuit house in New York. <br />It was a small room, just a bed and a table containing his Bible and Breviary, a crucifix on the bare walls. Nothing of his long travels in China or his childhood and youth in France. He died on Easter Sunday.Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40354876823300509372020-12-05T13:05:12.490+00:002020-12-05T13:05:12.490+00:00That cat looks neat. Neat as in suspiciously symme...That cat looks neat. Neat as in suspiciously symmetrical (apart from the fact it's only got one tail). Thanks to you now in tatters.<br /><br />You don't understand Trump's strategical thinking. He will make America great again (wasn't it never thus) by killing off his countrymen. Decluttering by another name. And think what it'll do for pollution. Reducing carbon foot prints. Give the guy his due. Maybe his end game is to clone himself. Can you imagine a whole continent full of little Trumps and Trumpesses? Which reminds me of a rather debatable article on how, in the "olden" days, if you couldn't get rid of a head of state you'd just kill them off. Rome was particularly good that way. Efficient. Et tu, Brutus? Though with that swine (!) Caligula (same bloodline as Nero) the knives should have come out earlier by way of damage limitation.<br /><br />I am vaguely unsettled by how trim and straight your hedges are.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71879293596722895662020-12-05T13:02:22.294+00:002020-12-05T13:02:22.294+00:00Don't be dreary, don't be glum.
Your daugh...Don't be dreary, don't be glum.<br />Your daughter's soon to be a Mum.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46464386126351813272020-12-05T13:00:49.944+00:002020-12-05T13:00:49.944+00:00In his 1995 memoir *Dreams From My Father*, Barack...In his 1995 memoir *Dreams From My Father*, Barack Obama described the death of an elderly man in the rooming house where Barack was staying. <br />One morning the old man's door was slightly ajar. Barack ventured inside only to find the man had passed away.<br />His room was full of memories, framed photographs of his late wife. The old man was an immigrant, from central Europe. His life had been blessed.<br /><br />I read President Obama's memoir before he was a presidential candidate.Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.com