Had my evening meal, now time to do dishes
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Comments (23)I needed additional dishes before the holidays and bought these in Nov, description said fired hotter and more resistant to breakage...sent for three 24-piece services (6 place settings x 3 for 18 place settings). The mugs at 10 oz might have been a better size if they'd been 12 oz, but I have many larger clear glass coffee mugs from a restaurant supply for those times people want a man sized cuppa coffee. They seem to fit the description (workhorses :)) although I haven't had them that many weeks, but I have to tell you I didn't pay the $208.80, or the $129.95 either. They were $69.95 per service and shipping was free. I don't know how often they are discounted that deeply. We'd moved and I had room finally for my table with all its leaves in place, much more kitchen cabinetry, and was on the hunt for several things - signed up for their email notices. These were one of the first email sale offers I received. Here is a link that might be useful: Sur la Table Bistro dinnerware...See MoreMany of my neighbours have had sewage problems, now what should I do?
Comments (8)"What's really sad is that they are your neighbors, and you haven't ever just said hi?" Well, for the first part, they live further down the street, maybe 20-22 houses down to be more precise, so they're not really close neighbours, and for the second part, I work on evening shifts, leaving home at 2 o'clock and I come back usually around 12:45, so when I leave they are still at work and when I come back they're probably sleeping. When they are home in the morning then I'm sleeping. I did however speak with my second door neighbour, who confirmed he really just renovated his upstairs bathroom. Also, It is pretty obvious they did have sewer problems; I have seen plumbers replace their sewer lines from the street to their houses, and lots of drywall, flooring and carpeting went into dumpsters. On two houses, the city even got involved and parts of the street were opened up to perform work down below. So, I might be wrong, but I think it's safe to say there's a 90% chance if I go see them, if they don't tell me to fly off, they will tell me they had sewer problems. Perhaps I could try to get a hold of them during weekends and ask them about the specific reason why they needed the work done, but I thought someone on this forum might already have a clue. I will however ask one or two good plumbers for their opinions....See MoreWhat do You Call the Meal Between Noon and Evening?
Comments (63)When I was growing up it was breakfast, lunch and dinner. During the school/work week, breakfast was hot or cold cereal depending on the season and lunch was a sandwich and whatever in a lunch box...with a thermos!! Rarely a hot school lunch, usually when we needed a trip to the grocer. And when we were old enough, we made our own lunch to take to school. Weekends, we had a hot family breakfast, usually eggs and bacon in some form, occasionally pancakes made by my older brother. Dinner was always a sit down meal with the whole family and eaten at around 7 pm. Often nothing very fancy during the week but Sunday was always a roast of some kind or meatloaf or chicken and dumplings. And dessert, which we never had during the week. When we got older and my older sibs had a social life, mom and dad and I often went out for dinner on Saturday, usually for Chinese. Now that I am single and don't have to cook for a family, my meal times and what I decide to cook or eat are very flexible. I am a very early riser so other than coffee first thing, I may not eat for 4 or 5 hours after I get up. And if I have breakfast, I often skip lunch. And dinner may or may not happen at all. I almost always have a few nibbles - what my mom called "blotting paper" - with my evening glass of wine, some cheese and crackers, hummus, guacamole and chips, etc., and that may be dinner. And sometimes I just graze on whatever might be available....leftovers, a baked potato, soup, an omlette, a grilled cheese sandwich, deli take-out. Last night it was a deli chicken tender and cherries. I probably only cook a "real dinner" once or twice a week....See MoreWhat Time of Day Do You Have Your Holiday Meals?
Comments (35)It varies. It used to be dictated by one sister because as she has children, any and all schedules MUST be convenient for them, (none of my other siblings are like this, they all have children and understand that they wont DIE if they are a little more hungry than usual at mealtime). My mother always complied because the rest of us are more flexible and it was easier, even though it ticked me off. And to make it worse, that sister and her family are always always always LATE, even when she picked the mealtime, and then she blames it on having 6 kids. Its a vicious cycle. Or it was. But, as all her kids are getting older, and admittedly, I have become more obstinate about it, it is more flexible.(They are still always late, by an hour or so) I remember growing up it was at 3 pm. Always. Why I am not sure. When i started cooking the meal,I was still living at home and therefore cooked the whole meal there. I could not (still cant) STAND people in the kitchen PICKING at things because they were hungry, and then when the meal was ready everyone was full. Now that i make most of the meal at my own home the day before, well, the meal is when i show up and finish it. So there. This year I am hoping my mother will agree that a 12-1 pm mealtime will be okay. I have to be at work at 5 am the next morning because someone is on vacation that week and i am to cover her shift that day. Day shifts are pretty rough on me, rougher than they have been in years past, and i find i need more rest beforehand than i used to to be useful. They live about 45 minutes away, and i will be there early to start the turkey and other things, So I am hoping to leave around 3, 4 at the latest, get home, and get into bed.Besides, I have always thought such a big meal should be eaten at midday, then the leftovers can be picked at later when everyone gets hungry again. The only obstacle would be the above mentioned sister, who will be bringing some sweet potato thing and corn casserole. Normally i cook everything. But no matter to me anyway. I have NO reservations about serving the meal at the time it was announced that it would be served,whether or not they and their dishes are there.. They can put a plate in the microwave to reheat it when they get there. And that system doesn't seem to bother them either. It used to. She really expected us to wait, all the food ready, for her to show up and put whatever in the oven and wait for it to be done to eat. Nope. She learned the hard way....See More- 7 years ago
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