tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post5848662791267964377..comments2024-02-14T10:20:33.725+00:00Comments on Relatively Retiring: Ladies who Lunch.Relatively Retiringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-37818277922687787442010-07-12T15:56:45.131+01:002010-07-12T15:56:45.131+01:00Avus:I wonder why men don't 'do' Book ...Avus:I wonder why men don't 'do' Book Groups?<br />Glad you like my garden. It's a bit more yellow now.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-58640964433973716342010-07-12T08:53:46.833+01:002010-07-12T08:53:46.833+01:00Why did some of this have a familiar ring to it? A...Why did some of this have a familiar ring to it? Ah, yes - of course! When it is Mrs Avus' turn to host the book group.<br />(Delighful image, by the way)Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-42371000287635716592010-07-05T13:42:09.776+01:002010-07-05T13:42:09.776+01:00Julie: thank you for the link. What an interesting...Julie: thank you for the link. What an interesting writer.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-31874167134407761662010-07-04T11:01:18.217+01:002010-07-04T11:01:18.217+01:00on the subject of retirement you may enjoy reading...on the subject of retirement you may enjoy reading this post from a very good writer and a great thinker http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/<br /><br />Love Juliejuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-61579618351250133512010-06-29T09:01:56.559+01:002010-06-29T09:01:56.559+01:00Jane: thank you for your comment. Not being Common...Jane: thank you for your comment. Not being Common dates one a bit, doesn't it?<br />Your blog is beautiful and should be used the the English Tourist Board.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-90280027132324071782010-06-28T20:26:42.028+01:002010-06-28T20:26:42.028+01:00Have just come over via your comment on Jeeeandme ...Have just come over via your comment on Jeeeandme and fell about laughing at your Laides who luch post. Being of a certain age and growing up knowing that the worst crime one could commit was to be common I identified with it all!! I will certainly be having a look at your blog in future.<br /><br />JaneMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-67117422737626426962010-06-25T08:57:30.187+01:002010-06-25T08:57:30.187+01:00Julie: wonderfully civilised, and needing a leisur...Julie: wonderfully civilised, and needing a leisured evening to go with it.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-37279528775628279902010-06-24T19:29:17.997+01:002010-06-24T19:29:17.997+01:00Do the French still stop for lunch? Of course, sho...Do the French still stop for lunch? Of course, shops shut, people go home or their employer takes them to a restaurant, it's obligatory to feed your workforce at lunchtime. I'm not sure about the snooze but my friends in the village certainly retired to bed after lunch and none of we Brits would dream of disturbing them. So much more civilised than a packet of crisps and a sandwich eaten at my desk!juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-54516173319773286952010-06-23T19:53:36.427+01:002010-06-23T19:53:36.427+01:00P.Pete: many thanks - but perhaps you didn't a...P.Pete: many thanks - but perhaps you didn't attend attend a school like mine? Perhaps you never got your Deportment Badge and never served dainty afternoon tea to a Bishop?<br />Or did you? I'm not that sure about your uncle, now I come to think of it. He certainly knew how to treat a Bishop!<br /><br />HHnB: what a seriously good idea! Many thanks. I'll know what to do for you next time you're round this way.<br />You haven't met my dog!<br />Hope Bryn is making the most of your homecoming.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-23125618349459851412010-06-23T16:47:39.664+01:002010-06-23T16:47:39.664+01:00Obtain a round box of brie. Wrap it in foil and sl...Obtain a round box of brie. Wrap it in foil and sling it in the oven (med heat) for 25 (ish) mins. Sling 1-2 baquettes in for 5 mins. <br />Prepare a tomato salad (finely sliced onions, toms and torn basil) drizzle with olive oil lemon juice.<br />Remove brie from oven and unwrap. Serve with torn baguettes, to dip in melted brie. Tom salad to accompany. Chilled white wine would help things along.<br />This never fails. (and no-one will notice the flatulent hound).<br /><br />Or you could be very Australian and ask each person to 'bring a plate'(with food on it to share).<br /><br />I'll shut up now.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-38877596076812847432010-06-23T10:39:56.370+01:002010-06-23T10:39:56.370+01:00I love this. Things like "Kinkiness had been ...I love this. Things like "<em>Kinkiness had been invented, but was never spoken of. Teenagers had not been invented, either</em>."<br /><br />Preparation might be fine (in moderation), but once the guests arrive, anything that takes one away from enjoying them should be eschewed.<br /><br />Beer and conversation will do fine for me. But you know that :^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-87041326715821378762010-06-22T08:51:35.779+01:002010-06-22T08:51:35.779+01:00Julie: do the French have proper luncheon every da...Julie: do the French have proper luncheon every day? And a bit of a snooze afterwards? Such a civilised way to live.<br />Nowadays I seem to have become one of 'those' witches. A few centuries ago I'd have been a candidate for dunking and burning.<br /><br />Isabelle: a pity you're working. Another time, maybe?<br /><br />Zhoen: I love the 15 minute, one hour, one day rule - but you don't have a garden. Sensible lady!<br /><br />Leslee: the dog-under-the-chair would be a real killer technique!<br />And, yes, I'm having quite a problem finding ths right staff.<br />I know I'll enjoy having guests. I always do. I might even be honest with them about what we're all doing to each other - because I'm sure we're all doing it. (Re-staining the garden furniture today.... nearly there!)Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-87399372998402586972010-06-22T02:32:15.988+01:002010-06-22T02:32:15.988+01:00I always thought that the ladies who lunch didn...I always thought that the ladies who lunch didn't work and thus had attendants for such matters as scouring the house and whipping up a delicious meal. (sigh) Ah well, if any of your guests fusses she deserves to have the dog sit directly under her chair.<br /><br />Enjoy! The anticipation of these things is always daunting but the event itself will no doubt go just fine.lesleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127872882510411387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-46534672280141220912010-06-22T01:29:25.979+01:002010-06-22T01:29:25.979+01:00I have 15 minute friends, one hour family, one day...I have 15 minute friends, one hour family, one day guests. <br /><br />I can get the place presentable in 15 minutes for friends, an hour for family, and good enough to have guests in one day. <br /><br />My mother tried to instill ladylike behavior in me. Never quite stuck. On the other hand, I never had a reputation for being 'fast.' I was never one to be confined to two arbitrary options.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-1141953822390817012010-06-22T00:12:45.473+01:002010-06-22T00:12:45.473+01:00I think I remember that G Raverat believed that ti...I think I remember that G Raverat believed that tigers lived on top of her wardrobe at night. Not so good. <br /><br />Can we all come to lunch? Oh no; I have to work. Ah well. Enjoy it.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-64709576170865717692010-06-21T21:19:42.855+01:002010-06-21T21:19:42.855+01:00ps I think I'd like to be such a witchps I think I'd like to be such a witchjuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-16133565694658304542010-06-21T21:18:58.318+01:002010-06-21T21:18:58.318+01:00I used to do all of that rushing around and was so...I used to do all of that rushing around and was so tired I couldn't enjoy the social event myself, then I went to France and was so relaxed that when friends arrived for dinner I would hand the men the corkscrews and the women the grater and veggies and it was so much more fun. Although I do recall having to go and rescue the men from my elderly neighbour's house when her electric blew and they went round all macho and competent and ended up sozzled on her inexhaustible supply of cheap plonk. Happy days...<br /><br />As for ladies, my old headmistress once told me I'd never be a lady if I persisted in galloping down the hall to assembly. She was right, it never happened, thank goodnessjuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-24876451305910966382010-06-21T17:51:36.490+01:002010-06-21T17:51:36.490+01:00Jane: Thank you. The anxiety-state is entirely of ...Jane: Thank you. The anxiety-state is entirely of my own making, but I think it's common to lots of us, and totally unecessary for all of us!<br />Frances: I must look out for that. There's a lot to be said for the old 'good' witches, living peacefully with their familiars, gathering herbs and firewood and only occasionally frightening the children!Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-55993443115039839692010-06-21T13:44:19.308+01:002010-06-21T13:44:19.308+01:00In "Period Piece", the wonderful Gwen Ra...In "Period Piece", the wonderful Gwen Raverat quotes her 5 year old grandaughter as saying: "Grandmama, I want to be a witch when I grow up. There are too many ladies, don't you think?"<br /><br />There are, alas, not too many ladies these days....but maybe there are a lot more witches.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-48637764670494019282010-06-21T10:04:27.887+01:002010-06-21T10:04:27.887+01:00I always feel people should take as they find - an...I always feel people should take as they find - and your garden is super. But when it comes down to it I always feel compelled to rush round clearing up too. Hope you do manage to enjoy the lunch, though.<br /><br />JaneJanehttp://jeeandme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com