tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post2411544108453092183..comments2023-06-30T16:07:17.325+01:00Comments on What now?: TonightJ-in-Waleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582364341730481noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-16375591142653226932010-10-18T23:47:17.337+01:002010-10-18T23:47:17.337+01:00@Debbie: Dylan Thomas is wonderful, isn't he. ...@Debbie: Dylan Thomas is wonderful, isn't he. I went to listen to the whole poem, though, and he sounded a lot posher than I remembered. I think the memory of this poem in my head must have a Richard Burton version. And as for raging, R didn't have much chance to either - he sounded more confused than anything else.<br /><br />@Cicero Sings: Your pear pie sounds wonderful. My sister makes the most delicious pear frangipani tart which is definitely in my top 10 favourite desserts. And you're right - anger doesn't help. To be honest, I think I missed that stage altogether. Or perhaps it is sitting their waiting to come out at a later date. Who knows.<br /><br />@Bev: Bon voyage on your journey South. I hope the gentle Autumn doesn't catch you out.<br /><br />@Megan: One thing I lost altogether for a long time was any interest in sweet things. I think it took over a year to come back - I would nibble at them to be polite, but there was little enjoyment. Now I am happy to eat cake, but I practically never make it unless there are people coming who will expect it. <br />Food in general isn't so much fun, but I am getting better at it. For me I think it is the process as much as the eating - standing there with chopping board and knife relaxes me. It would be nice to share meals more often though - that would make them more worthwhile.<br /><br />@Rose: Oops. You caught me out! But in my defence, I did have my scheduled supper the next day.<br />"Just me is just as entitled": Hmm. I need to go away and ponder that for a while.<br /><br />@Boo: I think you are right about the nights drawing in and the missing out on a ritual part. I am having a busy week this week, so there is less time to brood - which is a good thing.<br />And please don't mention Christmas again - not yet!!!J-in-Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582364341730481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-83167924548204753912010-10-18T15:00:28.352+01:002010-10-18T15:00:28.352+01:00J, I think it is end of season melancholy. And pe...J, I think it is end of season melancholy. And performing a ritual that you and R and others used to do ... all the hubbub and laughter just rubs salt in the wound.<br /><br />The nights drawing in earlier, the darkness ... it makes me miss C more keenly too. And I am getting that whirly feeling in my tummy when anyone mentions Xmas. :-(<br /><br />hugs<br />xxBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695496303699631884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-62580916426021329572010-10-18T00:51:19.976+01:002010-10-18T00:51:19.976+01:00:: looks sternly at J :: I don't believe I saw...:: looks sternly at J :: I don't believe I saw coffee and chocolate on your menu plan! :)<br /><br />"What is the point when it is just me here?" Why wouldn't there be any point to it? Just me is just as entitled.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-76367958743305997792010-10-17T03:52:15.326+01:002010-10-17T03:52:15.326+01:00I ask myself that same thing, staring into the fre...I ask myself that same thing, staring into the freezer, unable to squelch the urge to order pork shares, or can up loads of applesauce. I rarely cook for myself; my appetite is barely here I made a full-on 9 inch, three layer cake yesterday. Technically, it was for my birthday, but various things got in the way, and it ended up being made on Matt's birthday. A three layer 9 inch cake is 16 slices of cake. I barely need one. <br />I still have pork in the freezer from our last pig share. Food, and especially meat, is not nearly as fun without him. I still see recipes and instinctively think how that would be good for this weekend, then need to remind myself - <br /><br />Another chilly season rolling in. I'd thought I was looking almost forward to it, having been not at all emotionally ready for summer. The cold in the air has changed the last two days. The stores are low and the light is dim. Right now, don't seem to even have it in me to rage. <br /><br />Bacon, though. Bacon is still good food.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064483599165161879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-91139160918214236622010-10-17T03:17:05.604+01:002010-10-17T03:17:05.604+01:00We used to raise a couple of pigs each year. I...We used to raise a couple of pigs each year. I've always been a vegetarian, but in the early days at our farm, we raised pigs on surplus milk from the goats. Don enjoyed home-raised pork. <br /><br />Autumn has been slow to arrive across so much of the country that I've traveled this season. However, now and then, I feel winter in the breeze. It happened this morning while I was walking the dogs during a rest stop in Manitoba. Just a reminder not to tarry too long.Bevhttp://magickcanoe.com/blog14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-76660045251704416592010-10-17T01:29:44.482+01:002010-10-17T01:29:44.482+01:00Sounds like my supper last night ... pear pie and ...Sounds like my supper last night ... pear pie and coffee! Pear pie is really yummy by the way ... try it ... you'll like it.<br /><br />The season has closed here. Nothing much grows after the end of August beginning of September even if we do get some mild weather.<br /><br />I'd love some of that fresh pork. Nothing like real pork raised right. <br /><br />Not much point to raging ... it sure doesn't seem to do any good ... except maybe some self satisfaction ... momentary though.<br /><br />Peaceful weekend back.Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189321271545893193.post-42452323038922606462010-10-17T01:14:44.080+01:002010-10-17T01:14:44.080+01:00As we've learned the hard way, raging against ...As we've learned the hard way, raging against the dying of the light doesn't stop the darkness from coming. But I think it's human nature to rage. <br /><br />The processes you described all sound so lovely. I can imagine how wonderful it was to do it all with R. Thank you for sharing it with us. <br /><br />By the way, Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night was one of my husband's favorite poems and when my son (another Dylan Thomas) went to Wales last summer with my parents, he brought back a poster from the Dylan Thomas Centre with the poem on it. We had it framed but I can't find the right place to hang it. It makes me sad. I wish Austin had raged a little harder, though I believe he gave it all he had. <br /><br />Sorry to ramble. Time to make the kids supper. I hope the rest of your weekend is peaceful.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743446066024389563noreply@blogger.com