tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6843190713333081400..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Ready to pounceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4470918810451416562008-03-08T07:49:00.000+10:002008-03-08T07:49:00.000+10:00Toast soldiers are long thin pieces (not triangles...Toast soldiers are long thin pieces (not triangles), so a standard slice of bread might become four soldiers, perfect shape for dipping into a soft boiled egg.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047271916877047185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62918294847167557952008-03-07T22:34:00.000+10:002008-03-07T22:34:00.000+10:00thanks tameson for the junket explanation. When I ...thanks tameson for the junket explanation. <BR/><BR/>When I was home at Christmas I had a wicked case of a sore throat, to the point it felt as if it was sandpaper. My dad took pity on me and brought home a Tim Horton's Ice Cap for me every afternoon when he had coffee with the boys. It was one of the few things I was able to drink without crying in pain.<BR/><BR/>I suppose that's being sooky, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42740626688648384992008-03-07T22:28:00.000+10:002008-03-07T22:28:00.000+10:00awwwww Rhonda can you be my mum xxawwwww Rhonda can you be my mum xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77751727149914258852008-03-07T17:04:00.000+10:002008-03-07T17:04:00.000+10:00I like the sooky term. I hadn't heard it before bu...I like the sooky term. I hadn't heard it before but I sused out the meaning from the context easy enough. Also thank you to Tameson O'Brien for explaining junket which was also unknown to me until know. <BR/><BR/>I hope Hanno is well soon and enjoys the spoiling while he's not. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86492133890788500492008-03-07T14:08:00.000+10:002008-03-07T14:08:00.000+10:00Oh yes, spoil them. I still do with my daughters ...Oh yes, spoil them. I still do with my daughters - 20 & almost 14. I serve them their food on a tray, run out and get them a shake from McDonalds, let them eat on the good couch, etc.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>SherEssential Oil Premier Universityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768926289456404485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79751243720028581122008-03-07T12:49:00.000+10:002008-03-07T12:49:00.000+10:00Maggie, Junket is a loose pudding type of desert m...Maggie, Junket is a loose pudding type of desert made with milk and rennet, and usually nutmeg. It's not a common thing stateside any more but was real popular around WWII (not that I was around during WWII, but I worked at a museum from that time period and we had several packets of the instant variety at the store).<BR/><BR/>About the soldiers bit - are these just triangles standing on end or did you actually cut them to resemble soldiers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11173469915675658742008-03-07T10:50:00.000+10:002008-03-07T10:50:00.000+10:00My mother was a social worker, and my mother in la...My mother was a social worker, and my mother in law a nurse, neither has much patience for sickness unless you're really really sick. Got a headache? Have a panadol and stop whining. I think they both used up all their caring (or perhaps it changed their perspective on illness) at work.<BR/><BR/>I tend not to be very patient with minor illness either. My partner gets very forgetful when he has colds, and I tend to laugh at him for the duration. I do make cups of tea though.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047271916877047185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62188038226006883492008-03-07T08:38:00.000+10:002008-03-07T08:38:00.000+10:00Rhonda,I had to giggle at the glossary, I'm famili...Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>I had to giggle at the glossary, I'm familiar with the term sooky but at an utter loss as to what junket is.<BR/><BR/>When we were sick we were coddled but never allowed to watch tv. We were expected to stay in our rooms and rest. If we were well enough to be watching tv, we were well enough to be in school.<BR/><BR/>Hope Hanno feels better.<BR/>MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32087199844829134602008-03-07T08:16:00.000+10:002008-03-07T08:16:00.000+10:00Hope Hanno feels better!And thank you for your aus...Hope Hanno feels better!<BR/><BR/>And thank you for your aussie glossary - a real help to us foreigners. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57765951924326537422008-03-07T06:30:00.000+10:002008-03-07T06:30:00.000+10:00In my home that is known as "getting the pink blan...In my home that is known as "getting the pink blanket treatment". That comes from my dear mum who looked after me that way (wrapped up in a fluffy pink blanket and laid on the settee). If ever my children where off school on days when I had to work they went to mums to be wrapped in the same pink blanket. My children now have children of their own and they get the pink blanket treatment. I think the expression is firmly in the family vocabulary now. Its so nice that Mum is remembered in such a loving caring way. Incidentally the poem Warning which you published the other day was Mums favorite. It brought back such happy memories reading it. We used to "practice" together running our sticks along the park railings !!! <BR/>Hope Hanno is well again soon.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes, Eileen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9347190557804226872008-03-07T06:26:00.000+10:002008-03-07T06:26:00.000+10:00I hope Hanno's feeling better soon. Your post remi...I hope Hanno's feeling better soon. Your post reminded me of my own dear Mum - a favourite meal when we were ill would be lamb chops with redcurrant jelly, mashed potatoes and peas. Not exactly soft food! Having just come in the door from Casualty after getting a dog bite tended to, I wish I had someone to look after me!! Diana xwalter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20741863261409324222008-03-07T05:55:00.000+10:002008-03-07T05:55:00.000+10:00Oh that just tickeles me...the fact that you made ...Oh that just tickeles me...the fact that you made mention of your definition for *sooky* haha! I have to admit, I was kinda wondering what that meant! I hope he is feeling better! Ironically Sooky is a little nickname I called my daughter when she was a baby, she is only 5 now, but I do still say it once in awhile. I love that little word....<BR/><BR/>KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293710222275736847noreply@blogger.com