aprons

See, now, I find the opposite to be true. Any time I've tried to "jerk" the tp from a bottom-feeding roll, it spins off into tp mayhem. Coming off the top, it stops the roll.

Joan

No but with three kids and a man in the house, I might as well have been ~

That's likely why the issue is fifty/fifty although I did find it lasted longer the other way. Now I figure it is safer this way, the tissue lies flat against the vanity and does not tempt Hidiyeh to start rolling it out. Funny that, for all she is nearly 11 now, she is quite kittenish as regards playing.

Puff used to roll it out and drag it all over the house, under and around all the furniture, when he was a puppy. I had to keep it on the countertop to keep him from that fun game. Fortunately he outgrew that.

For summer we have cotton sheets and for winter we have flannelette. None are printed, most are plain white or cream. I seem to remember a discussion last year about flannelette sheets & wincyette pyjamas

On Jan 27, 3:43=A0pm, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"

Awww, that's boring! :) I *love* flannel sheets!

Joan

I make baklava once or twice a year. Since DS is vegan, there are limited selections of my dessert/birthday menu, and I make baklava with maple syrup in place of the honey. Ah...as you said....YYYUUUMMMMM!

(my recipe calls for veg oil and not butter)

sue

When we were first married, we had a pet skunk, and our apt. had a long "bowling alley" hallway with the bathroom at one end. The skunk would pace the hall all night (being nocturnal) and unroll the toilet paper up and down the hallway. Trained us to leave the roll on top of the tank, and only in the last three years or so (30 years later!) have we started to actually put the rolls in the dispensers!

Sue

Ditto. I use a white fitted sheet but the duvet covers and pillowcases are mostly quite wild. Navy with white geometrics, enough to make a person dizzy, was a purchase in this years sales lol

But I don't want to read in bed - if I did I'd bring a book...

For a challenging alternative try Carling Peas...

As I said in my first post, in the past, it is considered an insult when used by someone who is either A.) *not* of the same ethnic background or B) not married to someone of the same ethnic background. It's used so routinely by the long time residents up in northern MN that it's not offensive anymore. DH always says :If you've seen one southern European, you've seen them all!" which I think he picked up from some comic. I think it was Steve Martin because I remember him using the term in one of his acts. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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The only place I ever heard this comment, prior to your posting (and IIRC once before explaining it) was in the movie "16 Candles" when they are talking about the parents going to dinner with the future in-laws of the older sister - and one of the grandparents asks the question "what type of Bohunk is he?"

Around here, the big slur - so to speak - my Eastern European & Russian grandparents, and dad would refer to Litvaks - which I understood to be not an insult - just a reference to people (Jews) from the area of Lithuania. DH, whose family is Lithuanian, said it's an insult But, in having the who eats what in what order dietary custom "wars" in my household, the different regions were referred to in slang as the elders would discuss things. Not just for those from Lithuania, but from Galicia, different Russian areas, etc. Anyhow - I just personally stay away from it - unless to tease DH. Of course, we don't go into the 1 side of his family which is clearly anti-semitic. I think it was an issue in their house - his DM had a jewish girl roommate when in Nursing school, and they stayed friends. His folks didn't marry until late for their generation (I think they were in their late 20s, early 30s - given his mom was 40 when he was born).

Ah, well.

Ellice

Interesting! I found a different syrup recipe this year that called for orange and lemon juice in it. I really liked that combination!

Joan

Same as we did. But, in FL, we aften had very light weight cotton quilts or coverlets - which my mom just washed instead of using top sheets. It was I guess too warm. We always had central air, but I know we didn't use it until it really was hot.

Ellice

Yeah - anyone from a place where they get bedsheets and covers to match the wallpaper has no room to slur others' bed linen preferences. I remember the first time I saw that - my colleague had me pick up some bed linens when I was in London - to bring back to SouthEnd - as the local shop didn't have them - and the pattern was specific matching the wallpaper and curtains in their bedroom. Very novel to me. (IIRC they just wanted a spare set). Very Hyacinth.

Ellice

On Jan 27, 5:50=A0pm, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"

Peas??? In baklava????? And what *are* they? I googled them and it came up as Carlin (no g) on one of the sites. Hm. Now which is correct? Both, it seems, according to this article (

vkc3 ), which gave me more info on peas than I probably wanted to know! LOL

Dried pea baklava? I think not. :)

Joan

Peas??? In baklava????? And what *are* they? I googled them and it came up as Carlin (no g) on one of the sites. Hm. Now which is correct? Both, it seems, according to this article (

which gave me more info on peas than I probably wanted to know! LOLDried pea baklava? I think not. :) Joan

I don't like honey so I don't much like baklava, but I will taste a bite of it so as not to insult my hostess who worked so hard on making it.

If I found out it was made with Carlin peas, I say to hell with the hostess and I doubt I would even taste it.

L