Very Dufficult New Year Resolution

Be careful what you wish for >g< . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes

Lizzy, have you thought about trying to be a good influence? You don't have to actually do it, you could just think about it. Polly

"Lizzy Taylor"

Says our beautiful Pat with her glorious, majestic height! Oh, the green monster of envy..... VBG

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Aaaah! Thank you muchly. . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes

Butter may not be necessary, but it sure tastes good :)

Julia > Kate, I think of you as trustworthy but I am not truly certain that this is

Skinny jokes are not nice, but it seems to me they are no where near as prevalent as blonde jokes. People seem to have no qualms about making jokes that depict blondes as dumber than dirt, while they would not do so for any other coloration. I was born blonde, but pretty smart! Pat in Virginia

I think Anthony was being facetious, but seriously my goal *is* to gain at least 5 pounds and maybe even 10. It is not easy as it sounds when you have to stick to a nofat diet. I used to be a pretty good bread- maker when the kids were little. I bet I could pick it back up.

I hate the remarks I get from people. I already know what I look like. It just slays me that people would never dream of making remarks or jokes about someone who is heavy, but I guess skinny jokes are acceptable. Sigh. Sherry

Ha! No, I never heard "How's the weather up there" -- I had the opposite problem being really short. The all time favorite here was "You should sue the city for building the sidewalk too close to your butt."

Sherry

Or there's another alternative -- homemade butter with "Promise" fatfree spread. It looks like butter, spreads like butter, but tastes like butter that's been run through a de-flavorizing machine. Better than naked homemade bread though.

Sherry

I am a blonde 'by choice' and use it to my advantage. Like the other day when a man started trying to explain how to put the new gear in my garage door opener. I just lifted a lock of my hair and said 'I'm a blonde- you're wasting your time!' It gets a laugh and I don't have to listen to any more technical talk. And when I can't think of a word or something I blame it on being blonde instead of my 'age-related' forgetfulness. Works for me! Pat, just assume they are talking about us non-natural blondes with the jokes- we have to be a bit 'silly' to mess with all the bother of the constant touching up of our dark hair roots. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

That would be no fun at all.

I have to try to be a good influence with my boys, so it is nice to play devil's advocate sometimes too.

Lizzy

OK, I was a redhead when I was younger - kids can be pretty bad with that.

A friend recently told me this story (of course, she is trying to get me to see the possibilities wrt guys!). Part of the story is that she is short, slim, white, blonde and very sweet looking. She is also married with two kids and a myriad of animals.

She took the car in for a repair, bringing the pre-school daughter. They spent 3 hours in the waiting room, watching kids' TV, no-one talked to them.

Later she took the (other?) car for an oil change, bringing the sweet as pie rottweiler with her: all the coloured guys were trying to chat her up.

Later yet, she took the dachshund to Home Depot, and all the tall, white, intellectual-looking guys were trying to chat her up.

Who said stereotypes are always wrong????

She did more or less offer me a choice of dogs for loan next time I visit

Nonetheless, it is of course not ok to call people names, say nasty stuff etc whether for hair colour, size or whatever.

Hanne in London

Leslie & The Furbabies > I am a blonde 'by choice' and use it to my advantage. Like the other

And there is always that guy who looks down at you and says something like, "Well aren't you just as cute as a button. I think I'll put you in my pocket and take you home."

To say nothing of the ones who make crude comments about your shortness creating easier access to certain portions of the male anatomy.

NightMist ten feet tall in her head, five foot three outside of it

'Twas AA Miln that said it originally, and I believed him. He was right, especially when you use home made marmalade.

Which reminds me, the oranges are in season.

Nonononono... Naked bred is great. Especially hot out of the oven!

I walk tall and sharp. I may only be 5'4", but even when I weighted under 120lbs, no-one ever called me cute.

To which I have answered 'I have TEETH!'

Oh Kate, when we lived in San Diego we had what was declared the best orange tree in the neighborhood. I never doubted that. DH worked with a guy that would send home a large grocery bag of lemons once in awhile. Oh my gosh, the marmalade was divine. That little yard had a tangerine tree too. I miss them still almost 20 years later. TAria

When the Seville oranges are in season I'm always reminded of Malta. There they have an orange that is like a lemon in that there are always blossoms, growing fruit and ripe fruit all year round. The fruit is bitter, like Seville oranges, but more even in skin type and a little like Mandarins in quality. It makes a very different character of marmalade from Seville oranges. Delicious!

Given time and oportunity, I make both light and dark marmalades, and 'all in family breakfast' type, and thick cut peel marmalade. The thick cut dark type is named after my sister, who just LOVES big dark chunky peel in her marmalade. :)

I also do a mean lemon and lime marmalade.

Haven't made any for several years. Maybe this is the Year of the Marmalade! :D

Ah no, Polly! Kate speaks the truth! I adore marmelade -- almost as much as lemon curd -- on my toast. :)

And are you willing to share recipes? I can't get anything but orange marmelade here, but I'd love to be able to make that, as well as lemon and lime varieties!