tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post764503003909873341..comments2024-03-25T09:59:02.715-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: I Was Born to DistractGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-86988271348893406082016-02-10T19:58:40.986-08:002016-02-10T19:58:40.986-08:00@Veronica
I was eight years younger than I am now;...@Veronica<br />I was eight years younger than I am now;)<br /><br />(I was already kind of elderly when Danny was born).<br /><br />@Beth<br />I worked in the foundations department at Filene's in Boston many, many years ago. This was before Spanx, and I spent most of my time trying to convince already very thin women that they didn't require girdles. It was the most depressing job I've ever held. I was part fashion consultant and part therapist. It was worse than bartending-people would tell me everything whether I wanted to know or not.<br /><br />So good on you getting rid of those girdles! Unless you're wearing a piece of vintage that requires it, or historic items that need corsetry, there's no good reason to willingly subject yourself to that on a daily basis. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-3760678186610584492016-02-09T14:50:10.527-08:002016-02-09T14:50:10.527-08:00Never mind the details about the pancakes, so long...Never mind the details about the pancakes, so long as the butter is soft and the maple syrup is genuine, let me get on with the custom.<br /><br />Your new 'do is well cut for the display of earrings with action, and those blue bits of light definitely swing! The pin is equal to the dress -- and that's saying *wow*! Elasticated bracelets are girdles for the wrists. (I burned my girdles when others burned their bras.) Wore the blasted things back when I did radio and noisy jewelry was verboten. Now I'd rather wear bangles and ching/clink in the library.Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-51567805269246979552016-02-08T10:44:01.641-08:002016-02-08T10:44:01.641-08:00What an amazing dress - like a box of oil paints h...<br />What an amazing dress - like a box of oil paints had melted and then taken speed! The earrings are perfect with it and are wonderful earrings in themselves. Love the brooch and bangles, too.<br /><br />I have the same problem with bangles. I can't wear ones I've had for years because I think my knuckles have got larger. I have arthritis in my hands; its not causing me any problems at the moment but I think its responsible for the bangles not fitting me any more. I had to give them away and go buy new ones....I also find it difficult to wear elasticated bracelets; they either pinch me or make me itch!<br /><br />We grew up with thick pancakes or at least that's how my Irish parents made them. We put sugar and lemon juice on (Jif!) from a plastic shaped lemon. Since I've made my own, I tend to make mine thin but I do like the thick ones, too. <br /><br />Danny looks so sweet and gosh you look so young - how old were you - 16?<br /><br />xxx<br />Veronica<br />vronni60s.blogspot.comVronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-75765068562480418902016-02-08T07:35:14.012-08:002016-02-08T07:35:14.012-08:00@Bibi
Excellent. I'll make a note of the rolle...@Bibi<br />Excellent. I'll make a note of the rollers and look for them-eventually my hair will grow back and I'll want rollers again. Thank you.<br /><br />@Connie<br />Your pup Pancake is the very best pancake of all-what a sweetie. I have three sourdough starters I use for bread...I don't know why I don't use them for pancakes. Thank you for the suggestion. <br /><br />@Mim<br />Chickpea pancakes sound delicious. I had a friend that was fond of eating pancakes with savoury things like stew (he was South African). I guess injera is a pancake too, now that I think of it. <br /><br />@Vix<br />It probably saved your ear-lobes being all misshapen from the weight of those earrings-mine are seriously strange looking now.Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-66680292840822197942016-02-08T06:32:10.307-08:002016-02-08T06:32:10.307-08:00That dress is absolutely wonderful and those earri...That dress is absolutely wonderful and those earrings are fab. I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 25 and missed all the amazing OTT earrings around in the 1980s. When I see them I grab 'em. <br />I haven't had pancake in years, I do like them if they're dead thin with loads of lemon. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-69285971126021532752016-02-08T01:59:05.644-08:002016-02-08T01:59:05.644-08:00Fabulous frock - it is indeed a carnival in fabric...Fabulous frock - it is indeed a carnival in fabric.<br /><br />I usually make the thin ones as they're traditional here, served with sugar and lemon. Though they're also nice wrapped round a savoury filling like chili or bolognese. I don't do the fat ones, which I always think of as 'American style', very often, but if I do, they have to be served with sweet things like syrup or fruit compote.<br /><br />I'm half-tempted to make savoury Vietnamese pancakes this year, made with a coconut and chickpea flour batter, and filled with prawns and beansprouts...Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-4764563936385517752016-02-07T21:23:51.970-08:002016-02-07T21:23:51.970-08:00What a fabulous dress. And those earrings!! I love...What a fabulous dress. And those earrings!! I love that you've had them since the 80's. You're a regular juvenile delinquent! Look at sweet little baby Danny. You look very pretty au natural. Pancakes are a very big deal in my house. We even named our dog Pancake. My husband is a total pancake snob. He separates the whites from the yolk. Whips the whites. He must have fresh organic buttermilk and only real Vermont maple syrup. None of that Mrs. Butterworth crap. I like mine thin, well done and preferably sour dough. Yum.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-71977231851246354542016-02-07T20:07:09.205-08:002016-02-07T20:07:09.205-08:00Good Lord, that Donna Freis dress looks like Roy L...Good Lord, that Donna Freis dress looks like Roy Lichtenstein, Frida Kahlo, & Henri Matisse had an artistic threesome and designed a dress for Carmen Miranda. You've accessorized it perfectly though, as you always do..<br />Parathas are about as close to pancakes as we get around here.<br />On the subject of hot rollers- I spoke with a Texan hairdresser friend of mine who does hair for pageants & rodeo queens, she says Babyliss Pro BABNTCHV21 Nano Titanium Professional 20 Roller Hairsetter is the beauty contestant's weapon of choice. They're a little spendy but my friend says they last a lifetime, they're so simple to use so even blondes can't screw them up, and the set they give is long lasting & gorgeous. They're available on Amazon for a little under $70.<br />On Vidal Sassoon haircuts- It takes an hour & $150 for my VS trained hairdresser to cut my baby fine pale blonde hair into an Anna Wintour perfect graduated bob. Fine, blonde hair is the most difficult to cut as any mistake shows & a graduated bob is technically the most difficult to do. That haircut lasts me 6 months, so I think it's worth it.Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.com