tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post1956996576314486193..comments2023-10-18T00:56:16.892-07:00Comments on A Girl's Guide to turning 50: Putting the freshness back.....Young at Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-3928082576620635492012-12-28T07:28:19.562-08:002012-12-28T07:28:19.562-08:00I think it definitely was a sign to go out for cof...I think it definitely was a sign to go out for coffee. The mishap is something I would have done as well. Note to self: read directions before plugging in any appliance.<br /><br />Hope your fingers are healing.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132687955890418093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-77002716563567526352012-12-11T14:46:15.287-08:002012-12-11T14:46:15.287-08:00I use one of these when camping and its great. Th...I use one of these when camping and its great. The recent series about Claridges makes me realise that I need a housekeeper! xxxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-51042870241568707902012-12-10T02:05:31.723-08:002012-12-10T02:05:31.723-08:00Well there we are : proof, if ever we needed it, t...Well there we are : proof, if ever we needed it, that cleaning is neverending. Presumably the coffee pot is dead, how's the hob?hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311075972682014843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-68987697071137941782012-12-08T11:04:59.342-08:002012-12-08T11:04:59.342-08:00Totally agree (though full disclosure we have clea...Totally agree (though full disclosure we have cleaners) Noone ever says on their deathbed they wish they'd done more cleaning...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-88915340859902245642012-12-07T13:35:06.807-08:002012-12-07T13:35:06.807-08:00Well done...I've been told that the smell of c...Well done...I've been told that the smell of coffee adds a certain ambience to a home.<br /><br />PS Painting over uncleaned surfaces usually ends in the paint peeling off after a couple of months.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-44234714733733698932012-12-06T21:47:49.671-08:002012-12-06T21:47:49.671-08:00As a man house cleaning is something I know nothin...As a man house cleaning is something I know nothing about (only joking).<br /><br />However, doing things like leaving gas on is something I'm very familiar with. We get to that age, don't we, when we start doing all the things that, when our parents do them, they really irritate us. Oh well!<br /><br />Grey Fox<br />An older man in search of styleGrey Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195324537763114447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-90600200277789039732012-12-06T03:34:35.252-08:002012-12-06T03:34:35.252-08:00I've done that--left the Moka empty. They'...I've done that--left the Moka empty. They're hardy bits of kit though. Once you replace the rubber ring and give it a bit of a clean (ha ha) they soldier on happily for years.<br /><br />I always reward myself for the slightest bit of cleaning (i.e., removing a discarded pair of underpants to the laundry basket, well, the laundry bag for life then) by a wee drinkie. Thus, nothing gets done after about 2pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-27971256324384689112012-12-05T10:55:45.765-08:002012-12-05T10:55:45.765-08:00Which reminds me - we need to plan our coffee meet...Which reminds me - we need to plan our coffee meet-up! Week after next looking good. That's Not My Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052973075052114955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-48879591781384480492012-12-04T12:07:45.755-08:002012-12-04T12:07:45.755-08:00Knocking things down is good. Then you can always ...Knocking things down is good. Then you can always just say "Oh sorry about the mess, we're renovating.." <br /><br />It's worked for me for years. <br /><br />Sympathies re fingers. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-66387886239035010832012-12-03T14:35:44.533-08:002012-12-03T14:35:44.533-08:00I'd love to get to the decorating stage at our...I'd love to get to the decorating stage at ours instead of the knocking things down and pretending to know how to fix it stage. Our dust bunnies are collecting their pension. Sorry to hear about your fingers. Wally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-41528579802481385712012-12-03T11:22:51.456-08:002012-12-03T11:22:51.456-08:00Proof, if ever you needed it, housework is positiv...Proof, if ever you needed it, housework is positively dangerous!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040479602649174403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-13707954554634061182012-12-03T10:27:05.205-08:002012-12-03T10:27:05.205-08:00Ahahaha. Actually, I think your top tip is paintin...Ahahaha. Actually, I think your top tip is painting over dirt. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-7855430886526046822012-12-03T08:07:46.997-08:002012-12-03T08:07:46.997-08:00Oh no! Hope your fingers are ok, sweetie! Btw: cle...Oh no! Hope your fingers are ok, sweetie! Btw: cleaning is not my favourite thing to do as well. KissesDiana Mieczanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261207538442821812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-46489046552676973192012-12-03T03:32:52.845-08:002012-12-03T03:32:52.845-08:00I am the world's worst house-frau. I am not c...I am the world's worst house-frau. I am not cleanign the house again until Sonshine leaves home. I hoover and dust. Wash up dishes every couple of days.....when we run out of forks :-)<br /><br />Burning your finger tips is horrible - you poor thing. But at least you've infused your house with something better than the smell of mackeral. The scent currently pervading the Hestia house.<br /><br />Take good care of those wee burned digits!<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-74128513744612078142012-12-02T11:12:10.513-08:002012-12-02T11:12:10.513-08:00I loathe cleaning and leave it as long as possible...I loathe cleaning and leave it as long as possible between sessions. Doing it infrequently means everyone notices! xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-49619167097492326642012-12-02T09:49:46.215-08:002012-12-02T09:49:46.215-08:00We were discussing decorating at work the other da...We were discussing decorating at work the other day and I laughed at all the people who washed walls before painting them. WASHING WALLS? WTF is the point of that? Just slap a bit of paint over the muck that's what I say. Top tip don't ever let a boiled egg boil dry - the smell is something like a skunk with diarrhoea. Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-53355255978380234692012-12-02T07:05:45.156-08:002012-12-02T07:05:45.156-08:00I feel sympathy for your burned fingers, but I had...I feel sympathy for your burned fingers, but I had to laugh, having had many scary incidents myself with those Italian coffee pots, including painful wrist injuries from trying to unscrew them, and once, in Italy, a mini explosion, with a stream of scalding coffee shooting out of the tiny vent on the side.<br /><br />I am with you on the cleaning. A can of white latex semi gloss is an excellent all-purpose cleaning solution.Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-34901602159332112772012-12-02T04:10:45.407-08:002012-12-02T04:10:45.407-08:00Oh poor you, hope the fingers are getting better, ...Oh poor you, hope the fingers are getting better, must have been a bugger to type!Style At Every Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651040515126111051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-22400835544768057562012-12-01T14:34:26.228-08:002012-12-01T14:34:26.228-08:00I've certainly killed a few pots in my day. Bu...I've certainly killed a few pots in my day. Burned eggs smell especially vile. Cleaning is a Zen exercise. Done/undone/done/undone. Etc. <br /><br />~Bethbeth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-45305855285619858922012-12-01T06:43:29.919-08:002012-12-01T06:43:29.919-08:00Was it Quentin Crisp who said, after the third (or...Was it Quentin Crisp who said, after the third (or fourth?!) year, the dust doesn't get any worse? Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-15114600965527596412012-12-01T06:28:00.562-08:002012-12-01T06:28:00.562-08:00I've had days like that YAH - better to stop t...I've had days like that YAH - better to stop than keep fighting it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316792173764568160.post-91947801788747402712012-12-01T03:31:10.039-08:002012-12-01T03:31:10.039-08:00I love cleaning, move up here and I'll be righ...I love cleaning, move up here and I'll be right round with my feather duster!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com