tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2517974734585899281..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Spaghetti Here, Spaghetti There. . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37699181624772415052018-01-29T15:04:06.717-08:002018-01-29T15:04:06.717-08:00I like this characterization, Mardel -- thanks!I like this characterization, Mardel -- thanks!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71445481336648938812018-01-27T19:28:41.177-08:002018-01-27T19:28:41.177-08:00Such joy. Food and place and family intersecting i...Such joy. Food and place and family intersecting in their own overlapping orbits. Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20538091292308213312018-01-24T06:52:50.248-08:002018-01-24T06:52:50.248-08:00I love that perspective you have/had of London -- ...I love that perspective you have/had of London -- lucky to have had a home base there, through your daughter, to show you a side that many can't appreciate. So many of our big cities, I think, retain neighbourhoods that used to be more self-sustaining in terms of community, and I think walking is generally a good way to rediscover those "villages"materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76534993695318813242018-01-24T06:50:28.382-08:002018-01-24T06:50:28.382-08:00I think this is what I'd like to cultivate -- ...I think this is what I'd like to cultivate -- shopping, eating, coffee-drinking, all locally, so that we feel we have a nodding acquaintance with our village-mates . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-70847961906268144782018-01-24T06:49:22.366-08:002018-01-24T06:49:22.366-08:00I must admit I've got quite out of the habit o...I must admit I've got quite out of the habit of driving -- have to make a point of it occasionally just so that I don't lose confidence/skill. But living in your small village will make the necessity of driving well worthwhile, I'm sure. I'm really looking forward to your IG posts once you make that move.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46998142170075255182018-01-24T06:47:35.719-08:002018-01-24T06:47:35.719-08:00You haven't the compelling reasons to jump tha...You haven't the compelling reasons to jump that we did, and you appear to have a marvellous lifestyle -- hang on! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7078695154133806972018-01-24T06:46:17.655-08:002018-01-24T06:46:17.655-08:00Cities can be so much more supportive of community...Cities can be so much more supportive of community than those who live in suburbs or small towns or rural communities realize. I've always known or intuited this, in theory, but it's so gratifying to be experiencing it. (For what it's worth, I appreciated much of what subdivision life once offered us, and I loved our seven years in a fairly isolated small town, and ditto our 20+ years on an island that maxed out at a population of 350 on the busiest summer weekend -- they all have advantages and disadvantages)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15649118008600092942018-01-24T06:41:23.827-08:002018-01-24T06:41:23.827-08:00it's been good ;-)it's been good ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-78274609145568057542018-01-24T04:53:24.945-08:002018-01-24T04:53:24.945-08:00One of my favourite dishes and Pauls looks delicio...One of my favourite dishes and Pauls looks delicious! Love a good bowl of Moules too, with a white wine and cream sauce, yum! Your life really does seem to be "all coming together" ...I'm so happy for you. Hearing your daughter and grandaughter call out to you must have been so lovely. Wendy's comment took me back to when my daughter worked and lived in London. At different times she was based in Chiswick and Richmond. Whenever I visited it was like being in a small town or maybe a village within a small town, in parts. I walked for miles and loved exploring. I came to view London as a central city, ( the part we all think of) surrounded by individual small towns and villages!<br />Some parts even had village greens, making it seem that they were way out in the country. Unless you focused on all the traffic!<br />Hope you're having a good week!<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46169876496261799682018-01-23T10:08:18.740-08:002018-01-23T10:08:18.740-08:00I know! The first time it happened I was so tickle...I know! The first time it happened I was so tickled -- really changes the nature of the city.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4499537141051180862018-01-23T10:07:52.976-08:002018-01-23T10:07:52.976-08:00Thanks, D. I do feel lucky (while missing some -- ...Thanks, D. I do feel lucky (while missing some -- you know the feeling well)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29847082933402396492018-01-23T10:06:29.079-08:002018-01-23T10:06:29.079-08:00It's true -- so good having them nearby.It's true -- so good having them nearby. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2601610820548327382018-01-23T10:06:08.843-08:002018-01-23T10:06:08.843-08:00It's true, carrying worlds in your arms -- did...It's true, carrying worlds in your arms -- did you ever read as you walked, on your way to school or whatever? I was that girl. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36299397576912304722018-01-23T10:05:31.636-08:002018-01-23T10:05:31.636-08:00It's such a simple but delicious recipe -- esp...It's such a simple but delicious recipe -- especially when he makes it ;-) Lucky you, all those fish shops!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3086665117354178972018-01-23T10:05:02.183-08:002018-01-23T10:05:02.183-08:00Ah, those classics, and moules frites is definitel...Ah, those classics, and moules frites is definitely in the same company. I wonder which new classics you'll add to your repertoire from Poland. . . Enjoy!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12404878616280381122018-01-23T10:02:06.082-08:002018-01-23T10:02:06.082-08:00When we had two places at once, they were only sep...When we had two places at once, they were only separated by three hours' travel, so I can imagine the complications with keeping a sense of home in both places -- with all the means, social networks, a feeling of neighbourhood, plus a well-supplied and maintained physical space. But how satisfying it must be to have all that, paddling and all. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19586869979811465002018-01-23T10:00:14.461-08:002018-01-23T10:00:14.461-08:00Well, I can always complain about something or oth...Well, I can always complain about something or other 😉, but I agree that I'm in a very happy spot right now -- not much for a magic wand to do should it land in my right hand (although my daughter's family might find themselves flying out of Italy at an alarming speed ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45947554104691774712018-01-23T03:20:51.650-08:002018-01-23T03:20:51.650-08:00You make it sound like you are living in a village...You make it sound like you are living in a village within a city . Best of both worlds .<br />Wendy in York Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73241703606410124602018-01-22T23:57:02.364-08:002018-01-22T23:57:02.364-08:00How lovely just to encounter your family as part o...How lovely just to encounter your family as part of the community. And walking everywhere is a true delight of the city. I know I am going to take badly with having to drive to get anywhere out of my small village. <br />Fishing in Europe, as many things connected with food, has great extremes of artisanal and 'bio', and vast industrial scale with added pesticides. We wait with some anxiety to see what our dire government will try to get away with on the latter once we're out of the EU. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49147588733434108592018-01-22T23:21:41.888-08:002018-01-22T23:21:41.888-08:00Your urban life sounds so appealing to me. I reali...Your urban life sounds so appealing to me. I realize how hard it was to leave your island home. We try to imagine the big jump....but not yet.<br />Pasta in any shape is pure comfort food. Seafood added is even better.<br />Ali<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84980172923901255892018-01-22T22:06:11.699-08:002018-01-22T22:06:11.699-08:00This is a lovely description, Frances, of urban fa...This is a lovely description, Frances, of urban family and home. As I mentioned to you previously, Spaghetti alle Vongole is one of my favorite dishes. Paul's looks divine. Like you, I want to know my clams are sustainably caught. What you describe about your new urban home is what I love about urban life. Walking everywhere. Frequenting my known neighborhood places. Having my museums and libraries and stores all close by so I can drop in on a whim. Seeing people I know. My suburban time has been much longer than I intended. I'm grateful for this supportive spot, but I'll be delighted to be back walking in an urban setting soon. Thank you for bringing up good memories for me. Enjoy it all. Katherine C. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834591103511225376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24409624845770307342018-01-22T16:54:27.388-08:002018-01-22T16:54:27.388-08:00Sounds like absolutely wonderful homecoming.Sounds like absolutely wonderful homecoming.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55165929295726389502018-01-22T16:24:50.739-08:002018-01-22T16:24:50.739-08:00Beautiful food - and how wonderful that you run in...Beautiful food - and how wonderful that you run into your family members at random.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72107421383570175872018-01-22T13:50:07.951-08:002018-01-22T13:50:07.951-08:00Delicious!
I adore pasta,especially spaghetti,spag...Delicious!<br />I adore pasta,especially spaghetti,spaghettini,linguini (agree with Mr. Green :-),quite a difference)<br />I second A. in London's thought,too:you've made a full and beautiful life,with your family,here and there,although it is not easy when one's heart is in more than one place <br />Dottoressa<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65039199325881345662018-01-22T09:11:50.123-08:002018-01-22T09:11:50.123-08:00It looks delicious!
The littles must be the best ...It looks delicious! <br />The littles must be the best part of being at home!!! Ours offer so much joy and the playtime and crafts make my day much richer. <br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.com