tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post3015825753395415422..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Five Things on an August Fridaymaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38090398220528759692015-08-12T08:01:02.404-07:002015-08-12T08:01:02.404-07:00Yes, this is it, every solution turns out to pose ...Yes, this is it, every solution turns out to pose problems of its own or, as you better put it, compromises. I'm gearing up for the next stage and in so many ways it will be much simpler, but there will be huge losses. . . Balance. Once again, it's all about the balance!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36981736005617806552015-08-09T15:32:53.288-07:002015-08-09T15:32:53.288-07:00Intrigued by your comments about living in two pla...Intrigued by your comments about living in two places. I am drawn to that by the difficulty of reconciling the fact that two of our children live north and two live south. It's timely to be reminded that there are compromises attached to every apparent solution!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61516559638385400372015-08-09T10:17:14.894-07:002015-08-09T10:17:14.894-07:00I haven't seen this one - thanks! I'm off...I haven't seen this one - thanks! I'm off to find it now.Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19522746833606990272015-08-09T08:05:06.555-07:002015-08-09T08:05:06.555-07:00Yes, and have you seen the video with the new foot...Yes, and have you seen the video with the new football coach who tells his team they're not allowed to rape anymore? Football Town Nights -- hilarious and sobering. Wow!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85986057219230404452015-08-09T08:02:03.718-07:002015-08-09T08:02:03.718-07:00It's so good, this show. We're really look...It's so good, this show. We're really looking forward to the second season, wondering what will happen with poor, devastated Martin. and will Saga manage to build something with Anton. . . . don't tell, please ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25319747088886496282015-08-09T08:00:53.851-07:002015-08-09T08:00:53.851-07:00I think the cones must be a local adaptation, a ve...I think the cones must be a local adaptation, a very clever rendition for a kids' menu. Hattie's was plain, while Nola had cheese melted between its folded layers -- a very cool grilled cheese version. I think they were about $3.50 each, so very reasonable. They came with a little dish of catsup! Obviously a concession to kids who might have been hoping for a side of French friesmaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32635785103874046982015-08-09T07:58:45.475-07:002015-08-09T07:58:45.475-07:00I love the idea of the piano project! I'm dyi...I love the idea of the piano project! I'm dying to see Trainwreck. I've recently discovered Amy Schumer. There's a great youtube video of "The Last F*kable Day," with Tina Fey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus and another actress. I could watch it every day.Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9733460326643718122015-08-09T07:57:16.939-07:002015-08-09T07:57:16.939-07:00Yep. We were Unaccommodated Man, personified. . . ...Yep. We were Unaccommodated Man, personified. . . <br />Bon Cop, Bad Cop was goofy fun -- and they're finally making a follow-up BC,BC (so far from BCBG!!) 2. <br />I'd forgotten that initial motive for the two provinces to work together, exactly the same premise as The Bridge (and I had no idea there was an England/France version -- will watch for that)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82546946842748583402015-08-09T07:52:42.629-07:002015-08-09T07:52:42.629-07:00Just a quick photo op for my fans ;-)Just a quick photo op for my fans ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1179058914777361902015-08-09T07:52:23.856-07:002015-08-09T07:52:23.856-07:00It's pretty good stuff, right? ;-)It's pretty good stuff, right? ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27083662489355828142015-08-09T07:49:39.378-07:002015-08-09T07:49:39.378-07:00We might be watching Dicte in parallel, then. And ...We might be watching Dicte in parallel, then. And I'll note that film. I'm sure that Lear will be worth it, but I wasn't sure I could manage wide awake, exactly. I haven't been sleeping well and I want to be rested and alert enough for it. The Italian art display is good to see, relatively modest but still worthwhile. It's the exhibit upstairs you should make time for, really. We took Nola on Saturday to see the Italian and it was the Geoffrey Farmer on the 2nd floor that was the real hit. You'll see what I mean. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11821675138811183732015-08-09T07:47:05.998-07:002015-08-09T07:47:05.998-07:00Oh, so sorry I missed your birthday. Belated Greet...Oh, so sorry I missed your birthday. Belated Greetings and Happy Anniversary. I hope both celebrations were joyous!<br />I've had Dicte lined up on Netflix for a while -- I think it's up next. And I just said to Pater that I'm putting the Baltic countries on my travel list. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58442055492584764032015-08-09T07:45:30.626-07:002015-08-09T07:45:30.626-07:00Summers, lakeside, just perfect! Enjoy! Even work ...Summers, lakeside, just perfect! Enjoy! Even work there, in your garden, is pleasant, isn't it! <br />That ending, in Monkey Beach, is enigmatic, isn't it, and many find it frustrating. So much of what she's writing about is liminality and, even, hybridity, crossing borders. . . .and she's a huge Stephen King fan with a great sense of humour. So much I could say about the novel. Glad you found it fascinating. <br />The accordion! So much fun!<br />The piano has a big plastic cover that someone pulls over it (I suppose the organization has volunteers who monitor) and I suspect they'll have to bring them back indoors somewhere over the rainy months (which, generally, are all months here, but not this summer!)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23621076287609664882015-08-09T07:40:03.664-07:002015-08-09T07:40:03.664-07:00Oh, I'm sorry if it might have been from you t...Oh, I'm sorry if it might have been from you that I learned of The Bridge and I credited Mme. L-B for that. We are so enjoying it -- just finished Series 1 last night -- Whoa!!<br />Yes, I have heard of Medugorje -- So cute that you made a connection between that Canadian flag you saw there and the Canadian bloggers you "know" -- the world becomes smaller!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11818171719807247412015-08-08T12:14:13.007-07:002015-08-08T12:14:13.007-07:00Lovely photo with the piano! Have watched both sea...Lovely photo with the piano! Have watched both seasons of The Bridge. Apparently there is a third season coming but without the male main character. Can't wait.givihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078585999582077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77304632782398493472015-08-08T09:08:52.816-07:002015-08-08T09:08:52.816-07:00Love The Bridge & Dosas both . Second series o...Love The Bridge & Dosas both . Second series of The Bridge was as good as the original & the two leads are great together . First had Dosas in India years ago & very happy when they arrived in the UK , never seen the cones though .<br />Wendy in YorkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3981083197923791862015-08-08T05:15:17.852-07:002015-08-08T05:15:17.852-07:00You saw King Lear at the Globe and it rained?? How...You saw King Lear at the Globe and it rained?? How perfect for the scene of Lear on the heath....how NOT perfect for you! I haven't seen The Bridge, but saw the British/French version called The Tunnel a couple of years ago. Same concept, body found in the tunnel under the English Channel. It reminded me of the Canadian film of a few years ago called Bon Cop, Bad Cop, starring Colm Feore (love him), in which body is found hanging on the sign between Quebec and Ontario, and the crime must be solved by (you guessed it) an English cop from Ontario and a French cop from Quebec. Talk about "two solitudes!" Hope the rest of your time in the city is just as enjoyable for you. And then there's France and Italy still to come. You lucky girl!Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77112958081609417202015-08-07T18:06:55.655-07:002015-08-07T18:06:55.655-07:00Lovely. All lovely.Lovely. All lovely.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54791746226300531752015-08-07T16:59:11.176-07:002015-08-07T16:59:11.176-07:00How cool that you stopped to play!How cool that you stopped to play!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20161094821820221902015-08-07T16:13:29.147-07:002015-08-07T16:13:29.147-07:00"Talking pictures," good food, and famil..."Talking pictures," good food, and family. Sigh. Lovely.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47705398674588911602015-08-07T14:55:07.625-07:002015-08-07T14:55:07.625-07:00Dicte is next on my list to watch. A really well-d...Dicte is next on my list to watch. A really well-done film that we just watched on Netflix was set in Denmark. "In a Different World" deals with male roles and aggression. A really thoughtful film! King Lear is worth the 3 hours but make sure that you are wide awake. I really enjoy the Bard experience. I still want to see the Italian art display this summer. Happy week-end!Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36301960064790346702015-08-07T10:58:29.338-07:002015-08-07T10:58:29.338-07:00Hi Mater, we watched the Bridge and loved it too. ...Hi Mater, we watched the Bridge and loved it too. I am really into those Scandinavian tv shows - currently we are watching Borgen on tv, plus we have been watching Dicte on Netflix. She is a crime journalist in Denmark, it's a very enjoyable series. I also sometimes watch these hokey romantic dramas on German tv online which are set in Sweden - I would SO like to visit Stockholm!<br /><br />Here's my big thing - it's my birthday today! And tomorrow is our 23rd anniversary! Champagne all round! (Ok, German Sekt, but still.)<br />Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31199014580354596002015-08-07T09:23:22.721-07:002015-08-07T09:23:22.721-07:00Here are my five things:
1. I'm spending part ...Here are my five things:<br />1. I'm spending part of my holidays at the lakeside, and after a week of cold rains and wind now summer has finally arrived. Meaning: breakfast on the deck, reading in the shade and the first swim in the lake. I love the felling of it which brings back so many summers right back to my childhood days.<br />2. I also weeded the lakeside garden. You wouldn't say it's tidy, it never will be, but at least my flowers have space and light to grow.<br />3. I read "Monkey Beach", following your recommendation in an earlier post. I found it fascinating, except for the end which did not quite convince me.<br />4. I took up the accordion again. I'm an absolute beginner, but a few minutes a day are beginning to make a difference.<br />5. I indulged myself watching the fifth season of "Downton Abbey" which I particularly enjoy because of the various accents of the different characters.<br /><br />BTW: What happens to that lovely pink outdoor piano if it should rain, I wonder?<br />Have a lovely weekend!Eleonorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61635354877478489842015-08-07T08:29:59.670-07:002015-08-07T08:29:59.670-07:00A man,sorry
DottoressaA man,sorry<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-10959534040993204572015-08-07T08:23:41.344-07:002015-08-07T08:23:41.344-07:00How sweet this pink piano is. Sounds like great pr...How sweet this pink piano is. Sounds like great project.<br />Never tried dosas,looks yummy and what a great family reunion in your first post about Dosas! Wonderful!<br />I'm so glad you both like The bridge original,a whole new world and society,no? My favorite is still Borgen (in Scandinavian series)<br />Have a nice weekend!<br />I was yesterday in Medugorje,have you maybe heard about it? I met a men with a big Canadian flag,but he was local guide waiting for his Canadian group :-)<br />Dottoressa<br /><br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com