Sunday Lunch
Posted on | January 25, 2012 | No Comments |
Two Sundays ago we were invited to have lunch at our friends’ home. Two o’clock in the afternoon she said and I said great. Sunday came along, 11 a.m., and hubby said, “Shouldn’t we be getting ready to leave for lunch?” I said, “No, we don’t need to be there until 2 p.m. Why don’t you have lunch?” Hubby looked at me, confused, and said, “I thought we’re going there for lunch?” I replied, “Yes, Sunday lunch or roast. It’s later. We’ll probably eat at 4.” More confused, hubby said, “But that’s like dinner.” I told him that we’ll just have our friend explain and told him to go eat something.
The other day I talked about ‘tea’, lunch, supper, and dinner. Well for Sunday, Sunday lunch/roast that is, the common time for this is between early afternoon to early evening. Think of Sunday lunch as a light version of Thanksgiving. People would put a chicken, or pork, or beef in the oven for a few hours during the day and then cook the sides closer to when the roast will be served. While I love everything at a Sunday roast, my favourite food is the Yorkshire pudding. Yummmm!!!!
Of course, after a good meal, a fabulous dessert, or pudding as many people here say, would be served.
Hope you have a great one! Like the card? Created it using Waltzingmouse’s sketch for this week. You still have time to participate!!!
Tea
Posted on | January 18, 2012 | 4 Comments |
Tea is not just a drink. At least not in England.
First of all, what do you all call your lunch and dinners? In our household we have lunch at noon-ish and then dinner at 7-ish. In between lunch and dinner the girls have snacks and this ranges from something with toast to fish and chips that we all share.
I remember last year, before taking M to gymnastics, a friend of ours said something like, “Oh, so and so had her tea already and so she shouldn’t need anything at the cafeteria.” I didn’t think anything of it until later, a few months ago, when I heard more and more people preparing tea or having this and that for tea. The thing that made me wonder was that these folks weren’t just heating up a kettle and serving cakes or little sandwiches, these folks were actually preparing and eating big meals.
A few weeks ago I asked my local friends what ‘tea’ meant. I asked if it was just a term they use for ‘snack’, tea drinking, or if it’s actually a meal that they serve which to me would then be equivalent to a dinner to their kids and then the parents will later eat dinner.
The answer was, to some, lunch is lunch and dinner is dinner. But to others, dinner means lunch and tea is dinner. So when one says, “We’ll be having tea today at 5 p.m. and you’re invited”, there’s a good chance that you might just be served dinner. If the person says, “Stop by for tea tomorrow morning”, then you most likely will be getting tea/coffee and possibly some biscuits.
If you’re ‘posh’ then lunch is lunch, then there’s tea which would include something light, small sandwich or the sort, and then later have dinner.
Complicated, huh?
Now, last weekend, Sunday, we were invited to lunch. We ate at 5 p.m. More to this later!!
Enjoy the card, created it using Waltzingmouse’s sketch for this week. Adios!!
Almost 8
Posted on | January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment |
Time sure flies! Somebody we all know is almost eight! Remember her when she was three? Or her fourth birthday? Ahhh… my baby’s growing up!
Emma plans on having a shopping party. It’s not just any shopping party but a stationary shopping party. Yes, that girl, like her mama, LOVES pretty office supplies. So her, and two of her besties, are going to Paperchase, lunch and who knows what else. We’ll make it a great day out and then later dinner with the family. I love this kind of parties… Simple!!!
Today I want to remind you about the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge. If you are feeling uninspired, please hop on by and create something with their fun and simple sketch. I told you I love simple sketches. Makes creating easier, more versatile! Deadline: Friday, so come on!!!
I’ll catch you all later. Bye!
Our Gymnast
Posted on | January 9, 2012 | 1 Comment |
Emma is a busy girl. As of right now she has an after school activity everyday. But, despite her loving swimming and ballet, she would trade all that for more hours at the gym. As of today her aspiration is to be a very good gymnast – college even. With this new goal I hope that one day we’ll live near a gymnastics club. Sitting around for 2-2.5 hrs a day is NOT productive. Yes I grocery shop now and then after I drop her off but for the most part, it’s not productive. Thankfully I have a decent toddler. As long as she get her iPad, a snack, the toy box, and little friends she’s fine.
Any of you a gym mom?
Today’s page was created using January’s Scarlet Lime Frugal Fab kit. LOVE this kit. So so so pretty!!! I love the vintage feel of the chipboards and the colors are just lovely!
Have a great day and until next time!!
My iPad
Posted on | January 6, 2012 | 3 Comments |
Says the 2.5-yrs-old.
We just got done eating breakfast this morning when Jovie said, “Mommy, please get my iPad.”
No, I haven’t lost my mind and gave the toddler an iPad BUT as far as she knows, the iPad is hers. She loves that thing and operates it like a pro. She’ll do her ABC, puzzles, shapes (she knows what a trapezoid is), audio books, numbers and movies (Peppa Pig and Ice Age) on it. She’ll play Emma’s games too — she knows which one she’s capable of playing and which is too hard for her. She’ll draw, colour, etc. on the iPad.
Before, I’d read the news while I drink my tea/coffee. Now, I sit next to the toddler WITH the iPad and help her learn while I read the news on my phone or something on the Kindle (which I am soon to loose too because the oldest is begging for it).
Do you have an iPad an a Pinterest account? If yes, do you know you can pin in iPad Safari? If not, follow my tutorial.
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