tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post6083748984585742274..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: My daughter's a domestic goddessFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79394975683786976512011-09-27T10:38:38.806+01:002011-09-27T10:38:38.806+01:00It seems that we creative types just aren't ma...It seems that we creative types just aren't made to do this kind of entertaining (although Daughter's a brilliant artist, so bang goes that theory). Maybe we've just got better things to do, like blogging when we should be writing...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-37513589441882143672011-09-27T10:00:54.479+01:002011-09-27T10:00:54.479+01:00I don't do them any more. I'm too grumpy a...I don't do them any more. I'm too grumpy afterwards. People either just eat and go, leaving me with the washing-up. And I think, 'What was the point of that?'<br />Or they linger and try to be helpful, which means the dishwasher gets stacked 'wrongly'. <br />And I always get indigestion from worrying whether or not they like the food. <br />One guest retired to the other room to have a nap (snoring loudly) as soon as we'd finished eating, having made no effort to converse or offer a word of praise for the meal. <br />I just don't think I have the right friends. And maybe not the right temperament.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8772072126027647502011-09-26T14:20:12.206+01:002011-09-26T14:20:12.206+01:00Gail - I know, I know. My husband used to say &quo...Gail - I know, I know. My husband used to say "why do you always have to try out something new?" I still don't know the answer!<br /><br />Rosemary, I'll ask her!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-63050771269579132992011-09-26T11:12:34.953+01:002011-09-26T11:12:34.953+01:00Do you hire your daughter out, please? I think I w...Do you hire your daughter out, please? I think I was more like that when first a young mother staying at home with two children. But I'm well past that stage now!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-21300477774177597712011-09-26T09:37:37.638+01:002011-09-26T09:37:37.638+01:00The secret is to cook something you know you can d...The secret is to cook something you know you can do well - even if it's only sausage & mash! Mind you - I like Patsy's idea of a takeaway.<br />And if you open the wine an hour before the meal is ready, no-one will worry too much about what they're eating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61420662650320196242011-09-25T16:26:50.379+01:002011-09-25T16:26:50.379+01:00Thanks, Colette. I have no idea where she gets it ...Thanks, Colette. I have no idea where she gets it from!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44488278690415263212011-09-24T23:08:00.155+01:002011-09-24T23:08:00.155+01:00Enjoy cooking but don't do dinner parties. Tot...Enjoy cooking but don't do dinner parties. Total admiration for your daughter Frances.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15916239923084799282011-09-24T14:20:50.299+01:002011-09-24T14:20:50.299+01:00Patsy, you're my kind of girl! I feel much bet...Patsy, you're my kind of girl! I feel much better now.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-72080308403251019842011-09-24T13:13:18.162+01:002011-09-24T13:13:18.162+01:00I'm no goddess, but I do dinner parties. Frien...I'm no goddess, but I do dinner parties. Friends come round and we share a bottle of wine as we read the takeaway menu, then we order, accept delivery and eat. More wine is generally consumed during this. I often forget to offer coffee.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com