tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post6586433789108454652..comments2024-03-28T19:12:52.383+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Thursday Thoughts # 20Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-49157020484825771502014-11-15T20:50:03.684+10:302014-11-15T20:50:03.684+10:30Hi River,
Yes indeed - the tree is a favourite to...Hi River,<br /><br />Yes indeed - the tree is a favourite toy for our cats - and we have three of them. This year we found a Christmas decoration, lovingly wrenched from the tree and hidden under the TV cabinet by our hellcat - and this was in May!!<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-46405316766151083692014-11-15T17:50:56.892+10:302014-11-15T17:50:56.892+10:30Barbara; I'm good at thinking up solutions, no...Barbara; I'm good at thinking up solutions, not so good sometimes at actually making them work out.<br /><br />Vicki; best to stay away from them then. <br /><br />Red Nomad OZ; mine are better...Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-29700675928385401582014-11-14T20:25:19.695+10:302014-11-14T20:25:19.695+10:30Thank goddess for those good Aussie bakeries that ...Thank goddess for those good Aussie bakeries that make mince pies WAAAAAAY better than I could make them myself! Lazy?? YES! That's me!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-83425173672908472022014-11-13T23:55:28.228+10:302014-11-13T23:55:28.228+10:30Yes, only store bought mince pies. And they're...Yes, only store bought mince pies. And they're enough to make me gag at the mere thought of them.<br />But, I've never really liked sultanas and raisins much. If I have to have Christmas pud', it has to be doused with copious amounts of brandy sauce and/or ice cream.<br />Happy baking :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-87383840690578127212014-11-13T22:12:51.751+10:302014-11-13T22:12:51.751+10:30... River. I think your plan is a perfect solution...... River. I think your plan is a perfect solution.... Enjoy your fruit mince pies... I love them,too. xx Hugs and Blessings ... Barb xxx Barbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-72455080759514865842014-11-13T17:18:20.686+10:302014-11-13T17:18:20.686+10:30joeh; if you lived next door I could make you a ba...joeh; if you lived next door I could make you a batch.<br /><br />fishducky; I'm talking about the small sweet fruit mince pies available at Christmas, have you truly never had them? Do you even get them in America? <br /><br />Joanne; I hope you mean the fruit mince Christmas pies, because when it comes to meat pies I don't like mince ones, I prefer chunks of beef or chicken.<br /><br />Delores; the trouble is I'm away from home a lot, so can't be spritzing Angel. As for the table, I'll just put him in the back porch for a few hours while I make the pies. He'll be fine.<br /><br />Andrew; bones are a nuisance, Angel bats them all over the floor which I then have to wash. Nice to meet another mince pie lover.<br /><br />Lee; I have an entire cupboard of Christmas decorations that I now can't use apart from a bit of tinsel across the doorways. My family doesn't like Christmas cake so I never make them, only two of the kids like the pies, so I make three batches, one each for me and them. Plus the practice batch in November, that will be next week. <br /><br />Merle; Angel take no notice??? HaHaHaHaHaHahaHaha.............<br /><br />Vicki; I'll give the big tree a go next year when Angel is older, I'll put it up with just a few ornaments. Have you only ever had store bought mince pies? Because I agree they're bloody awful!<br /><br />Elephant's Child; next week is soon enough to get the mix soaking. Not only do I have to keep Angel away, I also have to thoroughly vacuum and wash down surfaces so I don't get stray cat hair in the pastry. Every time I glance at the floor here there's another shadowy wisp of fluff floating across it. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-51354649823937632962014-11-13T13:47:11.101+10:302014-11-13T13:47:11.101+10:30I need to get some christmas cake mix soaking in b...I need to get some christmas cake mix soaking in booze. Next week. Or the one after. Soon.<br />And I think your plan to keep Angel away from your pie pastry is a stroke of genius.<br />And I always talk to myself, the cats, and various recalcitrant objects...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-3673884204231102572014-11-13T12:50:29.127+10:302014-11-13T12:50:29.127+10:30No big tree this year :(
Maybe next year. It's...No big tree this year :(<br />Maybe next year. It's like having a toddler in the house.<br />Hubby adores mince pies - I dislike them intensely. I call them "minced flies". Not very original, but it's how I relate to them.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-89915905822629611242014-11-13T08:10:39.026+10:302014-11-13T08:10:39.026+10:30When our Kidney had her kittens it was in November...When our Kidney had her kittens it was in November and the were about 5weeks old at Christmas time, the tree that year was knocked around a lot that year, I lost more balls, they liked the colours and tried very hard to break as many as possible, maybe Angel will take no notice mine are too lazy now.<br />Merle........... Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-86862430539747998482014-11-13T07:10:56.479+10:302014-11-13T07:10:56.479+10:30I stopped putting up Christmas decorations a few y...I stopped putting up Christmas decorations a few years ago. (I got sick of having to take them all down again)! The only decorations I have left now (I got rid of all the others) are one gold decorative reindeer that stands about 18 inches high and a similar Santa and I put those out on the coffee table and that's it.<br /><br />But I have made two Christmas cakes and will make another couple either over the weekend or next week. Mince Pies will be on the my agenda, too. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-85387824500280092142014-11-13T05:20:03.569+10:302014-11-13T05:20:03.569+10:30I wonder how giving a bone to a cat would go, like...I wonder how giving a bone to a cat would go, like giving a bone to a dog? It might occupy them for a while. Mince pies! Yum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-60747588564682484752014-11-13T04:17:48.649+10:302014-11-13T04:17:48.649+10:30Good luck with your tree.....I can tell you how we...Good luck with your tree.....I can tell you how we trained Rocky to leave it alone.... a few weeks before Christmas we started giving him a little spritz of cold water in the face whenever he got into something that was off limits...by the time Christmas rolled around all we had to do was put the spritz bottle under the tree. He never went near it.<br />As to the table..try a few days before hand draping the table or counter with sheets of wax paper. Kitty jumps up and slides right off. It doesn't take too many times for them to realize that tables and counters and a 'no go'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-60956151945263552272014-11-13T03:17:35.277+10:302014-11-13T03:17:35.277+10:30Mince pie one of my favorites, too. Haven't ha...Mince pie one of my favorites, too. Haven't had one since childhood.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-69562029097466387432014-11-13T01:51:36.219+10:302014-11-13T01:51:36.219+10:30I have never tasted mince pie--should I put that o...I have never tasted mince pie--should I put that on my bucket list?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-46981195378320308262014-11-13T01:27:44.977+10:302014-11-13T01:27:44.977+10:30Mince Pie is my favorite.Mince Pie is my favorite.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com