tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post472618805556007552..comments2024-03-24T17:06:58.902-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: I'll Tell You Mine, If You Tell Me Yours!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-26022986751505559512007-05-03T08:01:00.000-07:002007-05-03T08:01:00.000-07:00Hi Vanessa...no, I don't have a raclette recipe bo...Hi Vanessa...no, I don't have a raclette recipe book...I, too, just go on instinct. There are many varied types of foods to utilise...endless possibilities. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-11245224917234632802007-05-01T01:40:00.000-07:002007-05-01T01:40:00.000-07:00Dear LeeLooking at how many comments you received ...Dear Lee<BR/><BR/>Looking at how many comments you received on your post I am sure that your special someone will be found very soon!<BR/><BR/>And I sooo agree with your comments on raclette: it is so entertaining and easy to prepare I wonder why not everybody has a raclette grill! <BR/><BR/>As you are from Australia... do you have the <A HREF="http://www.raclette.com.au/" REL="nofollow">Raclette Australia</A> raclette grill aptly named "The Entertainer"? That's the one I have and it is just great!<BR/><BR/>They also just brought out a raclette recipe book, in case you don't know what else to do with a raclette grill, but I just go with my instincts.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-50874751016620238562007-04-30T00:33:00.000-07:002007-04-30T00:33:00.000-07:00I wonder who that was! And I didn't say that, any...I wonder who that was! And I didn't say that, anyway! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-24753195558817117862007-04-29T20:40:00.000-07:002007-04-29T20:40:00.000-07:00That raclette is too cool. That's one kitchen toy ...That raclette is too cool. That's one kitchen toy I don't (yet) have. I'll keep my eye out for one.<BR/><BR/>I remember some sheila who once told me about having kitchen toys. She seemed to think that such toys ruined the spirit of cooking. What was her name again? Rhymed with "glee," I think...Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799416132073267186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-34677843322245781312007-04-29T19:54:00.000-07:002007-04-29T19:54:00.000-07:00I've given up on that one, Neo! I think it's not ...I've given up on that one, Neo! I think it's not meant to be! Lucky him, whomever he may have been! lol<BR/><BR/>Don...yes...raclette is somewhat similar to fondue in that it is table-top cooking. If you scroll back on my blog to April 5th you will see pictures of a raclette and of recipes. They are fun. And we had a wonderful time over some delicious food.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-10962262588941147382007-04-29T19:31:00.000-07:002007-04-29T19:31:00.000-07:00I'm trying to figure out what a raclette is...Is i...I'm trying to figure out what a raclette is...<BR/><BR/>Is it like a fondue pot?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799416132073267186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-84990151317661560272007-04-29T18:58:00.000-07:002007-04-29T18:58:00.000-07:00Ohmagosh! Just checking in! Lee, so glad you hav...Ohmagosh! Just checking in! Lee, so glad you have such good friends. Good friends are like jewels. I know how you feel about sharing moments with someone. And I understand that it is joy you want to share, not loneliness. I too have those times in my life where life is so good, I just want to share it with someone. Hang in there Lee. If it is meant to be, he will show up in your life! <BR/><BR/>It is my loss for not checking your blog more often!Neoconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676392964639885821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-77799699775334651762007-04-29T16:34:00.000-07:002007-04-29T16:34:00.000-07:00I agree, Rel...we must all have our own personal d...I agree, Rel...we must all have our own personal dreams...life wouldn't be much fun without them. :)<BR/><BR/>I think I'm better off alone and not be inflicting my insanity on anyone else! I'm being fair to the rest of humanity! Hehehehehe!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-81439744294103264682007-04-29T15:14:00.000-07:002007-04-29T15:14:00.000-07:00lee,From the other side of the fench; I think you ...lee,<BR/>From the other side of the fench; I think you have the best of both worlds.<BR/>Without our dreams we become automotons. ;-)<BR/>rel<BR/>ps. thanks for sharing the special moments with us...it was mutual.relhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-78653718855614984512007-04-29T14:17:00.000-07:002007-04-29T14:17:00.000-07:00Deslily, Lindsay and Welsh...thank you for your th...Deslily, Lindsay and Welsh...thank you for your thoughts on my thoughts...I think from everyone's comments, we're all pretty much the same. Nothing is ever perfect but as long as we aim as high as we can and are content the majority of the time, I believe life is pretty good. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-14470663037729955462007-04-29T11:04:00.000-07:002007-04-29T11:04:00.000-07:00Hi, Lee. This is a lovely post and I know exactly...Hi, Lee. This is a lovely post and I know exactly what you mean: you can be content with your life but you just want someone "special" to share certain moments with. Well, as you say, you have shared them with us and we are all very glad. I don't think people can understand, though, who are not on their own. But that sounds like a great deal you got there and Paul is a happy man now he has his picture! Do post a photo of your fab new fridge! Many people think I am "living my dream" and in some ways I am. But nobody really knows what another person's life is like and it is not without its problems. No one has everything so it sometimes seems to us that they do. I hope you find solace in your writing because you are a great writer. And I know that, like me, most of the time you are happy. That is a great thing. Love from Sicily.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-87324640456713580242007-04-29T05:45:00.000-07:002007-04-29T05:45:00.000-07:00It seems to me life is mystery and all we can do i...It seems to me life is mystery and all we can do is to experience what I call a sense of wonderment; ultimately our destiny at times is beyond our grasp. We live within this wondrous universe and aren’t able to step outside it to view it indepenantly, hence the ultimate truth is beyond us. <BR/> <BR/>I think all of us at one time or another are in a state of anticipation or longing over some aspect of our lives. It is good that you openly share your thoughts with us. <BR/>Why each us carries some form of burden is a mystery, but it seems to me even when one is overcome another will effortlessly arise in its place. Sometimes dreams come true, but I have come to the conclusion, fundamentally different to how I thought in my youth, that we are not as much in control of our ultimate destiny as we think, but rather influenced by our particular environment and its random events. At least that is the conclusion I have reached. <BR/>Best wisheslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-75906347367328615012007-04-29T05:41:00.000-07:002007-04-29T05:41:00.000-07:00ok, while everyone else is trying to help you find...ok, while everyone else is trying to help you find your "mate".. I want to know what the painting was of that you wanted to keep and Paul wanted so badly! Do you have a photo we can see??DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-75087612979775125922007-04-28T23:44:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:44:00.000-07:00That's it, Robyn...you understand what I was tryin...That's it, Robyn...you understand what I was trying to say...thanks. :)<BR/><BR/>It certainly was a fun afternoon...we three always never seem to miss the beat and have a great time together. We always succeed in eating far too much even though we always say we won't...and of course, it's alway up to individually...as I place the food on the table...I never plate...so whatever one eats and how much is entirely up to him or her! And of course, with raclette, you cook your own as you go. So I can not be held responsible! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-36571885316288168642007-04-28T22:44:00.000-07:002007-04-28T22:44:00.000-07:00Lee, your post struck a chord, I know exactly what...Lee, your post struck a chord, I know exactly what you mean and I have been feeling like that a little too often lately. It's certainly not feeling down, but just occasionally wishing for someone to share your dreams with sometimes.<BR/><BR/>It's obviously a single person's "syndrome", isn't it? Not a loneliness, just a fleeting wish for someone at times.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a wonderful christening of your raclette. <BR/><BR/>Here's to you and friends...cheers!Puss-in-Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313418336654760327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-76653658634893673352007-04-28T19:17:00.000-07:002007-04-28T19:17:00.000-07:00Thank you, gto...that's very nice of you. :)Thank you, gto...that's very nice of you. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-90063115173971732622007-04-28T19:12:00.000-07:002007-04-28T19:12:00.000-07:00Your friend Paul is a very smart man. Your painti...Your friend Paul is a very smart man. Your paintings, charcoal drawings, and that sunset water color will carry priceless memories long after both 'fridges are gone.gtotrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05458741562993051868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-38384379647105845112007-04-28T15:34:00.000-07:002007-04-28T15:34:00.000-07:00Marc...thanks for your kind words...I wasn't at al...Marc...thanks for your kind words...I wasn't at all feeling down and depressed. I was feeling on top of the world when I wrote the post. I was still in a bit of a party mood, that's all! I love my privacy and own space...have been doing so for many, many years. It's of my own choosing. I enjoy my "aloneness". I have no desire to join any dating services! lol <BR/><BR/>We do have them here in Australia, but they are of no interest to me. I'm not into the art of dating. I hate it!<BR/><BR/>I think you took my post a little too seriously and read things into it that aren't there. But I do thank you for your concern and advice! ;)<BR/><BR/>I have dreams and fantasies all the time...have done since I was a kid...nothing changes. Boy! I had a list of phantom "boyfriends"...whoever was the leading movie star at the time.<BR/><BR/>It was only in the "heat of the moment", that I felt like sitting back with a kindred spirit. The moment soon passed when I got stuck into watching a good movie! ;)<BR/><BR/>It would take a very special, extraordinary man to take me on, I can assure you! lol And none are game to even if he is out there! ;)<BR/><BR/>Jmb....you would really enjoy raclette...it is a great way to entertain and a terrific luncheon idea. As for that "knight in shining armour" I was only wishing he would stop by...for a night! ;)<BR/><BR/>All is well in my neck of the woods. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-62693790783196246662007-04-28T14:29:00.000-07:002007-04-28T14:29:00.000-07:00Hi lee,That was a very beautiful post.He's quite t...Hi lee,<BR/>That was a very beautiful post.<BR/>He's quite the manipulator that Paul. <BR/>I hope that someone comes along to Mount Tamborine for you, the brother of the knight in shining armour who Welshcakes is expecting momentarily in Sicily.<BR/>By the way I'm definitely coming for lunch, don't know about cooking it myself in the raclette. Well if that's the price I have to pay.<BR/>regards<BR/>jmbjmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-17985418116972910162007-04-28T14:06:00.000-07:002007-04-28T14:06:00.000-07:00Lee,I understand completely how you are feeling. I...Lee,<BR/>I understand completely how you are feeling. I was married for a dozen years or so, and then lived alone for a few years. I would sit in the living room and it was totally quiet. That was nice for a year or so, but like you, I would think to myself, there has to be more to life than this. It was a feeling like life was passing me by...kind of marking time. I saw no real future in my job, though I liked it because I was my own boss, and called the shots as I saw them (My employee number was 007, really!). <BR/><BR/>I at one point considered re-enlisting in the Air Force. That's about the time I met Stormy, and it didn't take too much to kill that idea. So it was new wife and new job soon thereafter.We have now been married 27 years and there's fire still there. <BR/><BR/>The person who came up with "opposites attract" should be shot. It makes things real difficult. Lee, you need to meet more new SINGLE people. Perhaps one of the personality matching services that really do match kindred souls would work. Hey they are a filter to remove the chaff up front. Not sure what you have availible down under. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>And, good morning, is it raining yet?Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623619259294255298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-42348060895590636862007-04-28T13:48:00.000-07:002007-04-28T13:48:00.000-07:00Me too, Corn Dog! I wonder if that saying "a way t...Me too, Corn Dog! I wonder if that saying "a way to a man's heart is through his stomach"? Now, where did I put that drill! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-71974032002923169872007-04-28T07:58:00.000-07:002007-04-28T07:58:00.000-07:00I hope you find someone as special as you Lee. Yo...I hope you find someone as special as you Lee. You are so much fun and such a great cook, some guy would be lucky to win your heart. I hope he knows how to kill carpet snakes too.Corn Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747361708585377105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-34407200457374860612007-04-28T07:50:00.000-07:002007-04-28T07:50:00.000-07:00Merle, Steve, Cliff, Peter, Sandra and Shelly...wh...Merle, Steve, Cliff, Peter, Sandra and Shelly...what wonderful people you all are. Thank you for you very kind comments. :)<BR/><BR/>I am right-handed,Cliff...I only had the one glass as I was sitting here dreaming, writing and listening to the music...and wasn't in too much of a hurry to finish....next time though, I'll heed your advice! ;)<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you everyone...you certainly are uplifting...(not that I was feeling down...but next time I am...I'll remember your words)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-44501154689139018882007-04-28T07:03:00.000-07:002007-04-28T07:03:00.000-07:00Hi Lee, I strongly believe that your special someo...Hi Lee, I strongly believe that your special someone is out there. For now be thankful that you have such special friends because they are very hard to come by in my book. You are a very special women and that Mr. Right could be just around the corner. P. S you make me so hungry every time I visit your blog.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029041958215501053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-16275587071524297462007-04-28T07:00:00.000-07:002007-04-28T07:00:00.000-07:00I agree with Merle, you got a wonderful fridge and...I agree with Merle, you got a wonderful fridge and you can always do another painting. <BR/>Dreams get fulfilled when you least expect them to be filled,just keep dreaming. I will continue to enjoy my moments with great stories from friends and let my imagination run with me on the times when my dreams are on hold. May we continue to share great moments.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366824336860497448noreply@blogger.com