tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post1776052917739744426..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: Fretting about homewife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-3463467078195114932008-12-02T07:41:00.000+00:002008-12-02T07:41:00.000+00:00I tried a Kendal Mint Cake on my last trip to Lond...I tried a Kendal Mint Cake on my last trip to London from my home in Canada. Bought it at Fortnum and Mason's because my soon to be son-in-law is from Kendal so had to try it. <BR/><BR/>UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>All it is is sugar fused somehow into a rectangle. I don't know how anyone could eat a whole one. I couldn't choke down one bite.Sandra Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951819537345588384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-14749791882649089362007-04-17T18:45:00.000+01:002007-04-17T18:45:00.000+01:00Aaagh,what about Chorley cakes??Aaagh,what about Chorley cakes??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311613404061131311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-68037085576266234072007-04-16T12:33:00.000+01:002007-04-16T12:33:00.000+01:00Oh my!Thats why there are currents in Eccles cakes...Oh my!<BR/>Thats why there are currents in Eccles cakes?<BR/>I feel better not liking them now.Delboys Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990040072778917690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-4863601964570994042007-04-16T00:50:00.000+01:002007-04-16T00:50:00.000+01:00If WITN was telling us about how it was to be a Bl...If WITN was telling us about how it was to be a Blue Alien on Planet Green, whilst we're all dealing with being Pink People on Planet Purple, she would NOT have gotten that book deal.<BR/><BR/>That is what writers write about best, Confused Mommy -- their own lives. That's what they know. I may be envious, but I'm not jealous. Do remember that she didn't seek that book deal out, the book deal came to her. Yes, she had connections. The way she writes, it is obvious that that is how she earned a living. <BR/><BR/>BTW, as soon as we could afford it, we took up the beige berber carpets. We put in hardwood flooring in the kids' rooms, and terra cotta tiles in the LR / DR area. We still have an off-white berber carpet in our bedroom. Sick kids are occasionally allowed to venture there, if they are barefoot and carry a bigbucket.<BR/><BR/>I applaud you, WITN. Looks like I'll need to choose a nic one of these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-7154309052815786002007-04-15T15:26:00.000+01:002007-04-15T15:26:00.000+01:00Don't worry, beige is sooo last week...www.helenaf...Don't worry, beige is sooo last week...<BR/><BR/>www.helenafrithpowell.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-57586066480684252502007-04-15T14:00:00.000+01:002007-04-15T14:00:00.000+01:00Beige is not good for your health anyway.Probably ...Beige is not good for your health anyway.<BR/><BR/>Probably all these 'beige' comments aren't good for your health either - but I suppose some people don't have anything else in their lives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-74301332625751060222007-04-14T21:14:00.000+01:002007-04-14T21:14:00.000+01:00Oh wife, I just don't know how you do it. It never...Oh wife, I just don't know how you do it. It never ceases to amaze me that you have pursuaded all these people that you're having a rough time when you have<BR/><BR/>1. Two houses in Northumberland that you're knocking together.<BR/>2. A house in London.<BR/>3. A nanny to look after your baby while you try to fit in.<BR/>4. A husband with the patience of a saint.<BR/>5. A book deal to tell everyone how simply awful it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-76188918979921343892007-04-14T20:01:00.000+01:002007-04-14T20:01:00.000+01:00Beige (or white!) carpets always struck me as the ...Beige (or white!) carpets always struck me as the purest folly. What a hassle to keep clean. I'd ruin it within a week.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I think anonymous #2 does not have children.<BR/><BR/>I am a single mom of one. It is always remarkably hard to cope. It's heartbreaking to have to leave them, however briefly. It feels like a betrayal. I think all mothers feel near the edge of insanity, but some just hide it better than others. <BR/><BR/>If the kids stay clean, fed, and safe, you've succeeded. Keep your head up!Ruthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800371586600838226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-44023971599392521082007-04-14T19:31:00.000+01:002007-04-14T19:31:00.000+01:00Beige carpets a no-no with one child and three per...Beige carpets a no-no with one child and three perpetually muddy dogs - wooden flooring better but has its hazards, claws don't grip it (have you ever seen a dog slide past you at 15 mph?) and things that I drop that would bounce on a carpet - don't. Therefore i've had two new mobiles this year alone and don't get me started on dropping a box of Maltesers - the buggers bounced!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-27704258940006758692007-04-14T16:39:00.000+01:002007-04-14T16:39:00.000+01:00We had cream carpets for several years, every stai...We had cream carpets for several years, every stain used to remind us of particular incidents. It was almost like we had our past history under our feet. Wooden floors much better though, wipe clean.Gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979621132151870323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-73495166018438114772007-04-14T12:21:00.000+01:002007-04-14T12:21:00.000+01:00My children are all grown up, but I now have help ...My children are all grown up, but I now have help with my husband. Greatly recommended!www.retiredandcrazy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-84278993934573982062007-04-14T11:17:00.000+01:002007-04-14T11:17:00.000+01:00Another very powerful post from you and one I'm ru...Another very powerful post from you and one I'm running this evening over at my place. don't ever stop writing your blog ... please.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-7100413385216025872007-04-14T10:09:00.000+01:002007-04-14T10:09:00.000+01:00I have never thought of my children as well-behave...I have never thought of my children as well-behaved, until the time we went to stay at a smart hotel. As they walked through the grand entrance doors, they all kicked off their shoes and disappeared into the lobby.Drunk Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416146729096629298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-13657659976610372582007-04-14T09:40:00.000+01:002007-04-14T09:40:00.000+01:00I didn't have help with my child - nanny was sacke...I didn't have help with my child - nanny was sacked as baby was handed to me - but I sure as hell had help with the garden and the house and the babysitting etc. <BR/><BR/>This help does not preclude you from 'enjoying' your children, quite the opposite - whilst you're not ironing baby clothes and fretting about the untidy lawn, you are free to devote limitless quality time to the children.<BR/><BR/>Don't be taken in by thinking that everyone is coping except you. This is simply not true; their carpets might be beige but you can surely guarantee that their lives are too!debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-40025916152713036672007-04-14T08:01:00.000+01:002007-04-14T08:01:00.000+01:00You can substitute an Umlaut by putting an e after...You can substitute an Umlaut by putting an e after the vowel.<BR/><BR/>Just as an aside, not everyone can AFFORD to have help at home with the children. Anyway, I'd have to pay danger money to get someone to look after mine! <BR/><BR/>Just relax and enjoy them while you can, kids grow up all too fast.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-55465843887437997742007-04-14T06:27:00.000+01:002007-04-14T06:27:00.000+01:00That is one long trip for a business meeting! I ho...That is one long trip for a business meeting! I hope it was worth it.<BR/><BR/>And as for getting help with the kids, I'm all for it. I don't have kids yet but I very much will get help if I need it once we have children. Doing whatever is best for your children makes one a good mother. Having a mother in a 'suspiciously close to lunacy' state of mind is not that. So all kudos to those who are ablet to do it all. I don't think mom's need to be superwomen (and get pressure from society to be superwomen) who do it all and keep smiling as they go along. If you need help, get help. What's the big deal.Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255763516507357558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-76890978432005815542007-04-14T00:05:00.000+01:002007-04-14T00:05:00.000+01:00Why do you need help? You don't go out to work. Tw...Why do you need help? You don't go out to work. Two of the children are out at school all day, which leaves you with a baby. I don't understand why you need help with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-82784795221690657852007-04-13T23:49:00.000+01:002007-04-13T23:49:00.000+01:00Pease pudding - really just a Northern version of ...Pease pudding - really just a Northern version of hummous, you could start a company flogging gift wrapped 'WITN' pease pudding, profits, towards your pantry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com