tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post2823058743051275014..comments2024-01-31T17:47:35.226+00:00Comments on Around My Kitchen Table: Rain, Rain Go AwayAround My Kitchen Tablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-67964771931033030332007-07-25T14:32:00.000+01:002007-07-25T14:32:00.000+01:00Monsoon rain I can handle gorilla bananas - at lea...Monsoon rain I can handle gorilla bananas - at least it's warm. I got soaked the other day and felt truly irritated by the rain. Like you kitchen table, I'm sunny - and I love the sun. Yesterday I soaked it all up in that brief interlude we had.<BR/><BR/>Just to let you know though - I've tagged you.Mid-liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259190343085788311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-13879834272278527382007-07-24T22:20:00.000+01:002007-07-24T22:20:00.000+01:00I wonder if they will have to re-jig the school ye...I wonder if they will have to re-jig the school year to accommodate the sun? that would be weird...we should have had the summer hols at Easter this year. but then it could change every year, just like Easter does, and it would keep us all on our toes!<BR/><BR/>BBQ sounds lovely, glad the rain held off.<BR/><BR/>I think summer has been cancelled. You heard it from me first.<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-66156631235069816752007-07-24T20:36:00.000+01:002007-07-24T20:36:00.000+01:00GB: "A doddery old baboon pissing from the trees" ...GB: "A doddery old baboon pissing from the trees" - brilliant image! Beer makes very good shampoo but not if it goes straight down your gob without passing go.<BR/><BR/>Flowerpot: I still have cans of beer in the boot of my car after the barbecue on Saturday - really must take them out! Thanks for the award - that's brilliant! Will be round to your blog to collect later!<BR/><BR/>Ingenious Rose:Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-51493707183765385122007-07-23T23:34:00.000+01:002007-07-23T23:34:00.000+01:00teehee. My boyfriend said to me today after we'd b...teehee. My boyfriend said to me today after we'd been watching the 24 hour coverage of the floods on Sky, 'how long until they blame this on climate change?' <BR/><BR/>'Oh, we got it wrong...the climate change will NOT lead to global warming...oops, silly us, it will infact make it cold and rainy all summer. Lights off, people!'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295570576107281092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-54868367062820351422007-07-23T22:01:00.000+01:002007-07-23T22:01:00.000+01:00Okay, I'm supposed to be working and I've spent th...Okay, I'm supposed to be working and I've spent the last half hour laughing at your delightful wit. I can actually hear your accent in my head. What the hell is ciabatta anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-48906305304445192352007-07-23T16:44:00.000+01:002007-07-23T16:44:00.000+01:00So sick of the rain. Too depressed to write anymor...So sick of the rain. Too depressed to write anymore.The Painted Asshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034149275019578549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-13925528771485677822007-07-23T15:24:00.000+01:002007-07-23T15:24:00.000+01:00I suppose you should be grateful you do not live i...I suppose you should be grateful you do not live in Upton;) Also I would welcome a bit of rain here in Baltimore, it has not rained for weeks and the grass it yellow.MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-21742763944638617242007-07-23T12:09:00.000+01:002007-07-23T12:09:00.000+01:00You've got an award, AMKT - see my blog!You've got an award, AMKT - see my blog!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-43643045522726969262007-07-23T10:13:00.000+01:002007-07-23T10:13:00.000+01:00I've been wondering about changing from rearing sh...I've been wondering about changing from rearing sheep to producing rice....Does your DB have one of those magic pots that keeps producing beer and never runs dry? Beer is ok but I'd choose something more savoury like a constant supply of cheese on toast or great steak.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-11615163206116744932007-07-23T03:47:00.000+01:002007-07-23T03:47:00.000+01:00Really, it could be worse. We are supposed to get ...Really, it could be worse. We are supposed to get rain here in Southern California tomorrow, and the temperature is supposed to be 99. Yes, that's with the rain.<BR/><BR/>If you would ever like to trade your rural life for my second-class ghetto, feel free to let me know.Fat Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281847009588579898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-86955971401065332002007-07-22T17:31:00.000+01:002007-07-22T17:31:00.000+01:00I never thought i would see Brits being plucked of...I never thought i would see Brits being plucked off the rooftops by helicopter. <BR/>Best picture i have seen so far is the guy who is walking through the flood waters upto his chest and holding his cigarettes and lighter above his head. Not a concern for wading through dirty and unhealthy water, he just wanted to keep his fags dry.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-57063580686173333502007-07-22T14:31:00.000+01:002007-07-22T14:31:00.000+01:00Having just come back from Egypt (HOT, HOT, HOT) I...Having just come back from Egypt (HOT, HOT, HOT) I feel for you! I'm hoping for a long hot August, what's the chance???<BR/><BR/>Loved your previous post "The Village Idiots". :)Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-46789225176924019842007-07-22T12:06:00.000+01:002007-07-22T12:06:00.000+01:00Wasn't it only a year ago that the UK was experien...Wasn't it only a year ago that the UK was experiencing drought?<BR/><BR/>To think that there is anything the human race can do to hold back the advance of nature is arrogance in the extreme; I think, perhaps, global warming is one big political spin...<BR/><BR/>UK Christmas in the sun though - that's appealing.<BR/><BR/>Great blog, AMKT!debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-70871689013252031552007-07-22T07:57:00.000+01:002007-07-22T07:57:00.000+01:00"It was a brilliant day, thanks to cooking nephew...."It was a brilliant day, thanks to cooking nephew..."<BR/><BR/>I actually had to read that bit twice!Elaine Denninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640829930815645105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-40880057206348094052007-07-21T23:01:00.000+01:002007-07-21T23:01:00.000+01:00Remember 20 years ago it was all about the Ice-age...Remember 20 years ago it was all about the Ice-age that was coming? I wish they would make up their minds with the panic mongering.Old Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939476225847425724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-4297447086816478412007-07-21T22:52:00.000+01:002007-07-21T22:52:00.000+01:00i'm in montreal for weekend. glorious here. but th...i'm in montreal for weekend. glorious here. but the global news was just on TV and showed the weather in manchester--as much rain in one hour as you normally get in a month. yowser!<BR/><BR/>and the gorilla is right--beer is supposed to be a good rinse for hair. cuts the soap and leaves the hair shiney. and has the added attraction of having winos follow you all day.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-45357762291506796462007-07-21T21:00:00.000+01:002007-07-21T21:00:00.000+01:00This constant rain is awful I agree, and my 4 year...This constant rain is awful I agree, and my 4 year old has just broken up for her 'summer' holidays!We need the beer and barbecue days back again. I keep hearing the rain is good for the garden but not if we can't get out there. I'd rather have some sun and scorched grass! I quite like the idea of summer in December though.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487707904305693597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-40295088557956469372007-07-21T11:47:00.000+01:002007-07-21T11:47:00.000+01:00sounds good sense to me. And yes, my partner is ...sounds good sense to me. And yes, my partner is just like yours when it comes to providing food or drink - mountains of it 'just in case' - he also has a horror of running out.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-8837639354626381392007-07-21T09:31:00.000+01:002007-07-21T09:31:00.000+01:00The rain in England is like a doddery old baboon p...The rain in England is like a doddery old baboon pissing from the trees. Be thankful you don't live in a monsoon climate. Does beer make good shampoo or have I confused it with something else?Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com