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white dove white dove monday december 16 2019 posted by white dove at 3 34 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday december 15 2019 posted by white dove at 5 30 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday january 23 2011 thank you donna there s nothing better than to open a new cook book and be absolutely blown away by the number of delicious recipes presented the absolutely fabulous illustrations the simplicity of the recipes the fact i wanted to get up from my chair and cook and that is just what happened when i opened donna hay s christmas publication fast fresh simple the groans from my long suffering husband were audible not another cookbook you know the rules the rules yes the rules i hadn t forgotten quite simply i have to make at least one dish from the collection before it is added to the ever increasing pile gathering dust on the shelf never to see the light of day again this doesn t apply of course to my all time favourite cookbooks and this one was about to join them and become a victim of those oily fingers sauce stains notations pages all stuck together etc etc so here is my first effort donna baked italian chicken not quite as well presented as in your illustration but absolutely delicious and it was fast fresh and simple posted by white dove at 9 28 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels food wednesday january 19 2011 a new year a new beginning you could say that the year just finished was one i could have done without but there amongst all the sadness and pain were moments of great happiness and joy and those moments will stay with me when the others are just a distant memory a new year the slate is clean and with that comes the hope that i will once again be an active participant in my book club how disappointing it was this last year missing so many meetings coming ill prepared skimming the book to get a sense of the story the author s intent and then winging it during the discussions what a fraud i felt they should have tossed me out but even though i didn t have much to add to the meetings it was so great to be among friends and i ll try to make up for it this year i ve already made a start wish me luck check out the book club list for 2011 posted by white dove at 3 20 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels my bookclub sunday june 20 2010 those were the days my friends further to my previous post i came across an informative article published in a 1955 edition of the housekeeping monthly which i will now reprint for your edification the good wife s guide the italics are all mine have dinner ready plan ahead the night before to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return this is a way of letting him know you have been thinking of him and are concerned about his needs prepare yourself touch up your makeup and put a ribbon in your hair be fresh looking as he has been with a lot of work weary people be a little bit gay and more interesting for him his boring day may need a lift and it is your duty to provide it prepare the children wash their faces and comb their hair they are his little treasures and he wants them to look the part minimise all noise at the time of his arrival stop the washing machine the dryer and the vacuum cleaner don t greet him with complaints and problems never complain if he comes home late or goes to other places of entertainment without you or even stays out all night count this as minor compared to what he may have gone through during the day make him comfortable have him sit back or lie down in the bedroom arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes always use a pleasant voice light a fire in cooler months light a fire for him to unwind by he will feel he has reached a haven of rest and it will give you a lift too after all catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction don t ask questions about his actions or integrity remember he is the master of the home who must exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness you have no right to quesion him be happy to see him a good wife always knows her place i might add i had great difficulty typing this blog due to an involuntary gagging reaction which no doubt you will also experience dear readers should you be of the female persuasion i might also add that i had an aunt who would never allow her husband to see her face without makeup i came upon this interesting snippet of information whilst on an interstate visit to stay with the family as a 12 year old she would retire to the bedroom each evening put on her nightclothes and matching satin scarf to hide the hair rollers touch up her lipstick then hop into bed she was always awake well before my uncle bathed fully dressed and made up by the time he came to the table for breakfast and he accepted it all as a matter of course he was the sweetest person kind and uncomplaining in spite of all the fluffing around the cooing baby talk and incessan t twittering that was part of her daily routine i might also add that she predeceased him by about 20 years which may have had something to do with the situation those were the days my friends as a further addendum may i give thanks to betty friedan germaine greer and the contraceptive pill hallelujah posted by white dove at 9 50 pm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels social comment monday april 26 2010 mad men and women tv promo on release over the years i ve watched some great television and some not so great but the series that has captured my attention this last year has been mad men yes dear readers i ve been hooked by this terrific series and can t wait for series 3 which is currently showing here in dear old aussie on pay television but not at my house no subscription tv i m afraid so what is it about this show that has drawn me to the tv for hours on end for not only did i watch the hourly episodes each week i hired out the dvd s then watched the whole lot again in one big sitting mad woman what it was that kept me entranced for hours on end is that i knew these people they were part of my world the part that is now just a memory some of the cast of mad men back in the 50 s i worked for one of our country s largest banks and just as in mad men women had a lesser role there were no female bank tellers no female heads of departments and as for female bank managers forget it we knew our place we were hired as steno typistes ledger machine operators and should we marry pfft out the door we went once married you had to resign i kid you not dining with my friend judy yes this was my world and i was happy to be part of it for that was the way of things in those days and just like the females cast in the series i dressed in the latest fashion high heels nylon stockings suspender belts were de rigeur pointy bras making the most of nothing tiny waists flared skirts or pencil thin if you had a nice ass ass what am i saying that was unknown in my vocabulary in those days and then of course there was the make up powdered and painted to within an inch of my life and the gloves never left the house without gloves usually white in summer and soft doeskin in winter then if the occasion demanded it such as going out to dinner with my girl friends after work i sometimes wore a hat i was single fancy free and so naive and the thought of marriage never entered my mind a special occasion and so my working life continued and just as in the series promotions came my way i moved throughout the state making new friends dating travelling growing older and somewhat wiser then came the 60 s but that s another story but back to mad men and their women i can relate to it all that s how it was then though the younger generation may find it hard to believe the ensuing years have brought greater freedom for women some may say at a price but i look back at those years now in wonderment and marvel at the life we lived how far have we come but wait there s more can you believe this mattel are about to release their latest range of barbie s friends and here they are don draper and his wife betty roger sterling and former lover joan holloway they say there s a market for these grown up barbie dolls hope they ve done their research posted by white dove at 5 48 am 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels social comment wednesday march 10 2010 my bookclub and obama another month has come and gone and yesterday our reading group met to discuss two books dreams from my father and the audacity of hope both written by barack obama i chose to read the audacity of hope as i thought it would be interesting to read something he had written as a senator before putting up his hand as a presidential candidate i had some knowledge of what this journey entailed having been an avid fan of west wing and let s face it american politics are not for the faint hearted and i did know it would be a long and winding road however we all know how this particular journey ended as always the conversations led us into many diverse topics far removed from the actual books under review but who cares one of the joys of our club and one that makes it such a popular group is that we can have free and open discussion have our ideas shot down in flames have our thoughts acknowledged with a smile and a nod and always come back for more with these books however the consensus of opinion seemed to be universal he had known poverty he was a man of vision he was a man of intergity he had lovely teeth and a great smile he had a beautiful and intelligent wife two delightful children and the obligatory white house dog he appeared to be free from sexual scandal in fact he was almost too good to be true and so the discussion progressed we talked about the diverse makeup of the american people their hopes their joys their frustrations their health care their employment situation we also discussed the people in power who pull the strings the parties themselves the senate previous presidents their successes and failures and what about rahm emmanuel will he get the boot and how the american system differs from our own and how our own prime minister compares with obama alike in so many ways and soon to meet again this time in australia in almost no time at all the meeting was over we felt stimulated we d had great discussion we d exercised our minds but we hadn t solved the problems of the world that was for others to do and for us to think about i would be interested to hear from my blogger friends in the usofa your thoughts about your president and if you feel satisfied with the way things are going no names no pack drill posted by white dove at 6 25 pm 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels my book club older posts home subscribe to posts atom linkwithin about me white dove central queensland australia now in my 70 s living in retirement still married to the same bloke after 50 years two daughters three grand daughters i love them all dearly life has quietened down of late but i still have much that interests me my bookclub my jazz group and my walking program fallen by the wayside of late and i constantly battle the elements to have a veggie patch and fresh herbs in abundance and finally that pic of me was taken when i was just twenty still footloose and fancy free seems like yesterday view my complete profile my book club list 2011 any title in the kurt wallander series henning mankell sing don t cry cate kennedy gang of four liz byrski freakonomics levitt dubner lovesong alex miller infidel ayaan hirsi ali any anita brookner novel book discussion the brain that changes itself norman doidge truth peter temple atlantic simon winchester any monica mcinerney novel my book club list 2010 the forgotten garden kate morton dreams from my father the audacity of hope barack obama the winter vault anne michaels the elegance of the hedgehog muriel barbery a history of queensland raymond evans discuss a bio autobiography 5 own choice the shadow of the wind carlos ruiz zafon the children s book a s byatt the tall man chloe hooper the lacuna barbara kingsolver the girl who played with fire stieg larsson sunshine award this special award was sent to me by lesley at life at number 10 to light up your day click on the image lemonade award my very first award another award a special thank you to always a mom for nominating my chernobyl post please visit always a mom by clicking on the image my blog list an apple a day drying herbs quick let s talk about something anything other than weddings or flowers or my general exhaustion and feelings for both herbs drying them okay i 13 years ago journaling woman i like journaling my first journal was a diary with a key i would like to see it again i think it s in the attic in a box where i do not go you know spiders i mea 2 months ago life at number 10 banana chocolate and peanut butter bread yep you read that right this is a recipe from the minimalist baker but i tweaked it and it s not bad at all if you want the vegan gluten free version head on over there this 9 years ago live laugh love cook orange cake with real oranges update this is also a great cake made with an oranges and lemons instead of using 2 oranges swap one out with a couple of lemons delicious and tangy 12 years ago pink pink polkadot new years resolution finally i decided what was going to be my resolution for 2011 drum roll please my new years resolution is to finish all the recipes in my junior maste 15 years ago running thread aussie aussie aussie my australia day began luxuriously with a sleep in what a glorious start to the day then it was into the kitchen eliza s new year resolution is to mak 15 years ago the house that ben built looking good when you look at the picture in the banner above and the pics in this post the transformation is obvious we ve still got things to do l 16 years ago what i cooked last night tilting at windmills the train curved up through the hills diesel engines a distant busy hum against the gradient sitting in carriage three of four we passed the outer subur 1 week ago welcome to my visitors thanks for dropping by followers it s jazz listen online any friday night from 8pm 10pm you can hear some great jazz tune into jazz on friday visit 94 7fm at www coralcoastradio net au sit back relax enjoy blog archive 2009 36 march 5 april 4 may 8 june 1 july 2 august 2 september 4 october 2 november 6 december 2 2010 8 february 5 march 1 april 1 june 1 2011 2 january 2 2019 2 december 2 no title watermark theme powered by blogger