PeterL wrote:
> Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7n3qt5F3iivi4U1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
>> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
>> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
>> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
>> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
>> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
>
> An early Christmas presnt!!

:-) I told her that at this rate (she also bought me a new wardrobe
while she was here, and LOTS of food for the kitchen), she's paid up on
presents until about my 80th birthday.

>
>
> I like the booty....especially the cast iron dutch oven and the Circulon.
>
> I've been looking to replace my (very well used) frypan..... but hey, if
> it ain't broke, don't fix it :-)

:-) This one replaces a six-dollar Ikea pan. As you can imagine, it's a
step up.

>> Life is hard.
>>
>
>
> I know you said this in jest........ and on any 'normal' day it probably
> wouldn't have even raised a corner of my eyebrow.
>
> It must be the time of year, it could be we're coming up to a full moon,
> or I may be 'premenstruel'.........
>
>
> Anyhoos, spare a thought for us orphans.

For sure. I know how fortunate I am to still have my mother. She was
about half my age when her own mother died, and I think I'm really lucky
she's still around. (My dad is still around, too, and I'm glad, but
we're not close. My mom and I talk several times a day, and are really
good friends.)

I wish all the orphans, and those going through the illness of parents,
as well, all the best.

Serene