tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post2548644701791503043..comments2023-09-05T08:45:22.572+01:00Comments on BĂȘte de Jour: Feedback Friday :: Things ChangeLa BĂȘtehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934460455824439786noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-75620302434827031012008-09-29T13:53:00.000+01:002008-09-29T13:53:00.000+01:00Poem-wise, definitely prefer the more upbeat Adria...Poem-wise, definitely prefer the more upbeat Adrian Mitchell to the orginial Larkin...<BR/><BR/>"They tuck you up, your Mum and Dad <BR/>They read you Peter Rabbit, too. <BR/>They give you all the treats they had <BR/>And add some extra, just for you. <BR/><BR/>They were tucked up when they were small, <BR/>(Pink perfume, blue tobacco-smoke), <BR/>By those whose kiss healed any fall, <BR/>Whose laughter doubled any joke. <BR/><BR/>Man hands on happiness to man. <BR/>It deepens like a coastal shelf. <BR/>So love your parents all you can <BR/>And have some cheerful kids yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-47844552762539220392008-09-29T11:12:00.000+01:002008-09-29T11:12:00.000+01:00Thought you might like to know where the expressio...Thought you might like to know where the expression "sixes and sevens" comes from, Bete. It's a Livery Company thing: there are loads of 'em in the City of London, as you know, but the Top Twelve (such as the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Mercers and Grocers) are the ones who are really up their own arses. Any road, the Merchant Tailors and the Skinners could never agree their order of precedence in this list, going back hundreds of years, and being at, surprise, surprise, respectively sixth and seventh positions. So what they do is alternate and one year the Skinners are 6th and the Tailors 7th and the following year vice versa....hence the expression coming to mean not knowing where you are. Fascinating, no?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-66022988654123948292008-09-29T10:04:00.000+01:002008-09-29T10:04:00.000+01:00I'd rather eat a ton of bland spinach than sit wit...I'd rather eat a ton of bland spinach than sit with the family for the family stories. I don't make it a regular habit because each time I come across them there's always some dirty secret (it's like they have selective Alzheimer's, either that or they wait so they can do my head in). The last time, I found out I had a secret sibling that I had no idea about, no names (no one knows the name) or anything else apart from a secret post ww II adoption, and the last time I unearthed two half siblings, they did my head in. I told my family I didn't need any more secret siblings. My parents should have been in TV soaps. <BR/>Relax, grab yourself a glass of red wine, and repeat: "you can pick your friends, but not your family and it's not my fault."Miss Snuffleupagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540252892513608231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-44901061800546427862008-09-29T00:30:00.000+01:002008-09-29T00:30:00.000+01:00Here's what I did this weekend: http://www.flickr...Here's what I did this weekend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vulgarwizard/sets/72157607540200666/<BR/><BR/>No, I didn't fly this time; I'm part of the ground/chase crew every weekend. It's fun!Vulgar Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754278305523433845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-485183428841315082008-09-28T21:42:00.000+01:002008-09-28T21:42:00.000+01:00This weekend at Chez 42 I shall be lazing around i...This weekend at Chez 42 I shall be lazing around in my pants and a t-shirt whilst drinking coffee and petting my garden cat. I may venture into the woods for a walk or perhaps just hang about the house in front of the television. Either way, I plan on enjoying the first day off I've had in 45 days running. I also plan on sleeping late, cooking a real meal and drinking a little wine followed by some Amaretto over ice. It's the little things n life dontcha know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-74337388002522610562008-09-27T14:23:00.000+01:002008-09-27T14:23:00.000+01:00It's comforting to know I'm not the only one blogg...It's comforting to know I'm not the only one blogging about their piles. This is the stuff of great literature.Lisa Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801653171602300600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-30376949908553567952008-09-27T13:18:00.000+01:002008-09-27T13:18:00.000+01:00Fathers and their late-life, dementia-loosened rev...Fathers and their late-life, dementia-loosened revelations! <BR/><BR/>I wish you the best with coming to terms with whatever it is he's been hiding from you. Hopefully it's just something unpleasant about the "mysterious disappearance" of that puppy you had when you were six.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-26165890314421980162008-09-27T08:30:00.000+01:002008-09-27T08:30:00.000+01:00Just wanted to say that I love your blog.I never c...Just wanted to say that I love your blog.<BR/>I never come here but instead get your email version, that may change.<BR/>Today I will make cider and perhaps go to the beach.<BR/>I want to swim and fly a kite while Mrs Nick wishes to walk along cliffs.<BR/>Who will win?<BR/>I will also blog my gig last night which was fantastic and most probably my best ever.Nick Tannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703986706947483265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-15258986886669140622008-09-27T07:22:00.000+01:002008-09-27T07:22:00.000+01:00Hey there Bete, I came to visit after reading abou...Hey there Bete, I came to visit after reading about your excellent blog at Wise Web Woman's blog. I have been glued to reading it for the last half an hour, it's frank and it's fabulous. I wish I was as daring as you Bete.<BR/><BR/>I will try out your spinach recipe. I put a whole bunch of it in a wok with soy sauce and crushed garlice, when whap on the lid and hey presto, spinach heaven in three minutes. I love quickie recipes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-28707854410565102032008-09-27T02:28:00.000+01:002008-09-27T02:28:00.000+01:00Lat nat this wrechched wo thyn herte gnawe, But ma...<EM>Lat nat this wrechched wo thyn herte gnawe, But manly set the world on <A HREF="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sixes-and-sevens.html" REL="nofollow">sexe and seuene</A>.</EM><BR/><BR/>Glad your farmers are on the mend.Larry Teabaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283701267147459665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-20699702666024305222008-09-27T01:44:00.000+01:002008-09-27T01:44:00.000+01:00i hate spinach, but am marginally inspired because...i hate spinach, but am marginally inspired because of the simplicity of your approach... nah... i'll drink more gin.<BR/><BR/>regarding families? they can always push your buttons. always. they were there for the installation...<BR/><BR/>hope something makes you grin or giggle this weekend. my dog is licking my foot (pervo-canine) and that makes me grin...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-86522271922082128442008-09-26T23:22:00.000+01:002008-09-26T23:22:00.000+01:00Ah Bete and poor Le bum of La Bete. I hope this is...Ah Bete and poor Le bum of La Bete. I hope this is nothing to worry about, it sounds rather grisly.<BR/>I've bestowed an award (with damn good reason!) on you over at my blog. Yours for the taking.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-11895519972160084152008-09-26T22:00:00.000+01:002008-09-26T22:00:00.000+01:00Interesting, I've missed out the conciliatory bit....Interesting, I've missed out the conciliatory bit. It's lot harsher without the middle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-57516929050768434742008-09-26T20:08:00.000+01:002008-09-26T20:08:00.000+01:00The bit in the middle is;But they were fucked up i...The bit in the middle is;<BR/><BR/>But they were fucked up in their turn<BR/> By fools in old-style hats and coats,<BR/>Who half the time were soppy-stern<BR/> And half at one another's throats.<BR/><BR/>Bete - at least you had a real conversation with your Dad. Millions of people never even manage to achieve that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-8633858465738333042008-09-26T18:54:00.000+01:002008-09-26T18:54:00.000+01:00(apologies Bete...)"So I will check out "The Dying...(apologies Bete...)<BR/><BR/>"So I will check out "The Dying of Delight""<BR/><BR/>Please please please <A HREF="http://www.thedyingofdelight.co.uk" REL="nofollow">buy it from me</A>? I know you can get it from Amazon Marketplace for a penny, but it's out of print so I don't get royalties any more, and I am a struggling author with no other way of funding the writing... and I only charge a fiver (half the cover price) and two quid for postage... and I will sign it and put a personal message in and everything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-59442906662244174812008-09-26T18:17:00.000+01:002008-09-26T18:17:00.000+01:00"It's about people fucking each other's heads up w..."It's about people fucking each other's heads up with New Age nonsense, mind-reading magic and sex."<BR/><BR/> Clare- i'm intrigued- I love magic and reading ;-) and although I've forgotten what it's like- I'm pretty sure I love sex... So I will check out "The Dying of Delight"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-22134127350074393052008-09-26T18:09:00.000+01:002008-09-26T18:09:00.000+01:00Aren't families fun? I'm quite lucky, as my family...Aren't families fun? I'm quite lucky, as my family may be neurotic and annoying, but at least they love each other. And drive each other crazy. My Dad's a total control freak,who will hold a grude for years if you show up five minutes late for dinner. My Mum is very OCD. My brother is a religious nut. But I love them. :)<BR/><BR/>I'd get the blood thing checked out. Luckily, it sounds like just hemorrhoids, and I've never heard of anyone bleeding to death from those, but you never know...Sometimes eating a lot of roughage can irritate them. And constipation. <BR/><BR/>MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-72250549872382494652008-09-26T18:07:00.000+01:002008-09-26T18:07:00.000+01:00I have IBS btw. It's not as bad as it sounds. Real...I have IBS btw. It's not as bad as it sounds. Really it's just a convenient label for random and unpredictable stomach upheaval. It comes and goes. [shrug]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-69920946912365248122008-09-26T18:05:00.000+01:002008-09-26T18:05:00.000+01:00Stomach pain = IBS?I know you were already quoting...Stomach pain = IBS?<BR/><BR/>I know you were already quoting this, but I love it so much I can't resist (and it follows on nicely from the lyrics I left in the other comment box):<BR/><BR/>They fuck you up, your mum and dad<BR/>They may not mean to but they do<BR/>They fill you with the faults they had<BR/>And add some extra just for you<BR/><BR/>[bit in the middle I can never remember]<BR/><BR/>Man hands on misery to man<BR/>It deepens like a coastal shelf<BR/>Get out as early as you can<BR/>And don't have any kids yourself.<BR/><BR/>What am I doing? Reading your blog as procrastination, instead of editing my second novel so it can be translated into German in time to be published in Germany next July. It's about people fucking each other's heads up with New Age nonsense, mind-reading magic and sex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-55705254087027842632008-09-26T16:44:00.000+01:002008-09-26T16:44:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear that things are sad and complicated....Sorry to hear that things are sad and complicated. Don't give yourself too much of a hard time if you eat some biscuits. Take care.Our Glamorous Heroinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424393414729513362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-70512987700503233112008-09-26T16:15:00.000+01:002008-09-26T16:15:00.000+01:001) hooray for your gyming and spinach eating...Kee...1) hooray for your gyming and spinach eating...Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>2) Congrats on the easing of the pain in your bum- sorry about the blood,but it's just blood. Ladies deal with it on a monthly basis.<BR/><BR/>3) I'm sorry you and Morag are no longer fuc..are just buddies now. But it's not a bad thing to have a friend. At least, it's not like she just stopped talking to you. Wait- maybe that is a bad thing- maybe it'd be better for it to be a clean cut? That's between you and Morag<BR/><BR/>4)Parents are weird...It's easy to forget that they are people- not just mom and dad. To forget that they make mistakes, have character flaws, and lead their own lives outside of the child. That they suffer from their own emotional turmoil. It's very brave-trying to mend or even just understand family, Bete. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>5)weekend plans- I'm going to the gym, watching my sister's field hockey game, Having a Birthday BBQ for my roommate, possibly going to a haunted house, watching FOOTBALL, reading, running errands. Hooray for the weekend.<BR/><BR/>6) I hope you have a gret weekendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-60901942000311736392008-09-26T14:49:00.000+01:002008-09-26T14:49:00.000+01:00hello! this weekend? I am tying people up and do n...hello! <BR/><BR/>this weekend? I am tying people up and do nefarious things to them.<BR/><BR/>You're in London; if your last experience of tying up didn't scare you away completely, there are many women out there who would kill (or at least, submit) to be tied up by a man with rope. There are even classes to teach you how to do it. www.esinem.com <BR/><BR/>:o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-15237448804366626232008-09-26T14:12:00.000+01:002008-09-26T14:12:00.000+01:00Oh, Misssy M, I am shocked! Bete's got a perfectly...Oh, Misssy M, I am shocked! Bete's got a perfectly healthy vegetable dish and you are suggesting that he drown it in cheese and breadcrumbs and wine. Disgusting, I say!<BR/><BR/>*scurries off to purchase ingredients*Ani Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139009026964141906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-65002940881270861312008-09-26T13:36:00.000+01:002008-09-26T13:36:00.000+01:00Here's a rather fab twist to your Spnach recipe. ...Here's a rather fab twist to your Spnach recipe. Do what you've been doing re spinach and mushrooms. Then put it in a ceramic or pyrex oven dish and top with a mix of breadcrumbs and cheese(maybe a mix of cheddar and parmesan- up to you (and whatever herb or spice you like- paprika is good). The stick under the grill til it goes brown.<BR/><BR/>Serve with too much wine. Slainte!Misssy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499765849677367656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971077270766122919.post-19531256264885150152008-09-26T13:22:00.000+01:002008-09-26T13:22:00.000+01:00I'm counting my piles. It's a tribute to your blog...I'm counting my piles. It's a tribute to your blog rather than a fun filled afternoon activity. As such. Erm<BR/>Bendy GirlBenefitScroungingScumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.com