tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post6196062069134429978..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: DomesticJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-26504317764304485252009-12-30T00:14:31.876-05:002009-12-30T00:14:31.876-05:00John was very disappointed that I didn't make ...John was very disappointed that I didn't make the gingerbread cookie trees to give to his co-workers this year. I may have a BS with the word "Food" in it and an AS with the words "Baking and Pastry" but that doesn't mean that I jump when someone says "cream the butter...". Sometimes when people want foodstuffs from me and I'm not in the mood I just think of the times when I wished dinner was on the table when I got home (and wasn't) and how they have just as many fingers and toes and access to my recipes as I do. But I must say, you know my upbringing more than most. You were the first "outsider" wholly accepted into it from the second Russ brought you home. I don't follow completely in my mother's footsteps, and I hope I have made a positive impact on my brothers when it comes to the "roles" of the male(s) and female(s) in the house. I guess it just saddens me because I know Russell knows damn well how to make cookies just based on the fact that he knows how to follow instructions (like the ones written on a recipe card). Yet again, I absolutely love baking... be it for profit or for free. Love it.Jeanershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350973868107297049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-80482437971403424232009-12-17T21:14:34.333-05:002009-12-17T21:14:34.333-05:00Hon, I'm with you on this. Definitely not my i...Hon, I'm with you on this. Definitely not my identity, although I won't lie and say it never was. Once upon a time, I think I wore the soccer mom hat in lieu of a writing hat--a sort of creative substitute, I guess. I wasn't able to create masterpieces of literature, so I built monuments to the goddess of domesticity. Now...well, let's just say it's a good thing my oldest has learned how to cook. And the hubby has learned the art of toilet bowl cleaning. However, I prefer my Victoria's Secret underwear intact, so I have still do the laundry.<br /><br />I'm digging your attitude, though. I think there should be a bumper sticker made up: "I don't do cookie exchanges." Most excellent.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-89280843315129316602009-12-17T17:01:37.139-05:002009-12-17T17:01:37.139-05:00Oh, Dez...Oh, Dez...JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-10706028257404114172009-12-16T16:07:59.641-05:002009-12-16T16:07:59.641-05:00play with chocolate next time :) and use your hubb...play with chocolate next time :) and use your hubby as the playground ;)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-45139295141184845222009-12-16T06:28:15.036-05:002009-12-16T06:28:15.036-05:00Dezmond- We DID make them together. It was loving...Dezmond- We DID make them together. It was loving and fun, but not sensual. :( I'm afraid we missed that this time around. Great suggestion, though!<br /><br />Lorel- Yes, eight dozen...Need I say more? I got 84 cookies back.JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-1587472535563830232009-12-15T21:01:02.809-05:002009-12-15T21:01:02.809-05:00Eight dozen!? I love cookies and baking but not th...Eight dozen!? I love cookies and baking but not that much. I would have mutinied.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-11921576049888144972009-12-15T16:47:08.188-05:002009-12-15T16:47:08.188-05:00you should have baked some cookies together - noth...you should have baked some cookies together - nothing more sensual than two partners doing kitchen magic together :)) <br />I think you've missed one "small wonder" ;)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-2432418339161053772009-12-15T08:39:09.541-05:002009-12-15T08:39:09.541-05:00Elizabeth- I love being a Mommy! You have me ther...Elizabeth- I love being a Mommy! You have me there! If that is domestic, I embrace it.<br /><br />Diane- This morning we awoke at 5:30 and made them together. It was actually very fun. But I agree with you that bakeries and stores are often several-ups on us. (However, my grandmother swares Mrs. Smith bakes a better apple pie than her 5-type, 5-star one, and Grandma is wrong!)<br /><br />Jemi- I enjoy eating the baked goods!JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-26647234756393023002009-12-15T07:24:09.798-05:002009-12-15T07:24:09.798-05:00I enjoy both baking & cooking when I have time...I enjoy both baking & cooking when I have time. Can't say the same about cleaning & laundry!! I'm with Diane - there are definitely times when store-bought is the way to go :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-3543722248600692952009-12-15T06:58:19.475-05:002009-12-15T06:58:19.475-05:00The cooking & baking stuff my husband and I sp...The cooking & baking stuff my husband and I split, because he's just as good at it. Of course, sometimes we both feel store-bought stuff was made for a reason!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-12364881415374019792009-12-15T05:36:56.102-05:002009-12-15T05:36:56.102-05:00I totally understand! One of my biggest problems b...I totally understand! One of my biggest problems before I got published was the dichotomy between my label (homemaker) and the fact that I had little interest in it! I'm better at the mommy side of it. :)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com