simply vintageous...by Suzan

Monday, August 13, 2012

A dinner post...................

Aghhhhh - I'm choking here - really I'm choking on my laughter -
And I promise this will be the last one for awhile - but I swear this is the funniest one yet.

I decided to post the process of our dinner this evening - without telling him
because he already thinks I should be committed somewhere - and he just doesn't " get " blogging,
he really is a very personal person - keeps things to himself - where as my life story is an open book,
always has been - always will be -

Ok - I am not a chef - nor am I an expert with food - but I know what I like - and I know how to make
it appetizing and pretty at the same time................

So we started off with a small Pork Tenderloin - that I cut into small pieces and wrapped in bacon

With Montreal Steak Spice and parsley - not sure if this is sold in the States but you can get it across Canada and it's the best steak spice I swear -

And some garlic jumbo shrimp................

Potatoes and green and yellow beans....................

For the potatoes I just strained them - and mixed in butter - some garlic - some Montreal Steak Spice ( I seriously love this stuff, lol ) and some parsley

and for the beans I added olive oil - with some oregano and parmesan cheese -

Now I'm running around frantically taking these pictures while he's outside with the bar-b-que
And I didn't realize he had come in and was standing behind me

John says - You're not.
Suzan says - Oh you scared me - don't sneak up on my like that John
John says - You're not doing what I'm thinking you're doing
Suzan says - what?
John says - You're not taking a picture of the potatoes for your blog - pls tell me you're not doing this
Suzan says - Well I've noticed lots of people post photos of their meals and add the recipe as they go
John says - This is borderline now - you realize that, right? Absolutely borderline - and if you think people give a damn what your having for supper then you're losing your grip on reality my girl, in fact I think it's long gone now anyway.
Suzan says - It's not that their interested in what I'm eating John - I'm just sharing a recipe really
John says - But I just saw you take a picture of the potatoes - why can't you just type the recipe in - why do people have to see a bowl of potatoes? Do you think they're stupid? Surely they know what they look like?
Suzan says - So forget it - I won't post the photo of the potatoes - you're really making a big deal out of this.
Suzan says - can you cut up Soda's food please
John - why, are you going to take a picture of what the dog eats?

Yep - that I am -

and just then the batteries died in the camera - and he was sitting down to eat his meal

Suzan says - STOP - do not eat a bite of that yet - my batteries died
John says - Ok Suzan - enough is enough
Suzan says - I'm going to change the batteries - don't eat until I take a photo
and I run out of the kitchen - change the batteries - but it was too late
John says - I put up with a lot for the sake of your blog - I'm not going to start eating cold suppers
Suzan says - thanks a lot - bon appetit -

and I took a picture of mine instead - but I made his extra pretty because I staged it for photos

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Magpie personified?

n magpie [ˈmӕgpai] a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.

magpie - an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

babbler, chatterer, prater, spouter, chatterbox

speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

magpie - someone who collects thing that have been discarded by others
a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

Am I a magpie?
Let's see

Do I collect shiny objects? CHECK
Do I collect things that have been discarded by others? CHECK
Am I LOQUACIOUS?
sorry have to look that up

adjective

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative;chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.

characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the mostloquacious play of the season.

ok - so am I loquacious ? double CHECK

am I foolish? triple CHECK

but I can use a can of spray paint and make things sparkle and shiny

so I am one up on them -

A magpie's best friend

from this old rusted looking iron piece ( whose patina worked in

my kitchen for a long time )

to this

fireplace grid

and Sammy the Squirrel - my door stopper - an absolute necessity in a 100 year old flat -
he was brown and almost gave me a heart attack on a daily basis because he looked dangerously like a rat perched in front of my bedroom door

hmmm - ok that's a fail -

back to the drawing board with you Sammy

and these I made a while back - ( you can find the post HERE )

finally got painted

and I thought it would be a boring post - but he seems to never fail me lately -

and I'm starting to get a little worried that everyone will think I'm making this up because they are coming fast and furiously - but I am living these moments - and they are 100% true!

John is walking down the hallway going to bed and I'm sitting here typing away and ready to sign off and just in the knick of time.................... he gave me this:

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

Suzan says - what now?
JOhn says - you painted the door stopper?
Suzan says - yes I painted it - but there was a reason for it

John walks into the office holding it in his hand and says -
" Which habitat exactly do silver squirrels come from?"

Suzan says - the same one where silver foxes reside, obviously

John says - you know Suzan - we're going to have to draw the line here at some point - I mean now you're just being ridiculous with the paint

Suzan says - Pls don't speak to me like I'm a child - there's a very good reason for this - I did it because it frightened me every night.............

John says - the door stopper was frightening you?

Suzan says - yes - it terrified me actually - it looked like a rat

John says - I've never seen a rat with a squirrel's tail in my life

Suzan says - don't talk foolish John - the tail goes on the other side of the door

John says - well it should scare you even more now then - because now it looks like the bloody ghost of a squirrel...........

Suzan says - well it didn't turn out as cute as I thought it would

John says - guess you won't be blogging about it then

Suzan says - Good night John

John says - Good night Suzan

Suzan yells out - put Sammy back in front of the door please

John says " she's given it a name - I don't believe this "

XOXOXO

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Monday, August 13, 2012

A dinner post...................

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Magpie personified?

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