Now that I'm very very old, I need to be told what everyday objects are actually used for.
If a plate has 'Pasta' written on it, I'm pretty sure it's for Spaghetti, or if an eggcup has 'Egg' written on it, then I know it'll be for boiled eggs.
So, as my last Coffee mug suddenly developed a chip on the rim, I have taken to using a new Coffee mug that has 'Coffee' written on it. This way I won't forget what it's for. I won't be storing my 2B pencils in it, or using it as a paperweight. Nor will I use it for Tea; it will definitely be for Coffee only.
I'm a little disappointed, however, that it also mentions 'Cappuccino' and 'Espresso', but I'm trying to ignore that, and use it exclusively for my 5 am cup of Nescafé instant.
I'm still looking for a bed that says 'Sleep' and a chair that says 'Sit'. but I'll probably have to wait until some clever designer in China discovers that there's a gap in the market.
Billy had a bowl that said 'Dog', and our late cat Freddie had one that said 'Cat', but as neither of them could read, there was obviously confusion. We've now managed to train Billy to understand that if his bowl has Dog Food in it; it's for him. He's a fast learner.
What on earth would we do (especially we old folk) without objects that told us what they were for, or without shoes with L and R written on them.
Damn it; I can't find my pen. It's that one with 'Writing' written on it!
Thanks for first chuckle of the day.
ReplyDeleteNo writing on mugs or crockery for me.
Having said that, when cooking I write myself little post it notes, plaster them on the cupboard next to the stove so I won't forget that last ingredient. PARSLEY. You name it I guarantee that after dinner I'll find something I should have added. Same difference. Incidentally, nothing to do with [old] age. It happened when I was twenty. Was, and still is, a running joke. It is strange since my reputation is of being organized. Yeah, well; what are reputations are for if not to be blown wide open.
Anyway, before I forget(!), a whiff of Provence: Got a lovely bunch of sunflowers yesterday. Happiness is mine. Not that it takes much to make me happy.
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I'm a bit the same. I pride myself on knowing recipes precisely, then forget one ingredient.
DeleteOur Sunflowers here are all wilting and look horrible. It won't be long before they're harvested.
The other day I boiled a pan of green beans to go with a meal....drained them just before serving and forgot to put them on the plates! The dog enjoyed them for the next few days though!
DeleteHa ha! That sounds like something I'd do too!
DeleteIf my plate had 'pasta' written on it I'd be using it for slice of some sticky cake. Pasta is obviously something a bit different here. All spaghetti is called Makaroni.
ReplyDeleteMy coffee mug today has a lobster on it and 'sea ya'. I don't like it at all.
It may have to be retired. I want coffee on the inside and out. Don't know how I came to buy the darn thing.
I didn't buy the 'Coffee' mug above, I think we must have inherited it. I have others of course, but they're not nice. I like the shape of this one, but not the message!
DeleteWhat about your french letters?
ReplyDeleteI don't send them any more, people get the wrong idea!
DeleteI was given a pair of identical mugs, one with "tea" on the side and the other with "coffee". I don't use them often but it's strange ... I would swear that tea or coffee drunk from the "wrong" mug just doesn't taste right!
ReplyDeleteI will have to believe you, but how about taping-over the offending words, then doing a 'product test'?
DeleteIn the days when the family would help themselves to anything in the fridge it was handy to have a bowl marked 'dog' to stop them eating the dog's food.
ReplyDeleteYes, I hadn't thought of that. Or even put that last Lamb Chop in the (cleaned) dog bowl; no-one would eat it then!
DeleteThat's quite a smart mug and you do know what it's for!
ReplyDeleteI have a random selection of mugs - mainly used for coffee - some of them actually have "coffee" written on them! There is one mug, that for some reason, I only ever use for my nightly chamomile tea - no idea why it's chosen especially. I've just made my mid-morning coffee in a mug which is decorated with pretty pictures of herbs - chives, tansy, sage etc - so not sure what I'm supposed to drink out of it!
I have a different cup/mug for instant and freshly ground coffees. The freshly ground ones are much smaller.
DeleteNescafé! You disappoint me.
ReplyDeleteAt 5 am I can't be bothered to make fresh coffee, I leave that to Lady M when she gets-up a while later.
DeleteAs long as you read, you will be just fine. Thanks for the early morning laugh, a great way to start the day.
ReplyDeleteI just don't understand why people feel the necessity to label everything. They treat us like infants!
DeleteNo labels at my house. Everybody is just doing their own thing without instruction.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of a free flow.
Good for you. I may have to have an unfortunate accident with my 'Coffee' mug.
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