tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post7846370970173694640..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: EATING OUTValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-16289717914429870252016-05-14T05:12:13.086+01:002016-05-14T05:12:13.086+01:00I love to hear that you are still doing your thing...I love to hear that you are still doing your thing, Val, but it's a bummer that some of those restaurants let you down. Congrats on not falling down at the garden centre. =) Take care, my friend. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-48608576904562149632016-05-13T22:34:06.218+01:002016-05-13T22:34:06.218+01:00Thanks for the UK tv recommendations Val. I ended ...Thanks for the UK tv recommendations Val. I ended up ordering the first season of father ted. A show my mom and I use to watch together so nice memories in that regard too. The one about him impersonating Elvis is SO funny, I remember it from years ago.<br /><br />Hope you are having a good day. Hugs, GGeraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-27874943380005854112016-05-12T09:52:40.239+01:002016-05-12T09:52:40.239+01:00Thanks Cuban, I'll pass on your family's r...Thanks Cuban, I'll pass on your family's recommendation. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-53487947926812447372016-05-11T23:48:55.498+01:002016-05-11T23:48:55.498+01:00I'm not into Gavin... but my wife and daughter...I'm not into Gavin... but my wife and daughter are and they both have a good taste in comedies. I would recommend that one.<br /><br />I always approach "under new management" restaurants with caution. Our local changed hands some years ago and we had a similar experience to yours. Did not go back until a couple of years ago when the new manager took over. Things are better now.<br A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-67082536280912757132016-05-11T22:13:06.371+01:002016-05-11T22:13:06.371+01:00Somehow I missed the part about eggs being bad for...Somehow I missed the part about eggs being bad for you. Actually that sort of thing happens to me a lot when it come to food I like. My wife attributes it to what she calls my "selective hearing"...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-32977069673512278712016-05-11T10:32:01.804+01:002016-05-11T10:32:01.804+01:00Geraldine, you have presented a poser.... apart fr...Geraldine, you have presented a poser.... apart from Mrs Brown's Boys I can't think of anything funny enough to recommend. However, a friend says Gavin and Stacey are quite funny. I'll put this on your blog in case you don't get back here.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-89040619659720919912016-05-11T05:26:50.366+01:002016-05-11T05:26:50.366+01:00I'm glad you didn't have any problems with...I'm glad you didn't have any problems with falls etc...this time Val. That's quite the big lunch you tucked away. :-)<br /><br />We buy a dozen organic free range eggs each week for about $6.50 at our local food co-op. I think that's quite reasonable, especially for organic.<br /><br />Hope the rest of your week goes well. <br /><br />Hugs from across the pond,G<br /><br />PS Can Geraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-19506064152026583512016-05-10T19:47:37.265+01:002016-05-10T19:47:37.265+01:00Maybe you and a friend could share a box of those ...Maybe you and a friend could share a box of those eggs Valerie. Too bad about the let downs on the food places. Better luck next time :) We actually took my brother-in-law to what was his favorite steak place when he visited us years ago and he always remembered it. We took him to the same place on his visit and oh what a let down. Oh well!DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29238508937260982102016-05-09T16:10:41.446+01:002016-05-09T16:10:41.446+01:00kden, I didn't know there were egg boxes large...kden, I didn't know there were egg boxes large enough to hold 18 eggs. There was once a rumour that we shouldn't eat too many eggs but I think that has long been forgotten. I have it on my shopping list to get more and will hard boil them. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-43719985222432251592016-05-09T14:59:31.032+01:002016-05-09T14:59:31.032+01:00We buy eggs by the 18 pack and have no problem eat...We buy eggs by the 18 pack and have no problem eating them all; maybe we eat too many? I also hard boil them and have about 5 of week. I do like my protein in the morning, keeps me going. kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-41112645001153183442016-05-09T10:46:41.552+01:002016-05-09T10:46:41.552+01:00Susan, I have come across a few restaurants that h...Susan, I have come across a few restaurants that have changed hands and it was noticeable how quickly the second owners closed down. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-48224198217619924912016-05-09T10:45:34.151+01:002016-05-09T10:45:34.151+01:00Oh wow, Joeh, and thank you. I didn't know tha...Oh wow, Joeh, and thank you. I didn't know that about hard boiled eggs but I shall certainly put it into practice. I love them hard boiled. I have printed your comment to pass on to a friend - one who thought she had the same problem as me. Again, thank you for solving our problem. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-73062131299254832882016-05-09T01:16:11.073+01:002016-05-09T01:16:11.073+01:00A restaurant to lose its reputation when it change...A restaurant to lose its reputation when it changes hands is disappointing. I wonder if the new owners know what they have lost.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-83843519814833423802016-05-09T00:30:27.226+01:002016-05-09T00:30:27.226+01:00Will eggs last a bit longer if hard boiled? Never...Will eggs last a bit longer if hard boiled? Never have that problem here, I eat them every day for breakfast and HB'd for a snack plus I don;t fret too much over "best used by date."<br /><br />I'll bet if you spoke to a manager real nice with a big smile he would sell them to you by two's. It would be good public relations, and he could probably sell the other "joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-40895285874711620472016-05-08T16:06:08.184+01:002016-05-08T16:06:08.184+01:00'or going back to an old restaurant to find th...'or going back to an old restaurant to find that the quality of food is poor'<br /><br />Yes, Ron, I do get annoyed. I have come across this before; it's strange when another outfit takes over an established one and the menu changes for the worst rather than better. You would think they'd go all out to capture the same and new clientèle instead of driving them away.<br /><br />I Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-4491914135593666572016-05-08T14:50:29.554+01:002016-05-08T14:50:29.554+01:00Valerie, don't you just hate trying a new rest...Valerie, don't you just hate trying a new restaurant or going back to an old restaurant to find that the quality of food is poor? That has happened to me before and it's such a bummer because I don't want to waste the food (and my money) by not eating it, but it takes such effort to actually eat it.<br /><br />"I always check the date when I purchase something."<br /><br />IRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.com