tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post4915464784828929257..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: BREAD AND BUTTER (A TRUE STORY)Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-4143234540058342962018-04-19T08:26:30.637+01:002018-04-19T08:26:30.637+01:00I did indeed, TB.I did indeed, TB.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-13651293046485536032018-04-18T22:56:01.763+01:002018-04-18T22:56:01.763+01:00Ah! The trials of inexperience. Still you survived...Ah! The trials of inexperience. Still you survived and persevered.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-69052267930605636162018-04-18T21:21:25.882+01:002018-04-18T21:21:25.882+01:00Hi Denise. The beauty of it is that in later year...Hi Denise. The beauty of it is that in later years we can use memories as blogging material. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29800529666227872832018-04-18T14:17:47.591+01:002018-04-18T14:17:47.591+01:00Excellent story Valerie. Interesting how these unc...Excellent story Valerie. Interesting how these uncomfortable moments and the memory of them stays with us. I am glad your angel turned up. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-11887919446045638152018-04-18T08:50:13.771+01:002018-04-18T08:50:13.771+01:00Joe, the event outlined is as vivid today as it wa...Joe, the event outlined is as vivid today as it was then, and I still smile at the memory. It is said that old memories become clearer as we age ... how true.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-45823369037142650112018-04-18T08:26:18.946+01:002018-04-18T08:26:18.946+01:00Who would of thought that a story about spreading ...Who would of thought that a story about spreading butter on a slice of bread could be so interesting. And what would we do without the angels that come in our lives to help us out when we struggle? LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-35298503068902705802018-04-17T09:03:00.918+01:002018-04-17T09:03:00.918+01:00Beatrice, you are wise. I would never remember so ...Beatrice, you are wise. I would never remember so I'm thankful that spreadable butter is now available. I don't eat much bread, I think I was put off by that occasion many moons ago.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-88188886646301678382018-04-17T00:24:06.134+01:002018-04-17T00:24:06.134+01:00Seems we've all been there, Valerie, and I too...Seems we've all been there, Valerie, and I too have mangled some bread trying to butter it with unsoftened butter. Now, I try and remember to take the butter from the fridge at least 30 minutes before dinner if bread is being served.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-88736149486254525292018-04-16T21:51:05.501+01:002018-04-16T21:51:05.501+01:00Kden, a microwave would have been great, except t...Kden, a microwave would have been great, except they were not invented until many years after this occasion. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-89727646592560891932018-04-16T15:35:20.324+01:002018-04-16T15:35:20.324+01:00We leave our butter in a cupboard and in the winte...We leave our butter in a cupboard and in the winter it gets hard enough to warrant a few seconds in the microwave to make it usable. And in the summer we might have to pop it in the fridge for a bit :) Butter is so fickle.kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29103857506232777342018-04-16T09:14:43.885+01:002018-04-16T09:14:43.885+01:00No, Dave (giggling) I couldn't make it up!No, Dave (giggling) I couldn't make it up!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-15530558382507715522018-04-16T09:13:09.926+01:002018-04-16T09:13:09.926+01:00Thanks, Geraldine. Wish you had been there at the ...Thanks, Geraldine. Wish you had been there at the time if only to witness my frustration.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-45416744557933767792018-04-16T09:11:22.716+01:002018-04-16T09:11:22.716+01:00Joeh, I reckon someone forgot to get the margarine...Joeh, I reckon someone forgot to get the margarine out of the fridge but in any case it should have softened by the time they got it to the event. Something tell me now that they were late getting to there.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-84806352088704733052018-04-16T08:58:45.417+01:002018-04-16T08:58:45.417+01:00Love how your companion was called Marge. You cou...Love how your companion was called Marge. You couldn't make it up could you? I laughed and I felt the nervous panic too.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-41104454228719715972018-04-15T23:32:58.569+01:002018-04-15T23:32:58.569+01:00What a great story Val!I really enjoyed this and c...What a great story Val!I really enjoyed this and could just imagine what it felt like with the soft bread and hard butter. Your angel arrived in the nick of time!!๐๐<br /><br />Hugs to you๐ and Charlie too,๐ฑGeraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-60826539786191508872018-04-15T21:56:05.503+01:002018-04-15T21:56:05.503+01:00OMG, the things we remember...you were set up for ...OMG, the things we remember...you were set up for failure, nobody can spread cold stick butter on soft white bread and Marjorie should have known that if she was such an expert.<br /><br />Still funny though.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-15866379312959081632018-04-15T17:59:18.014+01:002018-04-15T17:59:18.014+01:00Hi Ron. Even I had to laugh when I read it again. ...Hi Ron. Even I had to laugh when I read it again. Thinking back to the child I was, I am amazed I didn't forget the whole thing and go home. Glad you enjoyed the read, my friend. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-2532354640556716522018-04-15T14:27:12.575+01:002018-04-15T14:27:12.575+01:00OMG Valerie, what a BRILLIANTLY told story! You ha...OMG Valerie, what a BRILLIANTLY told story! You had me smiling and giggling throughout. This read like one of my favorite I Love Lucy TV episodes from the 50's, in which she got a job at a candy factory boxing chocolates. It was hilarious!<br /><br />" She had yellow hair. Not the yellow of sunshine and buttercups but the yellow thatโs really grey hair coated with nicotine. With fingers Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332843200079013172noreply@blogger.com