Breakfast in bed for Mums brings back happy memories

Monte Carlo

Taking its name from the famous European city, Monte Carlo is one of Arnott’s most famous cream biscuits. Created in 1926, it features two home-style honey and coconut biscuits and a layer of rich raspberry flavoured cream filling. A great everyday treat

Hi R
In response to my Mothers' Day thoughts and reflections,  a special friend, Jane, wrote, "When I was a child we just gave Mum breakfast in bed with flowers on her breakfast tray and tried not to burn the toast. I would sometimes make a chocolate cake which was quite a messy process for Mum to deal with but she only offered praise at my childish attempts.
According to Mum my cake was always perfect. That's all that mattered to me. "

Clara
So much of our pleasing is to do with simple nuturing ways - which  children pick up and then attempt to transfer the same loving gestures.  One memory I have, is the Mothers' Day of the burnt Popcorn, when this was considered the ultimate treat for Mum in bed. It took great restraint to stay in bed, with the fumes drifting upstairs to the bedroom. And yet another, was a very creative rendition of Monte Carlos which were a favourite of mine.  I think that every conceivable sweet ingredient in the pantry was combined to produce this unusual offering.  (Kitchen was a treat as well!)  But I loved it. Thanks xx 

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Helpful hints for Valentine's Day



Happy Valentine's Day message from Next Door

And from Sophocles - One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life;
That word is love.
 Oedipus at Colonus



To the Guys

Happy Valentines Day to you all out there - I have to say that I empathise with you today knowing that it may not be easy to surprise and express love considering all the expectations.
Hugh Mackay on love - 'Love' must be the most flexible word in the English language..... So what kind of love do we desire?  Romantic, erotic, altruistic, parental, sacrificial, familial, material, ethereal, companionate, divine?     Those and more.  Love in all its varieties and manifestations, lights us up. Love has the power to enlarge the spirit; to bring out the best in us; to encourage a greater openness to others and to inspire us to perform acts of kindness.  Love comforts us, reassures us and boosts our confidence  in ourselves.

Thanks Hugh - I'm sure you won't disappoint your loved one.  But for others out there, a couple of helpful hints from Clara.

• Whilst I know you don't fall for the commercialisaton of the day, and your loved one may have assured you that she doesn't want anything at all, it is a brave man  who heeds that request -
• Having said the above, what women want more than anything else is to feel that they are special, and this doesn't necessarily mean material trappings.  To just take time out of your day to turn off the TV, hold her hand, look into her eyes and tell her how you feel about her should do the trick.  Yes G this may mean not playing Squash tonight
• and flowers are a nice touch.
  Love Clara - By the way, I am giving G a card with the promise of a massage
• ps - a few romantic food hints for the occasion on http://fitinyourjeanscuisine.blogspot.com/

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