tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post2627272444644089951..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : A Toothless Tiger In My CabinetBrittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-21727373279334404792016-01-15T06:57:22.535+00:002016-01-15T06:57:22.535+00:00The kumquat surprises me by being very, very thirs...The kumquat surprises me by being very, very thirsty, Sue - I mean: it lives normally in a land with lots of heat! <br />Full cabinets and drawers: an endless task - full of surprises :-) <br />To admit that one will never read the book that stands on the shelf for five years is a brave first step. To give them away the next - though I always hesitate with the very old (but not very valuable) vast amount of English literature I have - but I should ask myself: "Will I ever - in this life - want to read Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress' a second time??? When even the first time was not that dazzling?? Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-17986933259954510762016-01-14T20:21:19.391+00:002016-01-14T20:21:19.391+00:00What a prolific kumquat! For the New Year, I made ...What a prolific kumquat! For the New Year, I made no resolutions "formally," but I did have this idea about tackling chock full cabinets and drawers a little at a time to see what's hiding in them. This morning I took my second stab at it (the first was to cull books I have read and don't want or am now willing to admit I will never read). It is amazing what lurked in the cabinet under the sink (who knew I had so many sponges and glass cleaning cloths, never used!) and in the VERY LARGE utility cabinets over the washer/dryer. What I don't understand is that the bookshelves are still full to brimming, the cabinets the same. Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-92102156486095823322016-01-14T15:30:08.549+00:002016-01-14T15:30:08.549+00:00Dear Joseph, thank you! Procrastinating things one...Dear Joseph, thank you! Procrastinating things one doesn't like to do (in my case for example ironing) is easily done - I always find 'more important' things to do - though I get quite good results with a to-do-list. <br />I share your love of walking. In a city as Berlin you can do it, though I find it more satisfying in nature (and Berlin's nature is mostly tamed nature - tamed to parks. Which is better than nothing). <br />If you cannot walk because sometimes you feel too weak to, I wish you strength! Where do you walk? Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-54871519156737943162016-01-14T14:13:13.252+00:002016-01-14T14:13:13.252+00:00I procrastinate most the times when I have to do t...I procrastinate most the times when I have to do things in the house. So I let things be as long as possible and till the time my pressure builds up to clean up. You post is very inspiring. However, what I would like to do is walk and walk as much as possible. Some days I feel weak and some days I feel strong. On days when feel strong, I come back from my walk and start cleaning up and feel greatly relieved and happy.<br /><br />Best wishesJoseph Pulikotilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074346261093541776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-17531614009667307342016-01-13T04:57:09.018+00:002016-01-13T04:57:09.018+00:00Yes, sometimes I wish I had staff from Downton Abb...Yes, sometimes I wish I had staff from Downton Abbey :-) I don't do silver-polishing very often - but if, finally, I conquered procrastination, the shine is beautiful. <br />I never thought of marmelade by kumquats - I might try (and buy a few to add) - but then: they look so heartwarming - orange in winter is a phantastic cheer-up! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-59909132373203865322016-01-13T04:52:37.349+00:002016-01-13T04:52:37.349+00:00Ouch - to fall down a stair is a nightmare! (I nev...Ouch - to fall down a stair is a nightmare! (I never did, but in these icy days I cling to the handrail). Vitamin B12 is a good thing. I've never washed walls or ceiling (but as I read about it I got the impression that in America they have different wallpapers). Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-78347899476196950232016-01-12T22:27:09.986+00:002016-01-12T22:27:09.986+00:00Polishing silver is very satisfying but not someth...Polishing silver is very satisfying but not something I want to do very often. <br />Will there be kumquot marmalade on the menu at breakfast time soon?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-40506911920004597292016-01-12T19:47:07.222+00:002016-01-12T19:47:07.222+00:00You make me think of the time I fell down the stai...You make me think of the time I fell down the stairs at my sister-in-law's house. Actually I bounced all the way down on my rump. My back was so bad the next day I went to the doctor. He adjusted my back and I was better. Then he gave me a vitamin B-12 shot. I could not find enough to do. I cleaned everything in my house. Then I scrubbed the walls and still needed something to do. I actually washed my ceilings!Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-22965782244185592582016-01-12T16:43:58.010+00:002016-01-12T16:43:58.010+00:00Wow, Jackie - energy well spent!! I look at our ch...Wow, Jackie - energy well spent!! I look at our chandelier and think: "Easier to pronounce than to clean"..and procrastinate (as I was with the silver). <br />And no: I'm not good with indoor plants, normally (except orchids, but they are easy). I am quite good with outdoor plants (and still, after so many years, miss my garden terribly - those many French roses...) But then I'm quite happy to have the big balcony in Berlin - and a real city. XXXBrittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-32132243190857907712016-01-12T16:21:18.592+00:002016-01-12T16:21:18.592+00:00.... oh, and I also cleaned my chandelier !!!!!! ....... oh, and I also cleaned my chandelier !!!!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-14949141126645370042016-01-12T16:09:31.744+00:002016-01-12T16:09:31.744+00:00You have been very industrious Britta ..... you ma...You have been very industrious Britta ..... you made me feel so bad that I went and cleaned all the insides if the windows and cleaned the shutters !!!!!<br />You have so many Kumquats Britta .... you must have green fingers. I'm quite good in the garden but I'm not very good with indoor plants.<br />Jacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.com