The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

PasturesNew

I love quiche....not all of them, of course... only those containing "regular food" and not "funny modern/trendy ingredients".

LydiaJ

Lovely to see NP coming back.
Pobby - thoughts and hugs and prayers for your health.
LIR - condolences about Dog dog. She was delightful.

Doozergirl wrote: »

I've somehow ended up with my friend's dog for 10 days, except I go away at the weekend. He looks like a bat.

I have forgiven all previous sins of my two. This one is a complete mentalist. I was just having a conversation consisting of words and raised eyebrows with Doozerdog where we're negotiating over whether he can destroy a toy pig (the answer is 'no' and he has gone to sleep with it), whilst Batdog is nonchalantly trying to swallow my macbook charger, followed by handbag, scale ruler and sock.

He is lying down against my lap, which is about the first time he has willingly sat down since he arrived yesterday. I am afraid to move and disturb him.

Sounds stressful - but thank you for making me laugh!
:rotfl:

Pyxis wrote: »

Believe you me, there are loads of wicked things to eat that don't have chocolate.

I don't like chocolate, and while they do put it in or on loads of cakey, biscuity things, you can find stuff without any.

It annoys me when you find a dessert that is, say, fruity, or caramelly, and then they go and drizzle a pattern of chocolate all over the top! Grrr!

Eclairs are ok, because if the eclairs are cold, you can pull the chocolate strip off the top in one go. (That then goes in the food waste bin).
It's a bit of a faff, but you've gotta do what you've gotta do.

I feel rather like that about icing - it's often sweeter than I like. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I hate it - I happily eat it at other people's houses, and much enjoyed the cake my friend's daughter had made and iced in honour of my birthday when we visited on Friday. However, when DD wants to make cupcakes at home I persuade her to leave some un-iced for me, and when we get free cake in the staff room after school, I peel off the icing. They do a particularly nice lemon cake with icing that peels off very easily. Furthermore, it irritates me when the local bakery makes yummy cinnamon whirls and then defaces them with icing!

PasturesNew wrote: »

I love quiche....not all of them, of course... only those containing "regular food" and not "funny modern/trendy ingredients".

I like quiche too. My mum used to do one with cheese, ham and tomato in it. Perhaps I should make one of those soon.

Ugh - huge "to do" list today. Must go and get on with it.

Pyxis

lostinrates wrote: »

I don't even mind that. I go for the company . If I am given quiche I'll eat it with gratitude. It's s social thing.

Yes, but you see, maybe we're talking at cross purposes! Going for a chat in company with friends and some food thrown in isn't a 'dinner party' as such, I wouldn't have thought.

Maybe dinner parties don't exist any more.

Anyhow, all this, for me, was in the 70s.

These days, any food offers where I haven't had to prepare and cook it myself, or even heat it up myself, are welcome!

SingleSue

Fun fact about me...I've never hosted a dinner party. Boxing day dinner for ex mum in law plus us or anniversary dinner for my parents plus me and ex hubby but never a dinner party.

SingleSue

Pyxis wrote: »

Yes, but you see, maybe we're talking at cross purposes! Going for a chat in company with friends and some food thrown in isn't a 'dinner party' as such, I wouldn't have thought.

Maybe dinner parties don't exist any more.

Anyhow, all this, for me, was in the 70s.

These days, any food offers where I haven't had to prepare and cook it myself, or even heat it up myself, are welcome!

I think my lot and the lot below just head to the nearest restaurant now. Less faff and if the plate of food is not up to standard, you feel more able to complain.

LydiaJ

SingleSue wrote: »

I think my lot and the lot below just head to the nearest restaurant now. Less faff and if the plate of food is not up to standard, you feel more able to complain.

I remember my parents both hosting and going out to dinner parties when I was little (in the 1970s). It involved dressing up - with a long skirt for mum etc. I don't know anyone who does that now, whatever generation they belong to, and I don't remember my parents doing it any later than the 1970s.

Pyxis

LydiaJ wrote: »

I remember my parents both hosting and going out to dinner parties when I was little. It involved dressing up - with a long skirt for mum etc. I don't know anyone who does that now, whatever generation they belong to, and I don't remember my parents doing it any later than the 1970s.

That's right! People would put their glad rags on, and joolery. Long dresses, or at any rate posh shorter dresses, or fancy trousers, etc., and men would be really smart. Not necessarily dinner jackets, but suits or smart stuff.
In other words, an effort was made, in recognition of the effort the hosts would be making re. the dinner.


But you're right. I think that sort of thing isn't done any more. It's all super caj now.

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

I remember my parents both hosting and going out to dinner parties when I was little (in the 1970s). It involved dressing up - with a long skirt for mum etc. I don't know anyone who does that now, whatever generation they belong to, and I don't remember my parents doing it any later than the 1970s.

Pyxis wrote: »

That's right! People would put their glad rags on, and joolery. Long dresses, or at any rate posh shorter dresses, or fancy trousers, etc., and men would be really smart. Not necessarily dinner jackets, but suits or smart stuff.
In other words, an effort was made, in recognition of the effort the hosts would be making re. the dinner.


But you're right. I think that sort of thing isn't done any more. It's all super caj now.

I think it's because most people work both parties, there is more extra curricular stuff happening, more chauffeuring etc..and food in shops is better, and restaurants more variety?

I think it also depends who you are eating with.

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Pobby

LIR, about the smoking thing. Packed 8 years ago. Nothing helped except the e cig. So enjoy vaping now.

silvercar

Nice to see the return for blasts from the past.

We have child substitute staying at the moment. Niece has internship in London for a few days, so is with us. Parent also visited, so house has been relatively full. I think we are getting too used to it being quiet.