Comments on: The Three Sisters Cake: What Happens if Your Kids Love Your Life http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Fri, 25 May 2012 01:07:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: NM http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21476 NM Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:50:41 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21476 Hilarious! Talk about be careful what you wish for! But so sweet. Congratulations on being such a good sport, and raising such great kids! Hilarious! Talk about be careful what you wish for! But so sweet. Congratulations on being such a good sport, and raising such great kids!

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21475 Sharon Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:59:49 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21475 Hi Penny - Yeah, sorry for all the Americanisms. Belgians are a breed of draft horse - one of the most common here, along with the Percheron. Circus peanuts are a disgusting candy that does look sort of like butternut squash, but tastes like stale marshmallows. "Shul" isn't an americanism, but jewishism ;-) - it is another word for "synagogue" - sorry, I'll try and translate better in the future. Sharon Hi Penny – Yeah, sorry for all the Americanisms. Belgians are a breed of draft horse – one of the most common here, along with the Percheron. Circus peanuts are a disgusting candy that does look sort of like butternut squash, but tastes like stale marshmallows. “Shul” isn’t an americanism, but jewishism ;-) – it is another word for “synagogue” – sorry, I’ll try and translate better in the future.

Sharon

]]> By: Deb http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21474 Deb Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:11:58 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21474 Penny, I visit a forum that's mainly populated by Brits and am constantly asking for translations. Belgian horses are draft horses. Circus peanuts are candy that is shaped like a peanut in the shell and are the most awful chewy, stale marshmallow texture. I havent had one in years. Deb Penny, I visit a forum that’s mainly populated by Brits and am constantly asking for translations.

Belgian horses are draft horses. Circus peanuts are candy that is shaped like a peanut in the shell and are the most awful chewy, stale marshmallow texture. I havent had one in years.

Deb

]]> By: Penny Walker http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21473 Penny Walker Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:43:45 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21473 Hey Sharon Nice story. You should be proud of these great kids. As an aside, I wonder if other non-US readers are as intruigued as I am about the things you mention that I don't recognise. Belgian horse? Shul? (school?) and circus peanuts.... Casaubon's glossary would be a useful tag! Smiles Penny Hey Sharon

Nice story. You should be proud of these great kids.

As an aside, I wonder if other non-US readers are as intruigued as I am about the things you mention that I don’t recognise. Belgian horse? Shul? (school?) and circus peanuts….

Casaubon’s glossary would be a useful tag!

Smiles

Penny

]]> By: Lori Scott http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21472 Lori Scott Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:56:22 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21472 I understand that water buffalo produce a superior mozzeralla. We buy it locally. I understand that water buffalo produce a superior mozzeralla. We buy it locally.

]]> By: Brad K. http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21471 Brad K. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:49:56 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21471 Oh, the three sisters cake is a laugh out loud recipe. What struck me was that the sewing has social and bonding issues - almost as good as reading together. This is dedicated "Me and Mommy" time, and too precious to measure, from your son's point of view. The interest in sewing is respect for you, your work, and the value of your work to the home. I suppose it would pervert the activity, to hum or sing along as you sew? I wonder if a rhythmic tune might help impose order on the stitches . . . or not! I recall Mike Myers made a movie with Nancy Travis some years ago, "So I Married An Axe Murder . . ." The theatre in Philadelphia rated it "R" for "Bad Poetry" which I can understand. Myers plays a "beat poet", and I can't imagine anything more aggravating than a house full of youthful beat poets. *shudder* So introducing singing might be tougher to manage, and impossible to stop, if you start. Maybe if you memorized a couple of symphony mellodies, or recall the words to songs and hymns - it might help memorization, even if it does extend sewing time (maybe). Then, too, you might actually sing a blessing into the blankets, or memories for the boys to carry with them. Blessed be. Oh, the three sisters cake is a laugh out loud recipe.

What struck me was that the sewing has social and bonding issues – almost as good as reading together. This is dedicated “Me and Mommy” time, and too precious to measure, from your son’s point of view. The interest in sewing is respect for you, your work, and the value of your work to the home.

I suppose it would pervert the activity, to hum or sing along as you sew? I wonder if a rhythmic tune might help impose order on the stitches . . . or not! I recall Mike Myers made a movie with Nancy Travis some years ago, “So I Married An Axe Murder . . .” The theatre in Philadelphia rated it “R” for “Bad Poetry” which I can understand. Myers plays a “beat poet”, and I can’t imagine anything more aggravating than a house full of youthful beat poets. *shudder* So introducing singing might be tougher to manage, and impossible to stop, if you start. Maybe if you memorized a couple of symphony mellodies, or recall the words to songs and hymns – it might help memorization, even if it does extend sewing time (maybe). Then, too, you might actually sing a blessing into the blankets, or memories for the boys to carry with them.

Blessed be.

]]> By: hickchick http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21470 hickchick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:51:07 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21470 OMG-I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes at your description of the cake-I could picture it crawling with worms! You are a great Mom raising some great kids-keep it up! Kris OMG-I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes at your description of the cake-I could picture it crawling with worms! You are a great Mom raising some great kids-keep it up!
Kris

]]> By: Jean http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21469 Jean Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:41:54 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21469 Love it! Better to raise "can-do" rather than "I can't" children. It will help them all their lives. It made me think of my daughter making all her clothespin dolls with such care and my son's 3-story buildings made out of scrap wood and shingles for his little cars & people. They are ages 21 and 17 now and she has the dolls are neatly stored away and the little buildings are tucked carefully into a corner of his room. May your family continue to learn & grow in wondrous ways! P.S. Simon's cake sounds awesome! Love it!

Better to raise “can-do” rather than “I can’t” children. It will help them all their lives.

It made me think of my daughter making all her clothespin dolls with such care and my son’s 3-story buildings made out of scrap wood and shingles for his little cars & people. They are ages 21 and 17 now and she has the dolls are neatly stored away and the little buildings are tucked carefully into a corner of his room.

May your family continue to learn & grow in wondrous ways!

P.S. Simon’s cake sounds awesome!

]]> By: Kerrick http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21468 Kerrick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:28:45 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21468 I think I'd be a better person today if I'd spent three weeks at the age of five insisting on making a blanket myself, by hand. I think I’d be a better person today if I’d spent three weeks at the age of five insisting on making a blanket myself, by hand.

]]> By: knutty knitter http://sharonastyk.com/2009/12/01/the-three-sisters-cake-what-happens-if-your-kids-love-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21467 knutty knitter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:22:12 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1528#comment-21467 'Facebook??' I only just figured out blogs - sort of :) I think our best effort was a jelly pond with things like ducks in it. Although the decorations they did for the Christmas cake were pretty good too. Amazing what you can make with icing. viv in nz ‘Facebook??’ I only just figured out blogs – sort of :)

I think our best effort was a jelly pond with things like ducks in it. Although the decorations they did for the Christmas cake were pretty good too. Amazing what you can make with icing.

viv in nz

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