tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post3139853630739984877..comments2024-03-16T03:15:21.577-07:00Comments on dottie angel: the irony of it...dottie angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-28003534688066260702010-09-16T06:37:32.061-07:002010-09-16T06:37:32.061-07:00This is indeed "irony"! But, I agree wi...This is indeed "irony"! But, I agree with the advice you gave your son!! EXCEPT if it is a Bunn coffeemaker. I got one from my husband for my birthday. He doesn't drink coffee. I do--and lots. I needed a new pot and he chose the lovely Bunn with it's high price tag for me and I don't love it because of the price, oh no...but because of the great and speedily made coffee that pours forth.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738013703083011762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-5468956667374425982010-09-11T03:53:36.986-07:002010-09-11T03:53:36.986-07:00Hilarious! I think the name Mr Shark is perfect a...Hilarious! I think the name Mr Shark is perfect as he does look very sleek and slightly menacing :)Kerrihttp://songsoflight.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-65026891155488684062010-09-10T15:59:30.691-07:002010-09-10T15:59:30.691-07:00Ooohh... Mr Shark is indeed a handsome fellow. May...Ooohh... Mr Shark is indeed a handsome fellow. May you have many happy years of loveliness together!<br />Congrats on the book m'dear! Fantastic news! <br />Uppercase = So SO pretty. Reminds me a little of Present and Correct... A Sort of UK version in a way... It feeds a rather long-standing obsession! <br /><br />Jolly well done you!!!Wendyhttp://www.invisible-animals.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-42209602569823924102010-09-10T11:55:04.289-07:002010-09-10T11:55:04.289-07:00reading your blog always brings a smile to my face...reading your blog always brings a smile to my face. welcome to The Shark!glam.spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775928503157260485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-31705642778220060012010-09-10T11:50:40.506-07:002010-09-10T11:50:40.506-07:00I have obviously been reading your blog for too lo...I have obviously been reading your blog for too long as I soon as you mention "iron breaking down", I knew for sure where the post was heading.... and I was right!<br /><br />Ps: very big congratulations on the book thingcelinehttp://applejuice.canalblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-3732825247780154672010-09-10T11:20:47.421-07:002010-09-10T11:20:47.421-07:00Oh I love you story,,and by the way I just bought ...Oh I love you story,,and by the way I just bought me a shark iron to..after I accidently knock my off the ironing board and it broke,,may you and Mr Shark have many happy hours together..Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388425549064713591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-55300200313814479452010-09-10T10:34:09.380-07:002010-09-10T10:34:09.380-07:00haha heehee! i knew the irony of it all would not ...haha heehee! i knew the irony of it all would not be lost upon you, my peachy readers :)<br /><br />gosh your tales and your words have made my morning. and indeed warmed my toes, which are tres cold due to sitting outside doing a garage sale in my pippi longstocking plaits...<br />a little slow but am at last getting it 'back on' with Mr Hook, so perfect use of sitting there twiddling my thumbs :)dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-1825008640957363282010-09-10T08:40:43.189-07:002010-09-10T08:40:43.189-07:00Dear Tif,
I so enjoy your blog... My mom is Engli...Dear Tif,<br /><br />I so enjoy your blog... My mom is English... I was born in England, with an American father. Have been in the States most of my life.<br />Still see the English in you. <br /> I was never quite "American" and never wholly "English"... but, well... enjoy it very much.<br /><br />It is amazing to age. Be thankful you have beautiful english skin.<br />I am not telling anybody, my children are still guessing, that I will be 50 this September. WOW how does that happen? <br /><br />Blessings,<br />EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-54837193866274382212010-09-10T06:01:47.712-07:002010-09-10T06:01:47.712-07:00Hehehe :) I'm so glad you got yourself an iro...Hehehe :) I'm so glad you got yourself an iron, no matter how!Angie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856772566985017167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-66569317525614060892010-09-10T04:02:37.571-07:002010-09-10T04:02:37.571-07:00Dear Tif, you've brought a smile to my wrinkly...Dear Tif, you've brought a smile to my wrinkly old lips yet again. Amongst my acquaintance, a liking for panini is thought to be a sign that it will be "pension soon", so your man's choice of gift was cursed in more ways than one. Mr Shark, on the other hand, looks ready for anything and should make up for the Panini Maker Disaster of 2008, I trust. Love - AthurArthur Ransomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775858936238630182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-68591635284003711252010-09-10T02:58:00.605-07:002010-09-10T02:58:00.605-07:00Mr Shark looks like a bit of a beast - I hope you ...Mr Shark looks like a bit of a beast - I hope you soon manage to master him! How we rely on these domestic appliances - my iron and my vacuum broke over the last ten days, and I seem to have wasted no end of time "researching" what to replace them with. (Would have liked to have replaced them both with a full time housekeeper, but Mr. Thing wasn't keen!)Gorgeous Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570298852374114756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-62653662368362117492010-09-10T02:39:33.376-07:002010-09-10T02:39:33.376-07:00I laughed myself silly over this - your irony is n...I laughed myself silly over this - your irony is not wasted on me, Tif, as very nearly the grumpy recipient of an ironing board as a Christmas present. Mr Shark looks like quite a beast, doesn't he? I think elevating his status to a 'Named Item' may well secure his loyalty, but don't go upsetting miss ethel, whatever you do.Autumn Misthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13970884029498352422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-75038096775538135812010-09-10T02:31:18.495-07:002010-09-10T02:31:18.495-07:00I, like you, Tif only use an iron when making thin...I, like you, Tif only use an iron when making things; the fact that most of my clothing is super-crumply just hides my super-crumply body which lurks beneath. <br />I, again like you, do not consider the 'household implement' to be a <b>gift</b> and should I be given somesuch as a <b>gift</b> I would be a very unhappy Nan.<br />Unfortunately, and extremely UNLIKE you, I do not have talent but still admire someone like you greatly big ...Greedy Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760747140075972452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-21977955602769392322010-09-10T01:28:31.501-07:002010-09-10T01:28:31.501-07:00I thought you were going to say you were using the...I thought you were going to say you were using the panini maker as an iron!Juliabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712813736158254230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-77092397058846312632010-09-10T01:01:14.408-07:002010-09-10T01:01:14.408-07:00oh i totally agree with you Tif..kitchen gadgets a...oh i totally agree with you Tif..kitchen gadgets are a big NO-NO for a birthday gift! that is of course, unless you are absolutely desperate for a particular gadget..as the case may be (and is/was) in your case, then & ONLY then does it makes absolute perfect sense. btw i'm loving your new shark, bet he gives your biceps a good workout lol!marianhttp://itsthethingsthatmakeyougommmm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-25397149835487979292010-09-09T22:29:25.224-07:002010-09-09T22:29:25.224-07:00Strangely, it is a rather intimate relationship we...Strangely, it is a rather intimate relationship we have with our irons, isn't it? Best of luck to you and Mr. Shark.Mama Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778507864841122392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-30756436864864089282010-09-09T22:05:37.723-07:002010-09-09T22:05:37.723-07:00i had the selfsame experience re: household applia...i had the selfsame experience re: household appliances. my husband and i had been together not very many years, when i was gifted one christmas with not one, not two, but THREE small appliances. he was quite chuffed, thinking himself quite the clever lad. we had a little TALK about the inherent non-giftiness of small appliances. we then made the handy little rule: no prezzies with plugs!wordybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530035328872270129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-39285842863730217712010-09-09T20:55:34.986-07:002010-09-09T20:55:34.986-07:00Welcome Mr Shark...
You are indeed in good company...Welcome Mr Shark...<br />You are indeed in good company...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655932022907731458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-3620871436449822452010-09-09T20:30:39.066-07:002010-09-09T20:30:39.066-07:00Oh my goodness, this sounds like a situation I had...Oh my goodness, this sounds like a situation I had with my man recently; he responded the same way. Made me smile...And my #4 just graduated college is off on her own in the world. Checking out charity shops in her area. I enjoy your writing and your work very much.mynameisdelmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-20250622620880701572010-09-09T19:02:43.407-07:002010-09-09T19:02:43.407-07:00Thank you for making me laugh when I really don...Thank you for making me laugh when I really don't feel like it. Congratulations on your bigger then big news! It could not be more deserved.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123312280824930968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-13997484371154202272010-09-09T19:02:33.449-07:002010-09-09T19:02:33.449-07:00Hah! What an awesome iron story!! :-DHah! What an awesome iron story!! :-DTaliahttp://lifesvisualjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-64056435400416578502010-09-09T18:22:20.522-07:002010-09-09T18:22:20.522-07:00congrats on your new acquisition! what a great pu...congrats on your new acquisition! what a great purchase....even the name..."the shark" is great. may you have many many years of ironing pleasure together!Sharon Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932054869101408424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-89771874370411003202010-09-09T18:13:21.964-07:002010-09-09T18:13:21.964-07:00Too cute! First, Happy (early) Birthday! I too jus...Too cute! First, Happy (early) Birthday! I too just had my 42nd birthday. And I have a few doozies to tell of my own. LOL! Your poor hubby. I guess we could chalk it up to "men!" But let's not let them off the hook so easily, shall we? Good for you for teaching your youngest about what NOT to give his future love. ;) Mr Shark is a perfect name for your new iron. Now I'm feeling like I should name mine also.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662972316176946806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-8873249457900617572010-09-09T15:52:17.912-07:002010-09-09T15:52:17.912-07:00Great story as usual. You are very funny. I thin...Great story as usual. You are very funny. I think you are going to love your new iron and how nice that it already has a great name!Dogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938991454011362735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-10090178487481036192010-09-09T14:55:57.079-07:002010-09-09T14:55:57.079-07:00I was so happy to hera your ' bigger than big ...I was so happy to hera your ' bigger than big news' - how exciting for you. Your Mr Shark is lovely but also keep a look-out at the thrift shops for a travel iron - perfect for pressing little bits of fabric and not so heavy to use. As a bonus you can take it to sewing camp with you. I have managed to find several that I let my students use when I teach craft.Annie Bnoreply@blogger.com