tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post4399796442913935906..comments2024-03-10T23:18:46.481-05:00Comments on Sweet Nothings: SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPERbjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432398383127199206noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-91831672384395780562012-10-10T14:50:16.710-05:002012-10-10T14:50:16.710-05:00That is such a beautiful memory, BJ, and how wonde...That is such a beautiful memory, BJ, and how wonderful that your mother learned from you what that Sunday meal meant to you. (It sounds delicious, by the way, and I plan on trying it myself!) Take care.Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674542285398289771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-2353407215500641952012-10-07T21:34:59.325-05:002012-10-07T21:34:59.325-05:00I had started crying before I even got to where yo...I had started crying before I even got to where you said you cried after writing your post. There are so many things I wish I would have told my mom back then. I miss my mom, too. I like to think that somehow she now knows all that I would have liked to have said to her and didn't get a chance to. I love it when I dream about my mom, in a lot of the dreams we are fishing.susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-47189462735662299362012-10-07T18:55:10.915-05:002012-10-07T18:55:10.915-05:00What a lovely memory and post. I miss my mom ever...What a lovely memory and post. I miss my mom everyday she has been gone.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562975747463073636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-34684837160144468982012-10-07T15:20:02.099-05:002012-10-07T15:20:02.099-05:00Oh what a beautiful post - I loved hearing you tal...Oh what a beautiful post - I loved hearing you talk about your favourite meal. Isn't it funny how the favourite can also be the most simple.<br />I'm sorry it made you sad for your mum!<br />Many thanks for popping over to visit me :))Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143140451200120833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-8705767209573150912012-10-07T15:10:23.122-05:002012-10-07T15:10:23.122-05:00Hi dear :) thank you for commenting Nancy's po...Hi dear :) thank you for commenting Nancy's post on my blog 'wonderland'. I'm your new follower :) xxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-69157920527681196592012-10-07T11:55:57.556-05:002012-10-07T11:55:57.556-05:00What a lovely post - my husband remembers rice lik...What a lovely post - my husband remembers rice like that and it's HIS favorite comfort food as well. I used to get paid on Mondays too and my boss told us it was so we didn't blow our whole paycheck on the weekends, which made perfect sense. Stopped by from Sunny Simple!Kim@Snug Harborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066749954523201722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-25816618326016584192012-10-07T11:13:58.031-05:002012-10-07T11:13:58.031-05:00BJ, You are a sweety... I so wish you were my frei...BJ, You are a sweety... I so wish you were my freind and neighbor because you have such a sweet spirit about you. Tears and memories as a remember my Grandmother feeding her 8 kids and extended family. I remember getting the free ckicken necks from ALbertsons, yummy deep fried. Burnt homemade toast and milk, Mayo and mustard sandwiches sometimes with a slice of wafer thin ham, homemade bread and noodles, wild game roasts and canned rasberries spread thin with apple sauce. <br />Thanks for a special memory ChristyIdaho Outback WireHaired Pointing Griffonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292448158859638233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-12096397654567654162012-10-07T09:22:39.038-05:002012-10-07T09:22:39.038-05:00Boy, BJ - I LOVE this post...you and I may have gr...Boy, BJ - I LOVE this post...you and I may have grown up in the same family...I'm so glad you shared that you loved that meal with your Mom before she passed, too.<br /><br />We ate breakfast for dinner about once a week with our family - we also used to eat white rice COLD, with milk and cinnamon and sugar, as a sort of pudding treat.<br /><br />My kids and husband and I still sit together at the dinner table when we're all home - I'll certainly be thinking of this story tonight, as we're there! Happy Sunday, friend...XOXO TanyaTanya https://www.blogger.com/profile/10949961269443532464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-83594637670707719052012-10-07T08:01:11.031-05:002012-10-07T08:01:11.031-05:00I remember the same from my childhood! What a lovi...I remember the same from my childhood! What a loving memory and tribute!The Farmers Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114422297910929182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-50960604983467778262012-10-07T06:37:34.085-05:002012-10-07T06:37:34.085-05:00What a beautiful post. Your rice reminds me of a ...What a beautiful post. Your rice reminds me of a baked rice pudding dish that my grandparents ate once a week...I loved it and thought of it as a treat! :) debrahttp://www.thehomespun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-91385905645430873282012-10-06T22:33:40.311-05:002012-10-06T22:33:40.311-05:00A beautiful, heartfelt post. Makes me appreciate ...A beautiful, heartfelt post. Makes me appreciate that I can still have family meals with my Mum. Love your photos too.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099502649897188167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-73975903299435921972012-10-06T22:17:13.978-05:002012-10-06T22:17:13.978-05:00Bj I probably grew up much as you my father being...Bj I probably grew up much as you my father being a blue collar worker and my mother raising 8 of us until the youngest went to school and she went back to her days of tax and accounting work<br /><br />Both Mom and Dad could stretch the budget. We were NEVER hungry (better be at the table by 6 sharp though!) Many meals of stews, ham and beans, grilled cheese and tomato soup.<br /><br />Plus they just loved us so much and tried to make a better life for us than they had!<br /><br />I do hope you will come enter the last weekend of my Giveaway of Velvet Pumpkins from Love Feast!<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by Karena Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-55566796064549017142012-10-06T21:30:47.045-05:002012-10-06T21:30:47.045-05:00Wow, that post brought back a flood of good memori...Wow, that post brought back a flood of good memories from when I was a kid.<br /><br />I was wondering about Monday being payday, but I think that some employers did that so that the men wouldn't blow the paycheck over the weekend. (I actually typed 'blog' the paycheck at first. lol)<br /><br />Thanks for this nostalgic post!Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-21498499437311573762012-10-06T19:25:09.258-05:002012-10-06T19:25:09.258-05:00Yum and plated up so pretty too!Yum and plated up so pretty too!Sunny Simple Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442975157454720956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-53918868552392970262012-10-06T19:11:18.703-05:002012-10-06T19:11:18.703-05:00Oh sweet BJ, I loved your post! Thank you first of...Oh sweet BJ, I loved your post! Thank you first of all, for sharing this warm and sweet story with us. I was such a bad eater when I was a child and most of my teen years, I don't have much recollection of food, except what mother cooked for dinner for my Ecuadorian father who liked stews, meat, or chicken, mostly with his rice..I didn't like it, so I don't know if mother struggled or not, I will ask her, (she's still around and doing well). Our family life in those days was so close, people didn't run around or watched TV at their own time, we all watched the same shows together. Here in Latin America, families do try to eat at the same time together, although big kids are already going their way, what a shame. Loved your post dear BJ, thank you again. Have a blessed Sunday.<br />FABBYFABBY'S LIVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027781738558115533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-83339362032635331442012-10-06T18:19:42.747-05:002012-10-06T18:19:42.747-05:00Sweet BJ. My Mom had fried bread and stewed tomat...Sweet BJ. My Mom had fried bread and stewed tomatoes on Saturday. I never thought of it as a stretch meal, I loved it. I would love to sit down and have stewed tomatoes and fried bread with my Mom. I never thought of us as poor, I feel blessed to have had the mom I did.<br />Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633044181280150455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-46106524416514457862012-10-06T17:53:56.717-05:002012-10-06T17:53:56.717-05:00BJ ~ you are a treasure. I was talking just a few ...BJ ~ you are a treasure. I was talking just a few days ago with someone who's mother recently passed away. We agreed the thing that made it bearable, was that we knew we would be spending eternity with them. Oh what a happy reunion that will be. How fortunate we are to have had the mothers we did ~ and to have been raised in simpler times. xoSusyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237605450221263831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-90877791156748540952012-10-06T16:46:47.630-05:002012-10-06T16:46:47.630-05:00BJ, this is one of the loveliest posts I've ev...BJ, this is one of the loveliest posts I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I could just imagine your home, your mama cooking, the smell of cinnamon and toast and rice. Heaven. Something that your mama struggled with was a blessing to you. I'm so glad you were able to tell her so.<br /><br />You know, just last night I was talking to my husband about how my mom stayed home when we were kids, never learned to drive, and shopped once a week for groceries. If we ran out of food, something creative had to be done with what we had. None of this running up to the store for a 'few' things!<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this memory. I can see why it is a favorite thing!<br /><br />xo<br />ClaudiaClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691249261693845371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-79484186744987988242012-10-06T16:41:44.518-05:002012-10-06T16:41:44.518-05:00This made me all teary and my mom is still alive, ...This made me all teary and my mom is still alive, bless your heart. <br /><br />Love the story -- I think it's lessons like these that our children should hear. Priceless. xoNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-2366186615843485542012-10-06T15:29:09.983-05:002012-10-06T15:29:09.983-05:00Oh BJ, what a blessig you must have been to your m...Oh BJ, what a blessig you must have been to your mother, as she was to you...♥Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-41323431448370010052012-10-06T15:12:54.811-05:002012-10-06T15:12:54.811-05:00Awwww, now I'm writing this with tears in MY e...Awwww, now I'm writing this with tears in MY eyes! Isn't that the best that you were able to share those sweet memories with you dear Mom?? What lovely thoughts. xokitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803962513834013589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-62848727284784567782012-10-06T14:56:10.922-05:002012-10-06T14:56:10.922-05:00Oh, brought back so many memories of me and my gro...Oh, brought back so many memories of me and my growing up years. Things were so tight in those days and my Mom could stretch a dollar further than anyone I know. SHe was so innovative with our meals and like you, I never felt deprived or otherwise slighted by the meals that we had. My Mom made our syrup and I thought that was so amazing. We ate a lot of syrup and toast and syrup was expensive, so she made it with sugar, water and vanilla. Great post!<br />Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-49558419804932263522012-10-06T12:35:38.917-05:002012-10-06T12:35:38.917-05:00When we sit down to eat dinner.....we always say o...When we sit down to eat dinner.....we always say our highs and lows of the day! It's a great way to connect with each other!<br /><br />blessings,<br />kariannethistlewoodfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451238626991674963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-51085313226960484402012-10-06T12:06:31.103-05:002012-10-06T12:06:31.103-05:00I love this post, BJ! You write so well and tell...I love this post, BJ! You write so well and tell it like a great story! I think we were in the same boat. Money was tight and I had 6 siblings. My mom never stopped cooking and cleaning. She didn't drive so we all piled into the car with her and my dad to do the weekly shopping. If we ran out of something, my mother just knew how to get by. The best meals were the ones she made making soups and stews with all the leftovers. Yum!<br /><br />XO,<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369681864114551968.post-76301905602658235882012-10-06T10:46:32.505-05:002012-10-06T10:46:32.505-05:00Sweet, SWEET post!!!
Our 'go to' meal was ...Sweet, SWEET post!!!<br />Our 'go to' meal was oatmeal....which is still a favorite with me today. OR bologna and bread......which I still love!<br /><br />You are such an artist with words. You literally 'painted a picture' with this post - as you always DO!<br /><br />Set us a plate for Sunday Supper, please!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com