tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post2325592959010101980..comments2024-01-18T14:12:19.210-08:00Comments on Christine Cooks: Down For The Count . . .Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-46106475428684751272009-03-15T12:12:00.000-07:002009-03-15T12:12:00.000-07:00Flowers! My antidote to winter is to buy flowers. ...Flowers! My antidote to winter is to buy flowers. I've had tulips and daffodils on my desk, and every Friday, I've been finding flowers for my mother, too: Creamy roses, pinky tulips. Sharing these lovely helps me hang on...<BR/><BR/>I must get over to your garden blog, Christine!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904171824244129391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-62205224100568896672009-03-14T17:22:00.000-07:002009-03-14T17:22:00.000-07:00Hope everything is better now. Paz xoxoHope everything is better now. <BR/><BR/>Paz xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-58078383384015488632009-03-14T06:00:00.000-07:002009-03-14T06:00:00.000-07:00Looking forward to your return, since I just disco...Looking forward to your return, since I just discovered your blog. The cassoulet sounds wonderful and I am thinking of ordering a cassole. Maybe an anniversary present. . . hmmm. Spring is coming soon. Hope you feel better.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457380718488241980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-86982715911131304692009-03-10T18:26:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:26:00.000-07:00Thank you Cynthia! I got an interim camera and am ...Thank you Cynthia! I got an interim camera and am slowly getting used to it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Catherine. You're exactly right - it's all temporary. I've bought myself an interim camera that will get me through until the one I really want becomes available. And, the sun is shining (although it's really, really cold) and the days are getting longer. Yay!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-23694959621562979882009-03-09T19:46:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:46:00.000-07:00No camera is hell! With the weather, I feel like ...No camera is hell! With the weather, I feel like I've just been making soup, soup, soup. But it's comforting, inexpensive, and healthy, so why not just go with it.<BR/><BR/>The great thing about a blog is that it captures the ups and downs and, in doing so captures the real rhythm of our lives. And that's rather more worthwhile than happy, always chirpy cook! <BR/><BR/>And, everything is temporary...<BR/><BR/>Hang in there!<BR/>CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416412232636141747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-4153110659438402802009-03-09T12:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T12:19:00.000-07:00So very sorry to hear about the camera :(So very sorry to hear about the camera :(Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-14087518737892391532009-03-06T18:58:00.000-08:002009-03-06T18:58:00.000-08:00Hi Susan,Thank you for the exercise reminder. Mr ...Hi Susan,<BR/>Thank you for the exercise reminder. Mr CC and I have begun walking again every day after I get home from work. It is doing wonders for my mental outlook, to say nothing of the boost in energy. And, yeah, there's always chocolate. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-7569109265085283962009-03-06T14:59:00.000-08:002009-03-06T14:59:00.000-08:00I exercise regularly in the morning. I think it he...I exercise regularly in the morning. I think it helps me fully awake and feel ready to start the day. When that doesn't work, there's always chocolate. Hang in there, Christine. :)Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-37866716155343985972009-02-27T12:16:00.000-08:002009-02-27T12:16:00.000-08:00My getting through cold and wet days is nothing co...My getting through cold and wet days is nothing compared with what you have been doing this winter. And with a great deal of grace and good humor to boot! I envy your pioneering spirit. Does it come in a pill form? :) Thanks for writing.<BR/><BR/>To all my blogger friends, you can't know how your support and encouragement has improved my outlook on life through this somewhat trying time. Thank you all so much!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-65132479248688239382009-02-27T11:46:00.000-08:002009-02-27T11:46:00.000-08:00Sometimes it just seems like an awful lot of work,...Sometimes it just seems like an awful lot of work, doesn't it? Getting through the cold, wet days, I mean....<BR/>Bummer about your camera... I would be so lost!Katie Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498599461583826030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-86362893454885166772009-02-25T13:48:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:48:00.000-08:00Hi Kalyn,I'm thinking I may need one of those sun-...Hi Kalyn,<BR/>I'm thinking I may need one of those sun-spectrum light bulbs and just hang it over my head where ever I go all winter long. Thanks for the camera condolences. I've been poring over new camera specs til my eyes cross.<BR/><BR/>Hello Lucy,<BR/>You're sweet to write. I love to bake and wish I had more time for it. I did spend the last 10 days with water and flour trying to get a liquid levain to develop. No luck yet. Maybe when the days get warmer.<BR/>Speaking of baking, the lemon tarte I've got in the wings is an adaptation of the one you recently posted. It was delicious and I'm going to give you full credit.<BR/>As for cameras, I love my PowerShot so much but I knew the time was approaching that I would look for something else. I've got my eye on a Lumix G10 and another Canon that has more megapixels packed into it than can be believed. Hmmm, I'm getting an idea...Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-42283543920387560142009-02-25T00:01:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:01:00.000-08:00Winter is a struggle, isn't it? Especially when t...Winter is a struggle, isn't it? Especially when there are losses involved. I am so sorry to hear about your camera. I slog through these winter months as well. I found that baking helps.<BR/><BR/>I used a Powershot for years. Most of the photos from the first year of my blog come from that little baby. They are wonderful cameras. Don't worry, Spring is around the corner.L Vanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464993766760176087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-3798393158639691952009-02-24T20:26:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:26:00.000-08:00Awww, you guys are so great. Such good friends. I...Awww, you guys are so great. Such good friends. I'm feeling a little better already.<BR/><BR/>Now why didn't I think of playing with kids, Nerissa? I work in a school! In business administration to be sure, but it's still a K-8 school. I'll have to go visit the kindergarten........... thanks for that tip!<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much, Shane. I'll get that lemon tarte up just for you and your tree full of lemons!<BR/><BR/>Just the thought of you belting out YMCA in your kitchen brings a smile to my face, Tanna. Bless you!<BR/><BR/>I don't know which is worse, Simona - a camera held together with a rubber band or one that has its lens firmly jammed in an open position to the degree that, with the battery in, it just beeps forlornly. (I had to take the battery out so I wouldn't hear that pitiful beep.) And I know just what you mean by the headache that can accompany looking for a new camera. Ugh! Looking forward to seeing you. And to daylight saving time. Thank you for reminding me.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-74654635239205875312009-02-24T20:02:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:02:00.000-08:00I hate winter too. My condolences about the camer...I hate winter too. My condolences about the camera. What a drag that must be!Kalyn Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-48025696637883287902009-02-24T10:14:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:14:00.000-08:00My camera is currently held together by a rubber b...My camera is currently held together by a rubber band, so I am almost in your situation. I may decide to get a new one, but every time I start reading reviews, I get a headache. hang in there, days are already longer and in another couple of weeks daylight saving time will be here. Driving north shortly.Simona Carinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621645217450504400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-72873601663263277022009-02-24T08:49:00.000-08:002009-02-24T08:49:00.000-08:00Oh uck Christine my camera going out would really ...Oh uck Christine my camera going out would really bum me too! Get it fixed soon and move on out of the duldrums.<BR/>Looking forward to the cassoulet. I do love it even the simple couple I've done.<BR/><BR/>I like to put on wacky things like the song "YMCA" and just belt that out to myself in my kitchen. I'm a nut.:))MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-50401843906323680092009-02-23T22:22:00.000-08:002009-02-23T22:22:00.000-08:00Oh Christine, my heart goes out to you. Those drea...Oh Christine, my heart goes out to you. Those dreary drippy days are so hard. I can't wait for your lemon tart recipe. Our tree has exploded this year (probably because we were lazy with the pruning last year!). I've given away bags full of lemons but they're still covering every flat surface of my kitchen. <BR/><BR/>Hope your spirit (and your camera) are feeling better soon!Shane Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101742176713025757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-72109968369831075792009-02-23T21:12:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:12:00.000-08:00Christine, I feel for you. I've had the moments of...Christine, I feel for you. I've had the moments of cameralessness which seemed to taunt with nice weather and pretty surroundings. And boy, do I understand winter blues. I struggle with avoiding those blues every winter. It can terribly rainy and grey around here. It's one of the rainiest places in Canada. I have found one reprieve this winter-- My class of 5 year olds. I'm never morose with them. So, if you can, borrow some wee ones for a while and play. Just play. Be a kid with them. It will light up your heart :-)<BR/><BR/>In the mean time, I'll be waiting for your new posts. I can't wait.Deetsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261827929150786107noreply@blogger.com