tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post3456043780420797336..comments2024-03-28T05:04:19.333-07:00Comments on Competent Parent: Saving money deliciously in four minutesJFohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14540721351105033478noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-74022099364082536732012-02-22T06:42:27.711-08:002012-02-22T06:42:27.711-08:00Lauren, if bread costs $4 a loaf, I've saved u...Lauren, if bread costs $4 a loaf, I've saved us $3500, not $2000. Don't get me started on cutting my own hair and the boys' hair!JFohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540721351105033478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-27066938125532827562012-02-22T06:41:02.199-08:002012-02-22T06:41:02.199-08:00K: I always want to like Barbara Kingsolver's ...K: I always want to like Barbara Kingsolver's books, but when I actually read them, her prose is so purple I can't stand it. I can see her finishing a sentence and then stepping back to admire it, polish it with a white cloth and then move on. An example: I'm glad I read <i>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</i>. I'd heard a lot about it, and it's interesting to learn what it takes to really eat locally even for just a year. But then I come upon this description of her daughter wit clementines:<br /><br />"No matter where I was in the house, that vividly resinous orangey scent woke up my nose whenever anyone peeled one in the kitchen. Lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. Watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, I thought: Lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing."<br /><br />Too precious by half for the likes of me. And it gets in the way. Her sanctimony clouds the narrative and her worthy points.JFohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540721351105033478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-78943558793429250002012-02-19T06:41:12.671-08:002012-02-19T06:41:12.671-08:00You're being modest. Bread only costs $2.50 i...You're being modest. Bread only costs $2.50 if you wait for a really good sale. Try $4.00. Your graph will get even better!Lauren Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879879150717017574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-88369833400727421722012-02-13T05:32:26.788-08:002012-02-13T05:32:26.788-08:00"Insufferable"??
I'm not sure we ca..."Insufferable"??<br /><br />I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. ;-)Karen Gorsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796595901081741292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-56820573317736893532012-02-12T18:37:30.206-08:002012-02-12T18:37:30.206-08:00I've always thought that about bread machines....I've always thought that about bread machines. Glad you're a user. Indeed, your bread is good!<br /><br />(You might want to correct the typo: Saving money delicisiously...)Anne H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14951398242908896715noreply@blogger.com