tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post204308379564029444..comments2024-01-06T18:21:10.439+00:00Comments on Textile Treasury: Still Cooking up a StormLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-27320451864733724142015-10-15T14:35:48.042+01:002015-10-15T14:35:48.042+01:00Gosh Edwina, that is an incredibly young age to lo...Gosh Edwina, that is an incredibly young age to lose your mum! At least i've had mine for 93 years! She does often refer to me as "my mum" but immediately corrects herself, more of a word-slip than a mis-recognition or memory thing. And yes, memories are what keeps our loved one's with us when they've gone. xxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-20454536409509961702015-10-15T13:44:38.298+01:002015-10-15T13:44:38.298+01:00Your stall looks pretty, and tempting! Well done o...Your stall looks pretty, and tempting! Well done on selling one of your lovely quilts too, lucky grandchild eh?<br />I think we've spoken of this before, but I do empathise with you over your situation with Mum. There were lots of times when my Mum didn't recognise me, or called me by another name. The only time she was lucid was drug-induced. It was an incredibly, incredibly sad time - for me and her. She died forty years ago now, just on her 50th birthday, too young by far. We just have to think about the good memories don't we? Take care xEdwinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439221693794136665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-85295197166249855412015-10-14T20:02:26.870+01:002015-10-14T20:02:26.870+01:00Hi Sue, yes, I see where your husband is coming fr...Hi Sue, yes, I see where your husband is coming from, but that is only half of it, isn't it?<br />This kind of cooking appeals on so many levels, to me. Pleasant and not too onerous to prepare, rustic yet just a little exotic in appearance, and heavenly to eat! Do have a go at the bean dish, your family will love it I'm sure! Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-11756996548224317272015-10-14T17:10:15.517+01:002015-10-14T17:10:15.517+01:00Dear Annie, thanks for your very supportive words,...Dear Annie, thanks for your very supportive words, this devil of a curse touches more and more of us doesn't it? I wonder about it sometimes - I know we are living longer, but that surely can't account for all of it. My money is on the sugar and polyunsaturates in our diet, as a starting off point. We shall see. It really pulled me up short the other day, as she was the worst that I've seen her. However, even during that episode, she turned herself round and she managed a chuckle and we talked about 'normal' things, and when I left she was calm and smiling. I thank god my dad isn't here to see her reduced to this, it would have broken his heart. Lxxx Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-29143978191061248782015-10-14T10:57:57.919+01:002015-10-14T10:57:57.919+01:00My Dad has vascular dementia and Alzheimers ... li...My Dad has vascular dementia and Alzheimers ... life is just too cruel sometimes! Although that said he is doing far better than my mother in law who's Alzheimer's has advanced much more quickly. It's two and a half years now since she had us all believing she had terminal cancer and it was in fact nothing of the kind, that's when we were first became aware she had a problem. The really sad part is that since then she has revealed to her sons a lot of secrets she'd been keeping for years (since long before the dementia), things she'd forgotten they didn't know about, and now those things are known they have done a lot of damage to the people I love. These blasted diseases of the aging brain/mind are such a curse. I do hope you and your Mum continue to have a fairly gentle journey and send hugs and love because I know how hard it is.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-48785887618289248952015-10-08T19:49:20.360+01:002015-10-08T19:49:20.360+01:00Gosh Linda, that is so quick for it to take hold l...Gosh Linda, that is so quick for it to take hold like that! And she was no age at all, how devastating. It truly is a vile condition.<br /><br />Thanks for popping in, Linda! LxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-58507586182534984032015-10-08T17:15:33.612+01:002015-10-08T17:15:33.612+01:00My mother had the disease also. But the very worst...My mother had the disease also. But the very worst was my 64 year old sister in law who passed from it in just 2 short years. Lynne, those quilts are lovely and the foods look so yummy! Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-75870890205050105372015-10-08T11:46:01.943+01:002015-10-08T11:46:01.943+01:00Hi Jayne, thanks! Now then you will kick yourself ...Hi Jayne, thanks! Now then you will kick yourself for asking for this recipe- it is SO simple, and I'm sure there are hundreds of slight regional variations; it's found as widely as Spain (though of course the Moorish influence accounts for that) to Istanbul! I'll put the recipe on face book for you. LxxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-35922829643577920092015-10-08T09:06:57.917+01:002015-10-08T09:06:57.917+01:00What a heart-warming post, Lynne! I'd love to...What a heart-warming post, Lynne! I'd love to have a go at the butter bean dish, if you'd be so kind as to send me the recipe :) Dave and I really enjoyed Rick Stein's culinery travelogue - first time I'd heard of sumach. There are several Turkish restaurants popping up in Leicester; the staff are only too happy to explain what the various dishes are, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-48508729422100111942015-10-08T08:55:17.594+01:002015-10-08T08:55:17.594+01:00Mum has Alzheimers, Lynne, but essentially the res...Mum has Alzheimers, Lynne, but essentially the result is much the same. overall she is making very very slow journey but some days she is just that bit more wobbly. Thank you for your posts, Lynne! LxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-52568611012375253692015-10-08T08:53:24.631+01:002015-10-08T08:53:24.631+01:00Hi Pam, I put off buying this book because I thoug...Hi Pam, I put off buying this book because I thought it would be a repeat of his Mediterranean book, but it isn't, lots of lovely new recipes. My books are really my only vice these days, as I don't buy fabric any more. ANd yes, you are quite right, the recipe is just the starting point, and therein lies the fun! LxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-21377537695787071062015-10-08T08:51:03.819+01:002015-10-08T08:51:03.819+01:00Thank you, as ALWAYS, dear Connie, for your lovely...Thank you, as ALWAYS, dear Connie, for your lovely post! I'm amazed you haven't come across Mediterranean and Middle Eastern (Turkish, Northern African) food before, American being the culinary melting pot that it is! We enjoy it, and I really enjoy experimenting in the kitchen. <br />Mum is OK, but some days, it can be a bit hard, when the reality of her situation really comes home to me. LxxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-1135431193084593402015-10-07T20:32:04.942+01:002015-10-07T20:32:04.942+01:00yes sad memories of my dad when he was suffering w...yes sad memories of my dad when he was suffering with vascular dementia (don't know which kind your mum has got) there was a lovely programme on channel 4 a few months back about a home for dementia sufferers and the way they dealt with the inmates!!! basically they went along with what they said - one was permanently looking for his dad and so they would reply that he was at work or down the pub or whatever - made me feel really guilty that i told my dad that mum was dead when he asked where she was because he would cry - my sister on the other hand would always say she had popped out and i thought THAT was cruel - how wrong was i? anyway cherish every good day and breathe deeply when things are a little trying - it is a very cruel disease because you have lost your mum yet she is still here take care xxx<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073640672705007362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-58847223607617375712015-10-07T20:10:52.477+01:002015-10-07T20:10:52.477+01:00I have always loved to cook in this style, the spi...I have always loved to cook in this style, the spices are so readily available now. I am trying hard not to buy Venice to Istanbul, I want it though I just do not need it. I sometimes follow a recipe once, then chop and change as I see fit. Well done on the quilt sale, they all look good on display.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-78423014683674790802015-10-07T18:07:12.211+01:002015-10-07T18:07:12.211+01:00Good Day Sweet Friend, as always Lynne, your needl...Good Day Sweet Friend, as always Lynne, your needle work amazes me. In a time of too much automation your talented fingers are keeping the marvelous traditional standards alive and well . . . and perfected to treasured pieces of art. You stitch, you play music and now I find that you prepare strange (to me) and adventurous foods. Will, you ever stop amazing me? This has been an interesting post from the first word to the last . . . you don't post often, but when you do, it is a pure joy to read. I am sorry about your mother, here's wishing you more laughs and cuddles and less worries . . . God bless you.<br />Your blogging sister,<br />Connie :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-63366263690680711582015-10-07T17:57:50.647+01:002015-10-07T17:57:50.647+01:00Hi Dc. A mixture, mostly from my cookery books, th...Hi Dc. A mixture, mostly from my cookery books, though once I've used them once or twice I tend to go my won way! Specifically I'm in love at the moment with Rick Steins' Mediterranean Odyssey, and his From Venice to Istanbul, Ottolenghi's The Cook Book, Moro, by Moro, and Honey and Co. There are also some great youtube videos. I wish I lived somewhere, near the harbour, next to a brilliant fresh food market, with plenty of lovely sunshine! Ah well, one can dream!<br />Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-74175810091604805752015-10-07T17:54:03.915+01:002015-10-07T17:54:03.915+01:00Amanda I well remember your own experiences, it is...Amanda I well remember your own experiences, it is hard, but you have to be there with them, as you say. Thanks for the hug! LxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-68806010878171399222015-10-07T17:52:54.255+01:002015-10-07T17:52:54.255+01:00Thanks Lizzy. I think they call it moutabah but no...Thanks Lizzy. I think they call it moutabah but not sure - you have to cook it rather like say, macaroni, unlike just steaming it like ordinary cous-cous.It is lovely! LxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-76645878713349775752015-10-07T17:49:41.986+01:002015-10-07T17:49:41.986+01:00Yum yum, the food looks lovely. Are the recipes fr...Yum yum, the food looks lovely. Are the recipes from a book or the internet?Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-68941771163354641622015-10-07T16:29:56.067+01:002015-10-07T16:29:56.067+01:00Oh Lynne, that first paragraph, bought back lots o...Oh Lynne, that first paragraph, bought back lots of painful memories. Such a difficult time, and yet your love will help you through it. They cared for us, now it's our turn. The food you cooked looks delicious, love a bit of Moroccan/Mediterranean food too. Big squeeze :) xxxVintage Sheet Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027266547200808397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917429720940688674.post-5833628670313256522015-10-07T16:25:22.891+01:002015-10-07T16:25:22.891+01:00All the food looks absolutely amazing, Lynne!!! I&...All the food looks absolutely amazing, Lynne!!! I've had giant cous-cous out but never cooked it at home - must try. xxLizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758062590230493837noreply@blogger.com