tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post1232023606556040935..comments2017-07-11T00:12:22.076+02:00Comments on Meadow Orchard: Washing up: A philosophical meanderNickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821748425176220106noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-63031193451129628982014-04-01T19:47:11.326+02:002014-04-01T19:47:11.326+02:00Hi Heidi! Thanks for stopping by - I'm glad yo...Hi Heidi! Thanks for stopping by - I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. I'm trying to figure out how to read yours not in Norwegian (sorry, not very techie)Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821748425176220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-68432578646462165992014-03-28T12:30:14.099+01:002014-03-28T12:30:14.099+01:00Its my first time visiting your blog, after seeing...Its my first time visiting your blog, after seeing the link on a post at Down to earth. I must say, this post was so well written and really got me thinking.<br />Now I'll be taking a look at your other posts ;-)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!<br /><br />Heidi, from NorwayHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102226572811767409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-9666903050485361342014-02-22T15:32:45.017+01:002014-02-22T15:32:45.017+01:00Absolutely, it is very meditative! There must have...Absolutely, it is very meditative! There must have been lots of washing up with eight of you... Thanks for stopping by from just over the border!Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821748425176220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-90591193949157991172014-02-22T15:25:37.105+01:002014-02-22T15:25:37.105+01:00I did not know that! Thanks for sharing, very cool...I did not know that! Thanks for sharing, very cool!Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821748425176220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-45923130920290104532014-02-22T11:35:38.864+01:002014-02-22T11:35:38.864+01:00My mother taught her six daughters (her two sons n...My mother taught her six daughters (her two sons not that much...) and made us doing the dishes from the age of five, but I started at the age of three! Love(d) it, just like I love ironing shirts, hankies, pillow covers and sheets, all line-dried ofcourse! I call it my meditation time.<br />Hugs from The Netherlands,<br /><br />Jeanneke.Jeannekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299956505489827810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-56462832563605196922014-02-21T20:58:17.153+01:002014-02-21T20:58:17.153+01:00Did you know that Agatha Christie got the ideas fo...Did you know that Agatha Christie got the ideas for her marvellous Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot books while she was washing up? She said the repetitive task of washing up allowed her fertile mind to wander and formulate her story lines and plots. Agatha also often had the ending first and worked backwards devising and improvising her story until she reached the beginning. All while doing the dishes :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758926343154376267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-68534998775966741422014-02-21T00:00:25.982+01:002014-02-21T00:00:25.982+01:00You never know, really. Sometimes even Royalty has...You never know, really. Sometimes even Royalty has certain things that have meaning for them; perhaps handed down from someone. He does, after all embrace organic farming and has an organic farm of his own. Don't be too quick to judge.hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-67923475847640177912014-02-20T11:28:40.192+01:002014-02-20T11:28:40.192+01:00There is definitely something satisfying about it....There is definitely something satisfying about it. I never used to think so - I hated washing up and put it off and off and off until my boyfriend was already asleep, and then I resented it for keeping me up late. Now I do it early and often and as a result it is far less painless!Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821748425176220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-12187637728086036372014-02-20T11:27:46.790+01:002014-02-20T11:27:46.790+01:00I absolutely love this! Such a wonderful way at lo...I absolutely love this! Such a wonderful way at looking at some of these tasks. There are probably quite a few things Prince Charles has missed out on in life - mopping a floor? putting up a shelf? I love this concept and I am absolutely nicking it. :)Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821748425176220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-72486772207957302892014-02-20T05:03:33.127+01:002014-02-20T05:03:33.127+01:00It's something that has never bothered me. I c...It's something that has never bothered me. I can't say I love washing up but there's certainly something pleasing about cleaning up after a meal. My kitchen is never really tidy, just too much going on in there, but I do try to do the washing up after every meal. For one thing it gives me a better run at the next meal.purplepearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599216333749480560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92083436863512002.post-31464580126615883622014-02-18T23:26:00.369+01:002014-02-18T23:26:00.369+01:00Have a remote hug from here too. I love the though...Have a remote hug from here too. I love the thought about all the people who have ever washed up. It reminds me of my Dad who once told me that whenever he has had occasion to wall paper a ceiling (which for a serial doer-upper is probably quite a few times), it makes him think of Prince Charles. You see, one of the things Prince Charles has almost certainly missed out on in life is the opportunity to wallpaper a ceiling. I wonder if he does the washing up? xxxStitches and Seedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035286337889153261noreply@blogger.com