tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post7973112633018719479..comments2024-03-28T21:27:46.327-04:00Comments on Infomaniac: Do You Wear an Apron?The Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-20397521047589859962017-05-10T15:02:22.880-04:002017-05-10T15:02:22.880-04:00I'm nothing it not adaptable. Like one of tho...I'm nothing it not adaptable. Like one of those international plugs :)Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413086752729344695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-1186542795738622112017-05-09T17:05:36.144-04:002017-05-09T17:05:36.144-04:00Partake to your heart's content on your sofa, ...Partake to your heart's content on your sofa, in your "nice house". Just don't, whatever you do, refer to vegetables as "greens". JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-70951597147328019292017-05-09T16:23:55.865-04:002017-05-09T16:23:55.865-04:00JON: Reading that list makes me want to "part...JON: Reading that list makes me want to "partake of liquid" as Ms. Mitford would say.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-49388881335087112752017-05-09T16:19:24.126-04:002017-05-09T16:19:24.126-04:00Serviettes?! How very "Non-U"... JxServiettes?! How <a href="https://uncommon-courtesy.com/2014/04/18/nancy-mitford-and-u-vs-non-u-speech/" rel="nofollow">very "Non-U"</a>... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-13105865099648842402017-05-09T07:13:27.359-04:002017-05-09T07:13:27.359-04:00MAGO: Thank you.
We used to call napkins “serviet...MAGO: Thank you.<br /><br />We used to call napkins “serviettes” here in Canada but you seldom hear that word anymore.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-75078164459736084732017-05-09T07:12:59.217-04:002017-05-09T07:12:59.217-04:00DAMIEN: A leather apron?
A change from your usual...DAMIEN: A leather apron?<br /><br />A change from your usual Wonder Woman attire.<br /><br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-68759144283554994282017-05-09T07:12:29.874-04:002017-05-09T07:12:29.874-04:00NORMA & PEENEE: Do I have to come to your hous...NORMA & PEENEE: Do I have to come to your house and MAKE you put on your aprons?<br /><br />*dodges flying hot dogs*The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-55585628231550792142017-05-08T15:02:51.792-04:002017-05-08T15:02:51.792-04:00Der Schurz, seemingly related to "short"...<i>Der Schurz</i>, seemingly related to "short" ; <i>die Schürze</i>, seemingly related to "shirt" & "skirt". Both germanic words describe a piece of cloth protecting tighs and lower abdomen. <br />The French word of the high middle ages "apron" is a "naperon", a small table cloth, "nappa" or "mappa", napkin. <br />The Latin "mappa" is seemingly a Punic loan word meaning what we today call a serviette.<br /><i>Servietten</i> I use daily, aprons not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-46496609330082591982017-05-08T13:16:59.292-04:002017-05-08T13:16:59.292-04:00I wore a leather apron to a dance party once. I w...I wore a leather apron to a dance party once. I was very popular for some reason. <br /><br />***places modest kisses on Mistress feet as is proper***Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413086752729344695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-59255000237283655682017-05-08T03:52:07.779-04:002017-05-08T03:52:07.779-04:00EXACTLY the point I was going to make.
And yet ...EXACTLY the point I was going to make. <br /><br />And yet the two I have (one has King Kong on the Empire State Building, swatting at bi-planes made of hot dogs) are both worn down practically to shreds.mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948301941861890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-47062562932124360902017-05-07T23:48:39.547-04:002017-05-07T23:48:39.547-04:00i always remember AFTER i've gotten filthy fro...i always remember AFTER i've gotten filthy from baking that i have many aprons hanging on a hook. normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-31459457836396704902017-05-07T20:27:23.280-04:002017-05-07T20:27:23.280-04:00DINAHMOW: I hope The Man spends more time in the k...DINAHMOW: I hope The Man spends more time in the kitchen now, preparing your meals.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-61639383347352473392017-05-07T20:26:58.999-04:002017-05-07T20:26:58.999-04:00JON: I stand corrected although some older Brit la...JON: I stand corrected although some older Brit ladies I knew who lived in Canada referred to what we’d call an apron a “pinny,” hence my confusion.<br /><br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-14372134798415789462017-05-07T20:26:29.153-04:002017-05-07T20:26:29.153-04:00MISTRESS MADDIE: You’re an “appetizer” best served...MISTRESS MADDIE: You’re an “appetizer” best served hot.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-61821849085109852202017-05-07T15:58:19.496-04:002017-05-07T15:58:19.496-04:00I do have a plain black apron for kitchen use (on ...I do have a plain black apron for kitchen use (on the rare occasion I'm wearing good clothes when cooking).And for printing? Yes, usually an old kitchen one.<br />But, many years ago, for a giggle ,I made an apron and chef's hat for The Man.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-14152244820757247742017-05-07T15:38:44.228-04:002017-05-07T15:38:44.228-04:00Life is too short, dear, to wear such specialised ...Life is too short, dear, to wear such specialised items. Besides, Madam Arcati's the chef, not moi - why keep a dog and bark yourself? Jx<br /><br />PS a "pinny" more often than not refers to <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f6/f8/aa/f6f8aa23c5ec462627ce94855344ee20.jpg" rel="nofollow">one of these</a> - the <a href="http://jon-doloresdelargo.blogspot.com/2017/04/another-pinny-has-been-hung-up-for-good.html" rel="nofollow">"battleaxe" type</a>, not the bare-bum type...Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-91329813700642586252017-05-07T10:15:42.822-04:002017-05-07T10:15:42.822-04:00I generally don't wear an apron, but did indee...I generally don't wear an apron, but did indeed wear one when a made the lad dinner for his birthday once, just like the pictures above. Just a apron. I suggest eating before hand, before your guest arrive. Dinner was delayed by two hours.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-75739703222075086492017-05-07T09:47:34.644-04:002017-05-07T09:47:34.644-04:00If I'm ever invited to a Fourth of July BBQ in...If I'm ever invited to a Fourth of July BBQ in the U.S., I'll be sure to wear that.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-55376108538234185602017-05-07T09:02:16.569-04:002017-05-07T09:02:16.569-04:00My sister gave me a full length blue denim apron y...My sister gave me a full length blue denim apron years ago. I used it when BBQing, until it was worn out. Currently apronless.<br /><br />Does The Mistress have one of <a href="http://i3.cpcache.com/product/45738034/kiss_me_im_canadian_bbq_apron.jpg?color=Khaki&height=460&width=460&qv=90" rel="nofollow">these</a>?LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.com