Another compliment that I think I have mentioned before is the Aussie "You (or she) scrub up well". This is being said when someone has dressed up, say for a wedding or similar big party and put on their best frock and makeup and high-heeled shoes. It doesn't mean that you look nice and clean after a shower.
Actually what made me think about compliments was something hubby said recently. After trying to think what to make for dinner (again) and what to get for tomorrow in the shops both our daughter and he said "How difficult it must have been for you, mum, to make meals for us five and do the shopping for over thirty years". YES, I thought, finally recognition! Plus, again, I took it as a compliment, and that is what brought on this subject.
Anyway, compliments are always nice, even if they are late and a bit backward, so keep spreading them around.
Hubby is in the kitchen cooking a last meal before going back to Australia on Friday. It is a good afternoon for it because it is just starting to rain and it is nice to be inside. We desperately need the rain after this dry summer, so no complaints here.
Elder daughter has been very busy painting in preparation for an exhibition. I don't know if it will include the portrait of my nephew (below) but she paints a portrait of him every summer. This pose is very relaxed and the subject can also have a nap as you can see.
Actually what made me think about compliments was something hubby said recently. After trying to think what to make for dinner (again) and what to get for tomorrow in the shops both our daughter and he said "How difficult it must have been for you, mum, to make meals for us five and do the shopping for over thirty years". YES, I thought, finally recognition! Plus, again, I took it as a compliment, and that is what brought on this subject.
Anyway, compliments are always nice, even if they are late and a bit backward, so keep spreading them around.
Hubby is in the kitchen cooking a last meal before going back to Australia on Friday. It is a good afternoon for it because it is just starting to rain and it is nice to be inside. We desperately need the rain after this dry summer, so no complaints here.
Elder daughter has been very busy painting in preparation for an exhibition. I don't know if it will include the portrait of my nephew (below) but she paints a portrait of him every summer. This pose is very relaxed and the subject can also have a nap as you can see.
We looked after my other nephew's 6-year-old son this week, and hubby took him on a seal safari. I think hubby was as excited as the 6-year old, if not more, and we now have hundreds of photos of seals. I didn't go. I think I have mentioned before that boat outings are not my thing. Seasickness is though, and I really didn't feel that I wanted to risk it.
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| You thought getting in and out of bed was difficult. Just watching the seals wriggling up the rock was tiring in itself! |
Must go now and listen to hubby giving us info about what to do when we close up the house before we leave.
Hello again,
Just a quick greeting before I send this off. Quite a few days have passed since I started writing this but I got interrupted. Hubby is now back in Australia even though he missed his connection in Stockholm and had to spend a night in a hotel, completely due to the incompetence of the travel agent who organised the flights. The weather has changed here and today is grey and chilly and we might finally be able to barbecue after the long fire ban.
Elder daughter and hubby have gone into Goteborg to see a Senegalese group so I am on my own. Let's see what kind of mischief I can get up to. Until next time, give each other lots of compliments, I am sure you can think of something positive!
