Re: Domestic Chores in your House

[Kendhni]

You big softie. You spoil that woman.

I know I am a martyr to equality, but I have no idea how to use the washing machine

[Stephen]

You big softie. You spoil that woman.

I know I am a martyr to equality, but I have no idea how to use the washing machine

Nor me.

Too many settings. I can only deal with on/off

[towny44]

You big softie. You spoil that woman.

I know I am a martyr to equality, but I have no idea how to use the washing machine

Nor me.

Too many settings. I can only deal with on/off

And I hope you both never need to learn! But I have to admit I find ironing to be quite relaxing, and I can daydream away until it's finished.

[Manoverboard]

Mobietta is our washing machine

I do however enjoy doing some of the cooking albeit none of the washing up

[barney]

You big softie. You spoil that woman.

I know I am a martyr to equality, but I have no idea how to use the washing machine

One of my best mates was like that and had to learn pretty quickly when his wife was suddenly taken very ill, very suddenly.
She was in hospital for months and he genuinely didn’t have a clue.
He didn’t even know where the iron was kept.

He now does much of the cooking which is amazing considering he literally didn’t have any idea of how things worked.

[Frank Manning]

When Sue was ill last year, I had to do everything for about seven months. Luckily a few years ago I had a rehearsal when she had a hysterectomy so I knew where everything was, how it all worked, and best of all
my own cooking. I am not as good as Sue obviously but when it comes to cooking I am more adventurous. Most of the disagreements we have now, are in the kitchen, and relate to menu and flavourings. I usually give in, but our daughter feels sorry for me and often cooks me stuff like fish stew, and roast meats. My other irritating habit is putting too much soap in the washing machine. I hate dusting.

[Manoverboard]

Posts will be moved over from ' Currant ' Affairs ...

[Kendhni]

You big softie. You spoil that woman.

I know I am a martyr to equality, but I have no idea how to use the washing machine

One of my best mates was like that and had to learn pretty quickly when his wife was suddenly taken very ill, very suddenly.
She was in hospital for months and he genuinely didn’t have a clue.
He didn’t even know where the iron was kept.

He now does much of the cooking which is amazing considering he literally didn’t have any idea of how things worked.

True story, I have mentioned this one before.
Julie was in hospital for major surgery so I thought I would get the washing out of the way for her. I got all the clothes put them in the washing machine and then realised I had no idea what to do. So I thought, 'I know I will phone Julie in hospital'. I got put through to her ward only to be told she was still in intensive care, I mentioned to the nurse that 'I was just trying to find out how to use the washing machine', so she asked what make and then told me what settings and what to do.

Two hours later I was hanging everything out on the line, I noticed that much of it was now a bit pinker than it had once been but thought nothing more of it. The following day after visiting Julie I thought I would do the ironing - it couldn't be that difficult. I spent most of the evening and part of the next morning ironing and folding everything and had it sitting in neat piles on the sofa when Julie phoned to say that she was going to be allowed home in a few hours time. I set off for the hospital and picked her up and brought her home.

She walked into the living room, took one look at the piles of clothes, held one of her tee-shirts up then grabbed the entire lot and put it all back into the washing machine. She also banned me from ever touching her iron again.

That, guys, is how it is done

[Manoverboard]

Have renamed a number of Posts but no can do with those using ' quoted ' text

[Jan Rosser]

After my husband had his heart attack and had to retire early he took over some of the chores around the house. He watched me ironing and had a go but didn't ever use the washing machine. He stacked the dishwasher but not always to my liking (I'd often rearrange dishes behind his back!!). Mostly he became quite a reasonable cook aided by cookery books which the boys bought him and they gave him a subscription one Christmas to a monthly magazine. He had some disasters however because as a chartered civil engineer he treated ingredients and directions precisely but didn't always take into account if a piece of fish or meat was may be thicker or needed a bit longer to cook. He had a disaster with mushroom soup - used tablespoons instead of tea spoons by mistake and it tasted of Worcestershire Sauce and nothing else - took the skin off your tongue I missed coming home to a cooked meal after he passed away - so dispiriting entering an empty house with no lovely smells of my dinner cooking. I still cook one of his recipes from Ready Steady Cook using cherry tomatoes and a balsamic glaze and it's known as "Paul's tomatoes" as everyone loved it and one of his most successful dishes was Singapore noodles with prawns - yummy

[Stephen]

I can cook toast if it helps

[Whynd1]

My husband cooks the same way, no allowance for how our oven cooks. If it says 20 minutes then 20 minutes it is. Since he broke his hip and he has a crumbling of his discs in his back I have taken over some of the chores in the house and garden so it works both ways round.

Jan, he thinks the way I stack the dishwasher is all wrong and alters it when he thinks I'm not looking. Since lockdown I have let him get on with it.
More important things to worry about like my elderly father who is very frail.

Lindsey

[Jan Rosser]

My husband cooks the same way, no allowance for how our oven cooks. If it says 20 minutes then 20 minutes it is. Since he broke his hip and he has a crumbling of his discs in his back I have taken over some of the chores in the house and garden so it works both ways round.

Jan, he thinks the way I stack the dishwasher is all wrong and alters it when he thinks I'm not looking. Since lockdown I have let him get on with it.
More important things to worry about like my elderly father who is very frail.

Lindsey

Oh I sympathise with your hubby - there is only one way to load the dishwasher - my way

Lindsey I have the same worry as you with my mother - getting frailer and forgetful sometimes but 98 in January I suppose it is to be expected. Take care xxx

[Meg 50]

I remember staying with my s.i.l. just after she got a dishwasher and thinking her fussiness over how it was loaded was a bit anal.

then we got a dishwasher - now I understand! No one loads it right except me!



ditto hanging the washing on the washing line!

the others mean well ( I think) but they are rubbish at it!

[Whynd1]

We have had to push forward with the power of attorney for health and welfare for dad this week.
Not easy in the current circumstances.

Mum was 91 last week and I wasnt allowed to see in her care home. Its tough for each and everyone of us at the moment.

Lindsey

[Manoverboard]

I cooked a cracking Paella last night AND opened a bottle of Rioja

Mobietta did some of the prep and All of the washing up ... that's what we I call team work +
.

[Stephen]

I cooked a cracking Paella last night AND opened a bottle of Rioja

Mobietta did some of the prep and All of the washing up ... that's what we I call team work +
.

[Manoverboard]

We don't all want to eat welks or boiled beef 'n' carrots old chap ...

[Mervyn and Trish]

Since we've both been retired we've shared the various household tasks. I tend to do the heavier stuff and Trish the lighter. So for example we both do a bit in the garden but I do the mowing and digging and Trish does the "tiggling".

I do most of the DIY and anything that involves the computer, which is quite a lot of the admin stuff because we do all that on line these days.

Trish mostly organises the washing (though I do know how to work the machine and will do so occasionally). I do most of my own ironing - shirts mainly.

Trish is a fantastic instinctive cook. She can do the Ready Steady Cook thing of rustling up a three course meal out of a limp lettuce leaf and a mouldy pickled onion. She can also taste a dish and know what is missing to make it perfect. I'm much more recipe driven but have a few dishes I can do without instruction. I try to cook at least one dinner each week and I do the full English for Sunday breakfast. When we go on a self catering holiday I do all the cooking when we eat in.

We can both work the dishwasher.

When cleaning the house I do the hoovering while Trish does the dusting and titivating.

Overall we're a pretty good team. Recently while I've been recovering from my op Trish has had to do everything but fortunately as every day passes I can do more, so normality is returning.

[Stephen]

We don't all want to eat welks or boiled beef 'n' carrots old chap ...

Nor do I .

Shepherds pie, kale, sweet corn and thick gravy will do for me.

Roast beef tonight though.

[Stephen]

Since we've both been retired we've shared the various household tasks. I tend to do the heavier stuff and Trish the lighter. So for example we both do a bit in the garden but I do the mowing and digging and Trish does the "tiggling".

I do most of the DIY and anything that involves the computer, which is quite a lot of the admin stuff because we do all that on line these days.

Trish mostly organises the washing (though I do know how to work the machine and will do so occasionally). I do most of my own ironing - shirts mainly.

Trish is a fantastic instinctive cook. She can do the Ready Steady Cook thing of rustling up a three course meal out of a limp lettuce leaf and a mouldy pickled onion. She can also taste a dish and know what is missing to make it perfect. I'm much more recipe driven but have a few dishes I can do without instruction. I try to cook at least one dinner each week and I do the full English for Sunday breakfast. When we go on a self catering holiday I do all the cooking when we eat in.

We can both work the dishwasher.

When cleaning the house I do the hoovering while Trish does the dusting and titivating.

Overall we're a pretty good team. Recently while I've been recovering from my op Trish has had to do everything but fortunately as every day passes I can do more, so normality is returning.

Tut tut Merv. You should be milking it for another week at least

I have just been upstairs and could hear Juliet unloading the dishwasher. I left it just long enough,flushed the loo then came down stairs and asked, all surprised, 'can I help at all', knowing full well the task was almost complete.