Povey Prattle

  We had a blast!

  It is said that "the devil makes work for idle hands". I doubt that that is true . Nonetheless, today  I set my hands to making meat loaf. Diced peppers (orange); diced sweet onion;  ground pork and ground beef;  with my secret ingredient:  locally made chorizo - freed from its casing. Plus breadcrumbs, eggs, worcestershire sauce, and tomato ketchup etc. I do not have a mixer, so part of the joy of cooking was to use my hands to squish everything together. Imagine that.   Using one's hands to dice the peppers and onions; and to use those same hands to blend and squish the meats and everything else!  WHAT FUN.  "Hands to food and hearts to G-d" B etter than using an electrical  mixer n'est pas!  And better than creating a meal from a supermarket package. Note to self.  Get a kitchen brush to apply a brown sugar and ketchup glaze to the top of the meatloaf before cooking it; thus making it look less anemic than is seen above, 

  From a pack of "Puffs Ultra Soft" facial tissues. A close up of my conk/nose.  I suspect that it is beyond hope, Puffs notwithstanding. I am an old fashioned handkerchief user, so I rarely use tissues. When I buy them PUFFS brand  is not my first choice -  they have little value for money.  They were the only brand available in my local store today.  It seems that there is yet another COVID19 inspired panic buying of paper goods. Go figure!

Stolen from another website.   Not entirely True  -  and Not entirely Untrue.  Some of these are class based. Blue collar Brits are likely to be more blunt' What Brits Say -v- What they Actually Mean. They often don't say what they are thinking because they don't want to appear rude. Instead, they say something which sounds a bit more positive. But don't mean it! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "I might join you later" Translation: I'm not leaving my house unless it's on fire. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. "Excuse me, sorry, is anyone sitting here?" Translation: You have three seconds to move your bag otherwise I will sit on it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. "Not to worry" Translation: I will never forget this. --------------------------------------------------

What follows is NOT by or from Rabbi Orlofsky.  I've discovered that a posting with a picture is more likely to be read than one without.  ( Have I baited and switched you?!) The following is via my friend Jonathan Daube. "The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks."  ~~~ Yiddish Proverb "First ask  about your neighbors, then buy the house."  ~~~~ Yiddish proverb "What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth."  ~~~~ Yiddish proverb "A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right."  ~~~~ Yiddish Proverb "One old friend is better than two new ones."  ~~~ Yiddish Proverb "One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world."  ~~~~ Jewish Proverb "Old friends, like old wines, don't lose their flavor." ~~~~ Jewish Proverb &qu