Small Talk

Autumn,
Tipple is alcoholic beverage

Barley sandwich is beer.

 

I’m chuckling Autumn. I think the expression came from the prairies. When you live in the middle of nowhere, with little to do except work hard drinking is often the chosen activity.

Having a beer , especially with lunch is having a barley sandwich. It’s a euphemism to disguise that one is drinking beer at noon.

It reminds me of one Xmas when my sons were home from university. They were devouring the decorated sugar cookies like hell wouldn’t have it. I had spent a fair amount of time piping the icing on and wanted them to last for a day or two. I stupidly suggested they should lay off the cookies and eat some vegetables. Younger son picks up a holly leaf cookie, looks it over and says “this looks like a leafy green” stuffed it in his mouth. Now the Xmas cookies are referred to as vegetables, as in, “did you make vegetables this year mom?”

 

Nah, Autumn, my kids are boringly straight.

To day is Pi day! My grandsons are coming for supper. We are having homemade steak and veggie pie and homemade lemon chiffon pie for dessert. I wanted coconut cream, but I was out voted!

 

Vixen, your supper sounds delicious!

 

Yes, Autumn, we do. Oldest grandson is a math/science geeky nerdy guy. He was boggled when I showed him that the mirror image of 3.14 is Pi.e! Blew his nerdy little mind!

Any excuse to have pie. Next year we are having coconut cream and if they don’t like it, oh well... all the more for me!

Thanks, Cheryl. It was good. Dixie was allowed some peas and carrots from the steak/ Effie pie so everyone got in on the deal.

 

Drool

 

I agree, mbg.

Vixen, looks like you'll need to set some extra places for Pi Day next year.

 

Is that Bring Your Own Betahistine?

 

I have stocked up on mine so I can share !

 

Hello old friends! Anybody there? I hope all is good with you wherever you are. Waving at you all

 

Hey Marta and Maggie! I live in Calgary. I was an extra on Heartland! What a blast - good days pre-MM

 

Hi AnneT Nice to meet you! I am still a fan of Heartland. The scenery is breathtaking. I am on season 11 now. If you wish and don’t mind please elaborate on being an extra on it. All the best to you

 

It must have been an early season.. if I find the episode number I’ll let you know. There are a couple of shots of me strolling around Main Street. There’s one scene where you can see me clear as day, in the cafe, pretending to drink coffee and chat. I also got bonus pay for letting them use my beige car in a scene.
It was very fun to hang with the other background workers, see the talent up close, and see the incredible detail and work that happens to create a few minutes of tv or film. They fed us well, and it’s fun to have your makeup done and touched up through the day.

 

It sounds so exciting! Did you have a chance to talk to the film stars? Please let me know once you find out the episode number. Alberta seems to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

 

Ooh I love the walking dead. In a future life I want to come back as on of their makeup artists.