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I don’t remember what prompted the comment in reference to a person who was seemingly useless, but I think it was Connor who said, “Like a chocolate teapot.” When San Geraldo and I both stared blankly, Maureen asked helpfully, “What happens to a chocolate teapot?” SG and I both wondered aloud, “It gets stained?” We were imagining a teapot filled with chocolate while they were talking about a teapot made of chocolate. Oh, it melts! In other words, it’s completely ineffectual. It’s apparently a popular Glasswegian and British expression, and I’ll be sure to use it. I’m sure SG has already forgotten. As for me, I’d be happy with either kind of teapot. No need for tea
The top photo is Connor’s lunch at Goiko Grill: “Golden Glaze x DONUTS. Double Smash burger, bacon bits, lots of cheddar and a fried egg between a couple of classic donuts.”
No recuerdo qué motivó el comentario sobre una persona aparentemente inútil, pero creo que fue Connor quien dijo: “Como una tetera de chocolate”. Cuando San Geraldo y yo nos quedamos mirando con la mirada perdida, Maureen preguntó amablemente: “¿Qué le pasa a una tetera de chocolate?”. SG y yo nos preguntamos en voz alta: “¿Se mancha?”. Nos imaginábamos una tetera llena de chocolate mientras ellos hablaban de una tetera hecha de chocolate. ¡Ay, se derrite! En otras palabras, es completamente inútil. Al parecer, es una expresión popular entre los ingleses y los británicos, y me aseguraré de usarla. Seguro que SG ya lo ha olvidado. En cuanto a mí, me conformaría con cualquier tipo de tetera. No hace falta té.
La foto superior es el almuerzo de Connor en Goiko Grill: Doble Smash, bacon bits, mucho cheddar y huevo frito entre un par de DONUTS.
• Fuimos a Roldán a tomar “un café” antes de almuerzo. Por fin pude disfrutar de un roscón de reyes, una tradición navideña. Compartimos, así que los otros tres probaron un poco y yo me comí el resto. Seguro que estaba en la lista que me dio la dietista. Este tamaño “más pequeño” no traía sorpresa (como un pequeño rey de plástico). O, si la traía, uno de nosotros se la comió.
• Almuerzo en Goiko Grill. Mi suéter tiene más de 76 años; mi madre lo hizo para mi padre en 1949. Por un tiempo, no me quedaba bien en los hombros, el pecho, ni los brazos (la cintura me quedaba bien), pero ahora estoy hecha un poco como un palo de frijoles. Aunque me encanta el suéter, no me encanta el palo de frijoles.
• Coney Island, summer 1949.
• Coney Island, verano 1949.
It’s amazing how well that sweater has held up. I have sweaters a fraction of the age that don’t look as good.
I gotta say, the donut burger kind of nauseates me. LOL
Steve:
I have an argyle cardigan my mother made in 1949 that’s in mint condition. Well-made and high-quality yarn. My store-bought sweaters never last as long. Connor doesn’t eat crap, so I was surprised he ordered it. I think he felt he just had to. But he said it was excellent. Surprising!
Happy New Year to you folks! Rade
Rade:
Ditto!
Wonderful pix! Mom knitting at the beach is a priceless heirloom. If I ate what’s in the top pic for lunch, I’d explode. My money’s on someone ate the plastic toy…
wickedhamster:
Connor said the “donut burger” was excellent and he’s not a sweet eater. Maybe I’ll try just to say I did.
Looks yummy!
David:
You’re the only one who feels that way, it seems. However, Connor said it was delicious.
“He/she/it’s about as much use as a chocolate teapot” is indeed a common phrase over here, as is “as much use as a one-legged man in an arse-kicking contest”..!
I’m with Steve – the thought of a glazed doughnut with burger, cheese and egg makes me nauseous, too. Jx
PS Good to see the lovely Connor again!
Jon:
I’ve heard a one-legged man in an arse-kicking contest. I like it. The donut burger seemed like an awful idea to me, but Connor (who usually eats “right”) said it was excellent. And, yes, it’s good to see the lovely Connor again.
Great looking sweater! LOVE the retro look/design.
Jim:
And it’s not even retro; it’s the original!
That sweater is amazing. Your mother was an artisan, truly. And I have never seen anyone knit on a beach.
You guys are all so cute. And handsome. Cute and handsome. Beautiful.
The roscon de reyes? Yes. The doughnut burger? No thank you. Maybe later.
I’ve heard the phrase, “He’s as useless as tits on a boar.” I like that one too.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
And this sweater was very early in my mother’s knitting experience. Her work reached a level of perfection. She briefly made samples for a designer in New York. I’ve heard the tits on a boar phrase, but I’d be embarrassed to say it, which is ironic given I’m not embarrassed to say fuck every chance I get. Connor said the burger was delicious. I might have to try one.
You could always say “bosoms on a boar” which would be far more genteel.
Connor ate that? Individually those things are good. All together in one bite? No.
Handmade is the way to go if you want quality. My aunt made me a cardigan when I was growing up I loved it aut somewhere as an adult it got lost. I asked her to make me another one which she did and it also is gone and I can’t tell you what happened to it either.
ellen abbott:
I was surprised Connor ordered it. I think it was out of curiosity but he said it was delicious. That surprised me. Sadly, I have none of the sweaters my mother made me over the years.
Sweater more than 76 years old, made by your mother for your father in 1949 …. Amazing that it has kept so well and that you can still wear it. Like a warm hug from the past. They should name Connor’s lunch The Artery Clogging Special. (Shirley)
Shirley:
My mother’s work and the quality of the yarn are both exceptional. I have an argyle cardigan of that vintage, too. It needs new buttons. That lunch combo just looked so bizarre, but Connor said it was excellent. He’ll just spend another 5 hours at the gym!
A donut burger makes me a little nauseous but I love the old sweater and the photo of your mother knitting it. Both are true keepsakes!
That’s me^^^^^
Bob:
The donut burger looks so strange to me but Connor loved it. Yes, I love that I have the photo of my mother knitting the sweater.
Connor must have a cast iron stomach cuz even the thought of that donut burger makes me want to retch… I’d rather have a bite of the chocolate tea pot!
Tundra Bunny:
Connor is a very healthy eater, so it surprised me when he ordered the donut burger (out of curiosity). He enjoyed it. And I’m sure he worked out an extra 5 hours the next day.
Can’t say I’m tempted by that first plate of food.
Kelly:
It just seems like such an odd combination.
The sweater complete with provenance! That will bring big bucks when you offer the set to an international charity auction.
Not so sure about the food. I probably shouldn’t have eaten lunch before I came in. Boud
Boud:
The roscon de reyes was worth the wait… and I’m happy to wait another year or more for the next one. The donut burger has me curious. I was surprised not only that Connor ordered it but that he found it delicious.
Oh you evil little monkey! That opening once looks so delicious, and of course I can’t eat anything like that now. So to make up for it I would appreciate if you could just send me Connor. I promise to only nibble on them.
Mistress Maddie:
Oh, Connor. To be him when I was 25. Handsome, brilliant, kind, successful, confident, OUTgoing, and proud.
Oh, I’d eat that donut burger. Just to say I did.
Debra:
Connor loved it and I think he ordered it just to say he did. I might have to do the same.
You look great in the sweater, but I can’t imagine sitting out in the heat to knit. I also can’t imagine eating the donut burger. It looks pretty nasty. If I ate a roscon de reyes, I’d probably manage to choke on the little plastic king. Connor is even more gorgeous than he was the last time you saw him.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
I would imagine my mother didn’t knit on sweltering days and risk damaging the yarn. Connor said the donut burger was excellent. I might have to try it. I worry about breaking a tooth on whatever is hidden in the roscon de reyes. And, yes, Connor IS more gorgeous. He’s an absolute wonder.
I’ll take the dessert over the donut burger.
Kirk:
That’s what I did, but the donut burger has me curious.
I hate to break it to you Scoot, but that dessert has a yeast infection!
Deedles:
You are NOT going to ruin it for me! It has nothing of the sort. Cottage cheese, however, is off my list.
Sorry, hon. I was just tryna protect you from rising A1C numbers!
Deedles:
Oddly, those are the only numbers that haven’t risen!
Ohhh, now I’m dreaming of a few bites of that Roscón de Reyes. Yummm.
Judy C:
It was an especially good one. Perfect pastry. Not too many candied fruits. Incredibly delicious Spanish whipped cream (nata).
A similar expression here to the chocolate teapot is ” as much use as a chocolate fireguard”
The sweater looks good on you ( has it been kept in a plastic bag to keep the moths at bay?).
Frances
Frances:
I’d never heard that expression either. Of course, many people would ask, “What’s a fireguard?” I don’t know how the sweater survived all these years without being eaten by moths. No bag, no cedar, no camphor.
I wonder if there are actual chocolates shaped like teapots? Worth a look-see.
Urspo:
I look-see’d. There are companies that sell teapots made of chocolate, including Cadbury’s.