tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post7403212354001249425..comments2023-10-31T07:45:58.136-07:00Comments on My Life as Lynn Proctor: is my life a metaphor for chiliLynn Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-66895057344407389492013-09-05T05:47:21.770-07:002013-09-05T05:47:21.770-07:00i know you are right, and very sweet to take the t...i know you are right, and very sweet to take the time to care----i do feel a let down, even though i am mostly glad it is over---i once was going into the wedding business--so lots of this stuff was fun for me--and i am just realizing, that robyn and i can't go back and do this again---good thing is a friend has asked me to help with her wedding in the spring-----yes cumin---i love it---i think the seasoning packs had that in it but probably not enough---and i love that "acceptable but unexceptional"--gonna use that--thanks suze :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-15285305951071469612013-09-04T21:01:33.214-07:002013-09-04T21:01:33.214-07:00Sounds to me like this is the 'let-down' a...Sounds to me like this is the 'let-down' after a huge event. You spend so much time, care and emotional and physical energy hoping to pull it off and once it's all done, whoosh. The air gets let out and you're left comparing your excellent life to acceptable but unexceptional chili.<br /><br />This too will pass, sweet Lynn. In the meantime, I've one word for you: CUMIN! :)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-2140438791077956642013-09-04T12:59:24.112-07:002013-09-04T12:59:24.112-07:00haha i think so teresa :)
haha i think so teresa :)<br />Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-37584233334147177432013-09-03T14:46:21.085-07:002013-09-03T14:46:21.085-07:00I guess you need to spice up your chili (life)a li...I guess you need to spice up your chili (life)a little more? :)T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-71345202920310950422013-09-03T05:51:59.998-07:002013-09-03T05:51:59.998-07:00yes, now that would not be a bad thing!!!yes, now that would not be a bad thing!!!Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-26955102352631122062013-09-03T05:51:18.211-07:002013-09-03T05:51:18.211-07:00i love it!!! thanks :)i love it!!! thanks :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-67857282323465468332013-09-02T04:53:29.110-07:002013-09-02T04:53:29.110-07:00All this chili got me saying chili-chili which led...All this chili got me saying chili-chili which led to me singing gilly-gilly and then I remembered the song.<br />Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea <br /><br />There's a tiny house (There's a tiny house)<br />By a tiny stream (By a tiny stream)<br />Where a lovely lass (Where a lovely lass)<br />Had a lovely dream (Had a lovely dream)<br />And her dream came true (And her dream came true)<br />Quite unexpectedly<br />In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea<br /> <br /> <br />She was out one day (She was out one day)<br />Where the tulips grow (Where the tulips grow)<br />When a handsome lad (When a handsome lad)<br />Stopped to say hello (Stopped to say hello)<br />And before she knew (And before she knew)<br />He kissed her tenderly<br />In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea<br /> <br /> <br />The happy pair were married one Sunday afternoon<br />They left the church and ran away to spend their honeymoon<br /> <br /> <br />In a tiny house (In a tiny house)<br />By a tiny stream (By a tiny stream)<br />Where the lovely lass (Where the lovely lass)<br />Had a lovely dream (Had a lovely dream)<br />And the last I heard (And the last I heard)<br />They still live happily<br />In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea<br />In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The SeaThe Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-90781407736857587862013-08-31T16:28:41.590-07:002013-08-31T16:28:41.590-07:00I like the idea of life as a bowl full of chili. ...I like the idea of life as a bowl full of chili. Especially if it's at least a little spicy and mostly full of flavor!Photography-Amature Favoriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522597617119180516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-42168192957635404552013-08-29T13:58:54.034-07:002013-08-29T13:58:54.034-07:00haha i agree susan ;)haha i agree susan ;)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-22591989293346015202013-08-29T11:04:09.386-07:002013-08-29T11:04:09.386-07:00Life sucks in August, chili or no.Life sucks in August, chili or no.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-36078769409934407552013-08-28T16:50:40.175-07:002013-08-28T16:50:40.175-07:00haha---it is good to know i am not out here all al...haha---it is good to know i am not out here all alone---and i would have loved the hot pink, juli :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-32304978551319490182013-08-28T16:32:06.264-07:002013-08-28T16:32:06.264-07:00Wait... maybe my life is a metaphor of cooking as ...Wait... maybe my life is a metaphor of cooking as well...Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-84472857805870741112013-08-28T16:31:29.086-07:002013-08-28T16:31:29.086-07:00THIS is exactly how I feel about cooking! It look...THIS is exactly how I feel about cooking! It looks so good in the book, I follow it exactly and either it comes out mediocre or looking so horrible bad no one will eat it.<br /><br />Ironically, last week I made the simplest of recipes (chicken in the bean pot with Catalina dressing and apricot jelly) and it was DELICIOUS!!!! Except no one else would eat it becasue it was HOT PINK! Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-62135825372471179702013-08-28T12:18:30.616-07:002013-08-28T12:18:30.616-07:00that is proving the case with me as well---next ti...that is proving the case with me as well---next time a little more spice :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-13014037607674971812013-08-28T11:51:45.555-07:002013-08-28T11:51:45.555-07:00Spicy is good if that's what you're like. ...Spicy is good if that's what you're like. When I make chili at our house leftovers seldom last 24 hours so I'm not sure how that would fit into the metaphor.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-4096457176618345992013-08-28T11:47:36.201-07:002013-08-28T11:47:36.201-07:00haha--i just knew you would get it and that makes ...haha--i just knew you would get it and that makes me feel better, ms. a ;)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-16518528235464150362013-08-28T11:23:07.739-07:002013-08-28T11:23:07.739-07:00If it makes you feel any better, my life as a bowl...If it makes you feel any better, my life as a bowl of chili wouldn't be worth eating, that's for sure!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-89016160246849322672013-08-28T11:14:28.088-07:002013-08-28T11:14:28.088-07:00haha, i am sorry for that--but hey, as a writer, i...haha, i am sorry for that--but hey, as a writer, i guess i was a success--feel better libby :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-54358145719713938272013-08-28T10:38:34.072-07:002013-08-28T10:38:34.072-07:00Wow Lynn, I feel a bit depressed now...Wow Lynn, I feel a bit depressed now...Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-53326090259083090212013-08-28T10:07:27.327-07:002013-08-28T10:07:27.327-07:00haha, i would do it, only for you, crystal ;)haha, i would do it, only for you, crystal ;)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-81138784062288781962013-08-28T10:03:31.807-07:002013-08-28T10:03:31.807-07:00Lynn, I will eat your leftover chili. Just let me ...Lynn, I will eat your leftover chili. Just let me get my teleportation device working. <br /><br />What? That explosion in the background? That was nothing. <br /><br />...<br /><br />...<br /><br />Um, Would you be willing to overnight me some chili? Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-74419663622689692092013-08-28T08:33:58.820-07:002013-08-28T08:33:58.820-07:00if i were a baked alaska or something exotic---the...if i were a baked alaska or something exotic---then i probably wouldn't be feeling sorry for myself haha----good advice though---thanks for hearing me d.g. ;)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-54317466590789275742013-08-28T08:24:26.695-07:002013-08-28T08:24:26.695-07:00Maybe you need to get out more, Lynn. If you'r...Maybe you need to get out more, Lynn. If you're comparing yourself to beans. Be a Baked Alaska or something exotic, at least. . .<br /><br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-19413613919857715852013-08-28T08:16:32.097-07:002013-08-28T08:16:32.097-07:00it really did help---and the pumpkin pie spice and...it really did help---and the pumpkin pie spice and extra garlic salt--i am just feeling kinds down today---it was kinda a joke :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827744487724967185.post-26647220913434675172013-08-28T08:13:08.190-07:002013-08-28T08:13:08.190-07:00Oh goodness to me even sub par chili is still good...Oh goodness to me even sub par chili is still good chili - I am a chili fan lol. I have never tried sage in chili...I am intrigued. <br /><br />Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com