Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> "Reg" <
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>> modom wrote: snip I find it interesting that these
>> announements end up in cooking groups. I never see this
>> in any other type of forum or newsgroup, only ones that
>> involve food.
>>
>> Maybe it's some kind of Freudian food/thanatos
>> thing. Weird.
>>
> We had this discussion about a year ago comparing RFC to
> the kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of the home, where
> meals are made as are plans for the future, looking to
> the past. We all come in, pull up a chair and have a
> cuppa cawfee (or tea). A lot of times we talk about food,
> but sometimes, well sometimes, you just go into the
> kitchen to be with friends, whether or not you want to
> talk food or not.
>
> When we buried my niece two weeks ago, those who wanted to
> be seen, and to see who was there, were out in the
> fellowship hall. Those of us who wanted to mourn, well, we
> were in the kitchen, making coffee, wiping dishes, and
> talking, talking about the good times, the bad times and
> times in between.
>
> If Mike wants to let off steam regarding Spalding Gray,
> I say let him. He is entitled, we're all family of a
> sorts here.
>
> -Ginny
>
You said a mouthful, Ginny! And yes, it's a big kitchen. We
can discuss, bicker, disagree and still come up with some
wonderful recipes and cooking information. I, for one, find
life completely boring if I just talk about cooking all the
time. There IS more to it than just that.
Jill
