tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post6034804952107333499..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: QUIZ - COULD YOU BE A SICILIAN HOUSEWIFE?Welshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-57659401042771793512012-01-07T00:07:49.787+01:002012-01-07T00:07:49.787+01:00Yay! I am the perfect housewife... my mum always g...Yay! I am the perfect housewife... my mum always got annoyed at me when I complained about the state of the house. Even at 12 I was doing all the housework because no one else did it to a good enough 'standard' :D I think I've found my calling!SteffJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006961780760751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-56748838776664564022012-01-07T00:06:55.405+01:002012-01-07T00:06:55.405+01:00Yay! I am the perfect housewife... my mum always g...Yay! I am the perfect housewife... my mum always got annoyed at me when I complained about the state of the house. Even at 12 I was doing all the housework because no one else did it to a good enough 'standard' :D I think I've found my calling!SteffJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006961780760751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-24246977876880347262009-06-12T02:04:38.069+02:002009-06-12T02:04:38.069+02:00Congratulations, pink!Congratulations, pink!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-63297588577814692182009-06-11T02:00:05.441+02:002009-06-11T02:00:05.441+02:00I had to think like a sicilian and recall my husba...I had to think like a sicilian and recall my husbands grandmother and all her habits. I made the "Perfect Sicilian Housewife"...fat chance in real life!PinkAcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890046314872288607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-56291922716662008452009-06-11T01:12:14.388+02:002009-06-11T01:12:14.388+02:00Hi, Anne. I did look at your facebook profile and ...Hi, Anne. I did look at your facebook profile and had a giggle to see that you are so perfect [like me!!] I cheat on those bits, Mutley! I'm sure you fulfill the requirements better than me, jmb!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-60347283450866988242009-06-10T06:31:19.592+02:002009-06-10T06:31:19.592+02:00I don't make a very good housewife here so I c...I don't make a very good housewife here so I certainly don't make a good Sicilian one.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-2790703299344377142009-06-09T23:27:51.497+02:002009-06-09T23:27:51.497+02:00I am a 'modern woman' - the bits about par...I am a 'modern woman' - the bits about partners and families failed me as I have neither...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-84932819185746375052009-06-09T21:47:26.648+02:002009-06-09T21:47:26.648+02:00Hi, James. I failed my own test miserably! Hi, Ann...Hi, James. I failed my own test miserably! Hi, Anne. I'll have a look in a mo. I agree with you - it would be boring! Hello, Constance. Nice to meet you and thank you so much for your kind words.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-3074199572831382362009-06-09T17:17:57.964+02:002009-06-09T17:17:57.964+02:00I come by way of Anne. Congratulation on the new ...I come by way of Anne. Congratulation on the new poetry book that you translated. YOU are a talented woman!<br /><br />Constancerochambeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142325813293645555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-42174098923114161252009-06-09T15:44:53.689+02:002009-06-09T15:44:53.689+02:00But I think it would be a bit boring, doing all th...But I think it would be a bit boring, doing all that ironing, cleaning, cooking and no books to read!!!! When would I find time to go out, lunching, coffee, walking, photographing, and blogging!!!Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-66440832065256638132009-06-09T15:43:07.265+02:002009-06-09T15:43:07.265+02:00If you look in my Facebook profile down the left h...If you look in my Facebook profile down the left hand side, I passed ha ha ha !!Near Perfect.Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-82055897489147954532009-06-09T10:38:01.628+02:002009-06-09T10:38:01.628+02:00And your result was?And your result was?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-79260997796277318782009-06-09T00:03:52.758+02:002009-06-09T00:03:52.758+02:00Hi, Betty. Welcome back. You must really miss tha...Hi, Betty. Welcome back. You must really miss that! Hi, Mary.You're in good company! That's really appropriate! Hi, Flutterby. Glad you had fun. I totally agree with you. You and me both, WW - yes, good news! Hi, Lucia. That's what all my friends here say to their families. We've all failed here! Hi, Mopsa. If you're doomed you're in good company! Well done, jams!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-18000886824285375342009-06-08T21:58:08.644+02:002009-06-08T21:58:08.644+02:00Err I am a modern woman. This will come as a massi...Err I am a modern woman. This will come as a massive surprise to the not-wife...jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-30387054961308191862009-06-08T19:06:38.293+02:002009-06-08T19:06:38.293+02:00OOps - fell at the 1st hurdle - I clean as little ...OOps - fell at the 1st hurdle - I clean as little as possible and never wear makeup - I am doomed!Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-52398990036950262722009-06-08T16:41:57.241+02:002009-06-08T16:41:57.241+02:00The draining past thing is what my mom always said...The draining past thing is what my mom always said to me! I fail as a sicilian housewife!Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064247260945638783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-22143510963038705462009-06-08T14:43:18.462+02:002009-06-08T14:43:18.462+02:00My result was "Oh dear!" (which I think ...My result was "Oh dear!" (which I think is good news...?)Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-87883500470641002622009-06-08T13:27:14.354+02:002009-06-08T13:27:14.354+02:00Well, I failed but had fun. I would probably fail...Well, I failed but had fun. I would probably fail as a housewife in any other country too. Oh well, as long as things are kept down to a dull roar, there is just so much more to life than housekeeping.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459048589582773801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-69168375612633560032009-06-08T05:59:51.269+02:002009-06-08T05:59:51.269+02:00Oh dear, neither did I.
Do you realize that your ...Oh dear, neither did I.<br /><br />Do you realize that your word verification code today was 'unfit'? How appropriate.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326180226196384260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-52268390794841712532009-06-08T02:26:39.272+02:002009-06-08T02:26:39.272+02:00I didn't make the cut, but when I lived in Sic...I didn't make the cut, but when I lived in Sicily I had a maid. I still miss her and my husband probably still misses his ironed underwear.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068151073417372746noreply@blogger.com