tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post7804966576832019844..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: MasterM, Baristaalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-71793642158457740432008-10-15T11:50:00.000+01:002008-10-15T11:50:00.000+01:00Is there such a thing as a baristress? Because I'v...Is there such a thing as a baristress? Because I've done it.<BR/>(In my youth. In Twickenham. Too far from home to be watched by my parents.)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-29226303884801052192008-10-11T11:41:00.000+01:002008-10-11T11:41:00.000+01:00My kids won't let me use my camera either. I'm fr...My kids won't let me use my camera either. <BR/><BR/>I'm fretting that my little boy soon won't want to kiss me goodbye at the school gate. I can't imagine I'd be ready for him to confidently negotiate the adult world without me!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-40081262815176793932008-10-11T06:37:00.000+01:002008-10-11T06:37:00.000+01:00It is always so nice to come here, such gorgeous p...It is always so nice to come here, such gorgeous pictures and lovely tales. <BR/>I always feel, though, a bit wistful, and wish my family life was as happy as yours.fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-10226150637429807962008-10-11T02:37:00.000+01:002008-10-11T02:37:00.000+01:00I just got back from a vacation where the majority...I just got back from a vacation where the majority of the people were either a) gay men or b) over 65. Imagine what that did for my ego!!! It was lovely.<BR/><BR/>Tell your MasterM to hang in there, being a barista is hard work (I did it for 2 years)! :)carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-40935982320182760242008-10-10T19:03:00.000+01:002008-10-10T19:03:00.000+01:00They always need you, even if they think they don'...They always need you, even if they think they don't.<BR/>Gina xGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-61817425803689157712008-10-10T16:33:00.000+01:002008-10-10T16:33:00.000+01:00I'm afraid you're right. I did get a cryptic messa...I'm afraid you're right. I did get a cryptic message this morning requesting help organizing a paper, but since I haven't heard back, I think I now may be superfluous even for that. Hmph. Nice lanterns!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-38420277601586078782008-10-10T12:39:00.000+01:002008-10-10T12:39:00.000+01:00I sprinkle magical Peter Pan dust on my son every ...I sprinkle magical Peter Pan dust on my son every night as he sleeps. So he will NEVER grow up.<BR/><BR/>So far...unsuccessful...Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175077340357907202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-78883906865856049612008-10-10T12:37:00.000+01:002008-10-10T12:37:00.000+01:00It must be a challenge to balance being so proud o...It must be a challenge to balance being so proud of him with the feeling of losing him at the same time. You are his Mom and he will always need you.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617984259059758253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-77060834257214456752008-10-10T10:28:00.000+01:002008-10-10T10:28:00.000+01:00MrsM can remember clearly a rather grim moment fro...MrsM can remember clearly a rather grim moment from our student days when I botched the cork extraction operation and in a rather aggressively macho moment decided that this was the moment to serve the wine through a teastrainer. It worked but was not terribly elegant and did not in retrospect perhaps demonstrate the desired degree of panache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-18247731025462862502008-10-10T09:31:00.000+01:002008-10-10T09:31:00.000+01:00So, how long before he works out the standard stud...So, how long before he works out the standard student trick of pushing the cork into the bottle and then spending the rest of the evening trying to work out how to get anything out? It always made for a cheap, if frustrating, evening for us.dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-82241686957169865392008-10-10T08:37:00.000+01:002008-10-10T08:37:00.000+01:00Panic ye not - he will always need you but those n...Panic ye not - he will always need you but those needs will be more subtle - even grown up sons need a hug every now and then, even if they dwarf their mumsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-56361922753789319312008-10-10T08:05:00.000+01:002008-10-10T08:05:00.000+01:00You'll always be needed, but I suspect in more sub...You'll always be needed, but I suspect in more subtle ways! I'm trying to decide which part of London you were in...the windows remind me of Kensington Church Street.walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-44966008457245223042008-10-10T08:03:00.000+01:002008-10-10T08:03:00.000+01:00My five year old son is starting to not need me - ...My five year old son is starting to not need me - I'm a big boy and I can go to school on my own now!<BR/>Perhaps I should learn to use the corkscrew so I will be useful to him in the future.French Knotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151593113968041304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-43873860597876885512008-10-10T07:16:00.000+01:002008-10-10T07:16:00.000+01:00I think the chaise longue in the final pic should ...I think the chaise longue in the final pic should be standard blogger issue for those with laptops (Did people blog before the advent of laptops or wifi broadband ? Discuss)<BR/><BR/>Might be a bit too comfortable thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-9823812454774639222008-10-10T04:27:00.000+01:002008-10-10T04:27:00.000+01:00These photos are so pretty. I'm glad to you took t...These photos are so pretty. I'm glad to you took them! I feel silly taking pictures of everything, but I'm always happy afterwards!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197591307149394913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-16854295770455784802008-10-10T02:40:00.000+01:002008-10-10T02:40:00.000+01:00I think it is really good that he has a job. Don't...I think it is really good that he has a job. Don't fool yourself he will always need you. More than you could ever know! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-15909501213292409492008-10-10T00:56:00.000+01:002008-10-10T00:56:00.000+01:00Happily for me, I can't visit Oldest in the roofin...Happily for me, I can't visit Oldest in the roofing trade...blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com