I am disproportionally proud
of my ability to cook. I'm really not all that, I'd never win Masterchef or anything, but I am rather immodest about it.

EDIT - and congrats to your boy. It bugs me that schools don't have proper sports with proper competing, all of this 'but losing will harm their emotional development' fuzzy bullshit really pisses me off.
(berk, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:22, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Your scones were good.
Can't comment on the rest, but feel free to post me samples.
Also the jam was nice, was that home made?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:24, Reply)

Yes, the jam was home made
but there's no real secret to tasty jam, you just boil up fruit and sugar until jam happens: shop-bought jam (unless expensive) uses all the bits of manky fruit and too much sugar, which is why it's not as nice.
(berk, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:26, Reply)

well, considering I'm not usually partial to strawberry, you did well lass.
I prefer damson, I'm going to have a damson jam and peanut butter sandwich now, *smugs*
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:28, Reply)

I may make damson this year actually
as a mate of mine has a damson tree in his back garden. And possibly some damson gin.

How old is your son?
(berk, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:29, Reply)

the stuff I have is home made, although not by me.
it's so cute, the old lady who made it has written the ingredients on the side:
Sugar
Damsons.

He's 8.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:34, Reply)

Bless!
although she's right, that's all that goes in to jam really. 8 is still still a cute age, do you get to see him much?
(berk, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:41, Reply)

every other weekend and tuesday nights
And yes, still very cute and knows it. I'll stick a pic up on facebook later.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:43, Reply)

That counts as 'much'? :(

(berk, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:45, Reply)

I don't know, about average as I understand it
It's fine, I love him to bits, and I think I do OK when I'm with him, but I don't think I'm really cut out to be a father full time.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:52, Reply)

You're quite right, he is a cute wee bugger.

(berk, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 20:09, Reply)

gonna be quite the ladies man
If he keeps his charm, continues to look like his mother and does not succumb to Darthism
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 20:14, Reply)

Pffft
Succumb and Darthism. In the same sentence. Fnar.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 20 Jul 2011, 20:57, Reply)

I know it's the wrong age
but we quite often make competitions for students - they're meant to come in after their exams in the first year, so we bribe them with fun projects and prizes. Some of them really go for it. Otherwise I don't think many would turn up
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 20 Jul 2011, 19:44, Reply)