By our powers combined, we form. . .er. . .something useful?
I make a lovely pie. According to my mother, I made my first pie at the age of three. It didn't come out very well, as I'd refused all help and ended up with a sort of chocolatey omelet concoction instead of a chocolate pie, but by the age of nine I was in charge of cooking for the family. Not just because I was good at it, but also because it represented a break from my mother's cooking, for which we were all grateful. I never thought being able to cook and bake successfully without slavishly following a recipe was any kind of unusual talent until I got to school and learned that most of my peers were unable to manage without boxed mixes and ready-meals. In contrast, my sister: She once set a pot of water to boil, then forgot about it until the smoke alarm went off. The pot was so badly scorched that it had to be thrown away. She was in her twenties at the time and yes, I still tease her about burning a pot of water.

Now, my sister is pretty talented in her own right. She can sew, and I don't mean just follow a pattern. I can point to a picture, say 'I want that', she'll do a few sketches, cut some fabric and before I know it, the perfect garment is ready to go. Despite her inability to successfully boil water, when it comes to making clothing she possesses this innate sense of shaping, balance and construction that's almost uncanny. She's a professional costume-maker and is employed as such, too, which I believe to be something worth bragging about. In contrast, me: I've destroyed two sewing machines within a month of acquiring them and am about to start in on my third. Wish it a long life, please.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 16:42, 4 replies)

I make lovely cream pies.
Sorry..I just HAD to.

*skulks off*
(Galahad is out of his gourd on yellow bentines, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 16:44, closed)

I was trying to think of a good dirty joke but couldn't
I blame my bad-taste impairment on the side effects of cold medicine.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 23:41, closed)

Between the two of you, you make a lovely wife. :-) Any chance you have another sister who can clean an entire house in under 20 minutes? And would the three of you like to move in with me?

Does your sister have a website for her costumes?
(ladydyani, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 18:27, closed)

Alas!
The third is an artist, and we all are lazy about cleaning. Fortunately for me, I married a man who loves to clean! He cleaned the whole kitchen yesterday in the hope that I would make him crepes afterward (and I did).

She doesn't have a site; I know she's wanted one but work keeps her so busy as it is.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 23:40, closed)