The DDs came for a lazy sunday swim.
I could feel droplets of rain as they were arriving. Upon receiving them on our driveway, I was greeted by four disappointed faces . I was thoroughly bemused, as I was told they have been praying to Greater Powers to hold off rain, at least till evening! Still full of faith (or was it their relentlesness, even to Mother Nature) the kids still took to the beckoning pool.
There amidst the darkened sky, pelted by rain, our kids spared no time having the time of their lives, occasionally seeking poolside shelter when the pelting became a little too unbearable. 'As long as there isn't thunder & lightning', we convinced ourselves. We fully comprehend how utterly useless fending off 6 combatant kids, demanding an explanation of why its so wrong swimming in the rain and 'it's still water' argument. Moms are totally defenseless when Dads are turncoats! In the goodness of the day, it rained (read poured) for only an hour, downpour ceased until evening.
All the while, the adults enjoyed hi-tea ;Earl-Grey teas (white, no sugar naturally), served with freshly baked buttercake, jam swissrolls, sanggar and pickled bambangans our guest had bought from a nearby market. I must confess that I lied a little about the buttercake though - it was more half baked than anything! You'd think after all my baking 'experience' I wouldn't be able pull a gag like this. Alas, I did! Baking with a pan a tad too small does this; centre rises too much and remains raw! Yet, I only see crumbs of it by morning! Did I mention that my cakes are to die for?
So why Buttercake and Bambangan? I observed (correction, more like the guys commented) how us girls had a piece of yummy buttercake, a piece of sanggar and pickled bambangans on our plates. I would spoon a heapful of pickled bambangans on a piece of sanggar or chippies (we had those too, of course!) and it was delicious. My lady guest would also squash cili-padi to add extra kick to the concoction! Of course after sniggering at the girls, the guys followed suit! And no, we never dolloped bambangans on the buttercake. Why, that would be sacrilege!
Great company. Witty conversation. Lovely aroma of Earl-grey, buttercake and bambangan. A lightning-less rainy Sunday afternoon. Squeals and splashes of very happy children in the pool. Greater Power was good to us!
I could feel droplets of rain as they were arriving. Upon receiving them on our driveway, I was greeted by four disappointed faces . I was thoroughly bemused, as I was told they have been praying to Greater Powers to hold off rain, at least till evening! Still full of faith (or was it their relentlesness, even to Mother Nature) the kids still took to the beckoning pool.
There amidst the darkened sky, pelted by rain, our kids spared no time having the time of their lives, occasionally seeking poolside shelter when the pelting became a little too unbearable. 'As long as there isn't thunder & lightning', we convinced ourselves. We fully comprehend how utterly useless fending off 6 combatant kids, demanding an explanation of why its so wrong swimming in the rain and 'it's still water' argument. Moms are totally defenseless when Dads are turncoats! In the goodness of the day, it rained (read poured) for only an hour, downpour ceased until evening.
All the while, the adults enjoyed hi-tea ;Earl-Grey teas (white, no sugar naturally), served with freshly baked buttercake, jam swissrolls, sanggar and pickled bambangans our guest had bought from a nearby market. I must confess that I lied a little about the buttercake though - it was more half baked than anything! You'd think after all my baking 'experience' I wouldn't be able pull a gag like this. Alas, I did! Baking with a pan a tad too small does this; centre rises too much and remains raw! Yet, I only see crumbs of it by morning! Did I mention that my cakes are to die for?
So why Buttercake and Bambangan? I observed (correction, more like the guys commented) how us girls had a piece of yummy buttercake, a piece of sanggar and pickled bambangans on our plates. I would spoon a heapful of pickled bambangans on a piece of sanggar or chippies (we had those too, of course!) and it was delicious. My lady guest would also squash cili-padi to add extra kick to the concoction! Of course after sniggering at the girls, the guys followed suit! And no, we never dolloped bambangans on the buttercake. Why, that would be sacrilege!
Great company. Witty conversation. Lovely aroma of Earl-grey, buttercake and bambangan. A lightning-less rainy Sunday afternoon. Squeals and splashes of very happy children in the pool. Greater Power was good to us!
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Bah. We'll be there the 14th. ;-)
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