I was thrilled to meet my students today at the Cotton Patch in Birmingham, England. We spent a day filled with love for our Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteens!
Liz must have thought the class was a success because she didn't throw me back in the stocks. Phew! I was worried!
I ate something else, but this was impressively large!
I met my new best friend, Zoe. She was my waitress tonight. She apparently agrees with my belief that Chocolate Cake is the Meaning of Life. I asked for her assistance in choosing between two different chocolate desserts and this happened:
Zoe:"Oh the chocolate fudge cake, definitely!"
Me: "That sounds great, I'll take it!"
Zoe: "Would you like ice cream, pouring cream, or custard?"
Me: "Um..."
Zoe: "Do you want to know how I like it?"
Me: "Certainly!"
Zoe: "I like chocolate fudge cake with cookies and cream ice cream. It's the best, really."
Me: "That settles it, then."
This is what Zoe brought me.
We are now BFF.
Now for the hotel:
On the breakfast table at the hotel, there was a bowl containing two different condiment packets:
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, I KNOW what Heinz tomato ketchup is. The HP sauce confused me. I read the ingredients. It contained tomatoes and vinegar, just like ketchup, but had additional ingredients.
I try to keep up my image as a wise world traveler, but oft I fail. I can't keep it up for long and find life simpler (and more interesting!) to just ask questions.
I showed this photo to my students and they explained what HP sauce is.
"Brown sauce"
"It's sweet"
"It's like a steak sauce"
Now I understand!
Tomorrow I leave my hotel at "half eight." I also used a "serviette" at the dining room table. All English is not created the same.
One student per machine. Can you imagine anything better?
Joy finished her class sample:
I wish I lived here to take patchwork classes from her!
Liz must have thought the class was a success because she didn't throw me back in the stocks. Phew! I was worried!
After class we went to a lovely restaurant that served a HUGE plate of fish and chips:
I ate something else, but this was impressively large!
I met my new best friend, Zoe. She was my waitress tonight. She apparently agrees with my belief that Chocolate Cake is the Meaning of Life. I asked for her assistance in choosing between two different chocolate desserts and this happened:
Zoe:"Oh the chocolate fudge cake, definitely!"
Me: "That sounds great, I'll take it!"
Zoe: "Would you like ice cream, pouring cream, or custard?"
Me: "Um..."
Zoe: "Do you want to know how I like it?"
Me: "Certainly!"
Zoe: "I like chocolate fudge cake with cookies and cream ice cream. It's the best, really."
Me: "That settles it, then."
This is what Zoe brought me.
We are now BFF.
Now for the hotel:
On the breakfast table at the hotel, there was a bowl containing two different condiment packets:
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, I KNOW what Heinz tomato ketchup is. The HP sauce confused me. I read the ingredients. It contained tomatoes and vinegar, just like ketchup, but had additional ingredients.
I try to keep up my image as a wise world traveler, but oft I fail. I can't keep it up for long and find life simpler (and more interesting!) to just ask questions.
I showed this photo to my students and they explained what HP sauce is.
"Brown sauce"
"It's sweet"
"It's like a steak sauce"
Now I understand!
Tomorrow I leave my hotel at "half eight." I also used a "serviette" at the dining room table. All English is not created the same.
3 comments:
I sympathize, had to learn very quickly when we moved here from South Africa 26 years ago and English was not my first language!
Looks as though you have had a fab time. Glad they are looking after you. And the language thing, you will get used to it, and if not it will certainly give the folks back home a laugh when you explain some of the things. Have you had Yorkshire Pudding yet. Ask Liz, its not a pudding at all. x
The chocolate cake looks awesome. The front gal in the 2nd photo epitomizes the phrase keeping your "nose to the grind stone"! I think my eyes would cross and my neck break!!! Looks like they all had a great time!!!! Awesome machine (love mine!!!!)!!!!
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