We had travelled up from Lincolnshire, to a village just across the river from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
I was about to meet the people who were to become my in-laws.
I was nervous.
Lunch was to be informal so we were sitting at the big scrubbed pine kitchen table.
The sun shone brightly and was dancing around the beautiful kitchen.
It felt warm, welcoming and very comfortable.
It felt warm, welcoming and very comfortable.
There was a huge home-roasted ham,
jacket potatoes
sun warm tomatoes
and
a big bowl of homegrown lettuce.
The warmth and friendliness of my in-laws shone through.
Conversation flowed, plates were filled.
I relaxed, it was going well.
Then I looked at my plate.
It was alive.
The lettuce leaves were crawling with greenfly
and
I had taken a good helping of them.
I had taken a good helping of them.
My future FiL was the only other person to have taken any lettuce
and
he was happily munching away,
he was happily munching away,
oblivious...
Chuckle! I presume you left it all on your plate or did you try and swallow some for politeness sake?
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, The jacket potato and ham were so filling that I didn't have room left for the lettuce. How lucky was that!!
DeleteOh my God...I'd have died. lol
ReplyDeleteI made sure that I always volunteered to wash the salad, peel vegetables and so on, after that!
Deleteahhhhh,,, well,, my Dad would have said,, more protein lol but my stomach would be saying,, no no no !!!!
ReplyDeleteHello Laurie, Welcome! Snap! That is exactly what my father said. No wonder I am so careful when I wash my salad things.
DeleteOh mercy!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat~happened~next????????????????
I ate the things I could safely eat, then kept the conversation flowing. I got away with it but I always made sure that I offered to help with food preparation after that. It earned me lots of Brownie points for being helpful...
DeleteMay I add a family story?
ReplyDeleteOur son-in-law... Spent time with his grandparents, when young... His grandmother baked... She left her Berry Pies out, to cool. Perhaps on the back porch.
When dessert came, his piece of pie was crawling with ants!
Grands couldn't see them, I guess. So... He had to eat it.
Never again!!!!! That killed Berry Pie, for a lifetime, for him.
Oh, no! Poor boy. Yes, that really would put you off berry pies for a long time!
DeleteAt the time I didn't fully appreciate just how eyesight deteriorates ... these days I know from first-hand experience. In fact it was a little incident, the other day, which reminded me of that first meeting with my future in-laws. When I feel lazy, I do housework without my specs - put them on and eeeeeek! cobwebs and dust are revealed in all their glory!
I could give the greatly lettuce to my Mil :))
ReplyDeleteOh dear! I wonder what she has done deserve that.. I always wear my strongest glasses when I eat salad!
Deleteoh, what a moment for a quick decision. Glad it had no impact on your future. We are back from Europe. Loved it all. One surprise was how pricey Switzerland was.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had a wonderful holiday, Marcia. Has Spring arrived while you have been away?
DeleteOh dear - at least you were seen to be "helpful" after that!! It reminds me of when I was about 10 and we were eating Sunday roast, and I cut a sprout in half and ate that, then looked at the other half and there was half a very cooked caterpillar hanging out. I didn't eat sprouts for a long time!
ReplyDeleteI love eating fruit and vegetables but there can be some nasty surprises. I may now find myself cutting sprouts in half and looking (specs on) before I eat!!
DeleteOh my goodness! I Hope I'm never in that situation. That's funny.
ReplyDeleteHello Henny, They were the nicest of people - as it turned out, they were relieved that the 'wild one' (out of their four sons) was finally showing signs of settling down!
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