tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post4817538418476667127..comments2023-06-06T08:47:57.482-07:00Comments on a mad world: Remembering, twoMadeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-64118228658204057072012-01-12T04:26:41.036-08:002012-01-12T04:26:41.036-08:00The UK is miserable for coeliacs:( Even now. I go ...The UK is miserable for coeliacs:( Even now. I go there now and then for melodeon events, and always come home sick. They simply have no clue and don't seem to care. There's some stuff to get in the supermarkets, but in restaurants they are just so plain ignorant about it that it hurts.<br />Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity is very little researched, and just recently was confirmed that it exists. But however, I'm glad your husband isn't coeliac. Not having to avoid gluten completely must be so much easier.Susihttp://www.susi-ish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-28175274114987222512012-01-11T16:32:29.360-08:002012-01-11T16:32:29.360-08:00The range is getting better as the years go by, fo...The range is getting better as the years go by, for sure. When we lived in the UK (about a decade ago) the only GF pasta we could get was actually imported from Australia (Orgran), and there was very little else available. Moving to LA, I've been amazed at what we can buy that's GF now. So much stuff available! It's not crucial for us though - my husband isn't coeliac, so just limits his wheat intake and doesn't have to be too strict about it. Just a little here and there, and he's ok :)Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-38061108161588023202012-01-11T15:18:25.831-08:002012-01-11T15:18:25.831-08:00Sadly don't think we have gf Oreos :( It would...Sadly don't think we have gf Oreos :( It would probably be easier to bake something like them. Well, something for a clever party when I have lots of time to prepare..<br />Sweden is good with gluten free stuff but I don't think there's any country in the world that is better than Ireland. Your husband should go there :)Susihttp://www.susi-ish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-60305979163064888452012-01-11T13:35:05.342-08:002012-01-11T13:35:05.342-08:00Hi Susi - thanks for popping in! I copied the cupc...Hi Susi - thanks for popping in! I copied the cupcakes straight from the internet, I'm afraid. I'm just not that clever or original. The eyes are made from Oreo cookies that have been pulled in half, so definitely not gluten free. Perhaps you can get GF versions in Sweden? I've seen GF versions of biscuits that look like Oreos around, but I know it's harder in some countries than others to get that type of thing (my husband is gluten intolerant).Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-76845215680948529202012-01-11T11:04:15.320-08:002012-01-11T11:04:15.320-08:00Hello Mad, thanks for visiting my blog! Your girls...Hello Mad, thanks for visiting my blog! Your girls are so pretty! And those cupcakes with the owl eyes are fabulous! They make me think of a Swedish (or perhaps Danish, originally) children's TV show I used to see when I was little. Did you make the cupcakes? Very curious how to make those eyes (and only if it's something that has a gluten free equivalent)!Susihttp://www.susi-ish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-34519832443690987892012-01-10T22:18:09.302-08:002012-01-10T22:18:09.302-08:00And rightly so, woman! Miss Pie weren't no lig...And rightly so, woman! Miss Pie weren't no lightweight. <br /><br />Like I said, you in no way resemble the kind of birth bragger I speak of.<br /><br />Gotta write the birth story, gotta write the birth story....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-74050363542498839882012-01-10T16:42:17.972-08:002012-01-10T16:42:17.972-08:00I figure my reasons for avoiding the big drugs was...I figure my reasons for avoiding the big drugs was less to do with ideology and more to do with the thought of a needle going into my spine being shit scary. Kind of crazy, really, when you consider everything else in the grand scheme of childbirth.<br /><br />I hear you on those birth braggers, too. I had both pethidine and gas with the Faery (fully informed decision and much needed to take the edge off)... I certainly don't appreciate anyone implying that I was 'bad' to take pethidine. Some of those braggers can be incredibly patronising and offensive.<br /><br />My point of pride here is more to do with P's size than anything else - if I'd had every drug under the sun, I'd still feel like a superhero!<br /><br />I don't think drug-free births are the be-all and end-all... labour pain is overrated. Honestly, I'd be very tempted to try the more medicated variety if I go for #3. <br /><br />As for the story about Zig? You know I've been dying for a long time to hear it. Don't tease me now...Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-42267207659437032062012-01-10T14:10:10.241-08:002012-01-10T14:10:10.241-08:00Happy Birthday, sweet, sweet, PJ!
I do tend to ha...Happy Birthday, sweet, sweet, PJ!<br /><br />I do tend to have a bit of a 'thing' about birth braggers, don't think it's great for the sister cause, but that's mainly because they often follow their brag with why "drugs are bayd, m'kay" and just generally become insufferable fucks. But that is not you, dollface. So you go ahead and have your moment because that was one big baby and one crazy brilliant accomplishment.<br /><br />I'm super-proud I got Zig out the love tunnel and I had every drug imaginable! Remind me to tell you that story some day.... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com