tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post625236437483549951..comments2023-10-07T21:22:42.209+10:30Comments on Quilting in My Pyjamas: The Magic of Christmas GingerbreadShayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-87794249552670852472014-01-22T17:07:29.853+10:302014-01-22T17:07:29.853+10:30So you may not be able to create a gingerbread hou...So you may not be able to create a gingerbread house but you entertained us. Thanks for the laugh. Maybe Tara could decorate one for you next year!!!!Lou - Max and Louise Pattern Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968119245946950148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-28290475554174436252014-01-13T00:00:03.170+10:302014-01-13T00:00:03.170+10:30I just woke my husband whist trying to be quiet re...I just woke my husband whist trying to be quiet reading this post. I kept snorting and doing that silent laugh that shakes your whole body and therefore the bed. So, he hates you right now, but I love you! Posts like this are what got me hooked on your blog all those years ago. Vesuviusmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799652624344875317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-59519150616025809352014-01-05T08:58:26.974+10:302014-01-05T08:58:26.974+10:30LOL...........woops.......LOL...........woops.......Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-39480719428541501322014-01-04T17:17:57.000+10:302014-01-04T17:17:57.000+10:30Hi - I'm not a blogger, and simply fell upon y...Hi - I'm not a blogger, and simply fell upon your Blog. I needed to say I admire your perseverance, and love the humour you have written your blog with ... I've had tears rolling down my cheeks trying to tell my husband of your experience, to which he has promptly said to use Acetone to remove the glue from your plate, AND extracted a promise from me to NEVER attempt a Gingerbread house! NikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-49331919782311712772014-01-04T07:37:14.084+10:302014-01-04T07:37:14.084+10:30What a good laugh and I actually did, then read - ...What a good laugh and I actually did, then read - dont laugh! You do have a skill that you should hone, and thats writing! A really funny story, and I could imagine it all as you wrote it. Isn't Tara a pet to give you her kit. I came over from her blog to read this, and will have to keep an eye on you from now on. Lol! :-)<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655148270853160541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-55829075851132547972014-01-03T23:17:15.793+10:302014-01-03T23:17:15.793+10:30thanks for the good laugh this morning, I came on ...thanks for the good laugh this morning, I came on over from Tara's blog to see youKaren - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-69663700592205279012014-01-03T19:53:18.585+10:302014-01-03T19:53:18.585+10:30Funny post Shay. For your safety, please don't...Funny post Shay. For your safety, please don't touch gingerbread or superglue again, promise (LOL). Hugs....Noelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435141638955415172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-14791068020506654002014-01-02T04:11:15.101+10:302014-01-02T04:11:15.101+10:30Yikes. I meant Shay:-) Residual wine talkingYikes. I meant Shay:-) Residual wine talkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-12644515583896900062014-01-02T04:10:26.152+10:302014-01-02T04:10:26.152+10:30Happy New Year, Shea!Happy New Year, Shea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-88496658117678766692013-12-31T23:21:43.516+10:302013-12-31T23:21:43.516+10:30Ohhh dear, I'm worried that I've broken yo...Ohhh dear, I'm worried that I've broken you!!!!<br />Don't stress hon, next year I'm making your house for you - I'll just need to be plied with cocktails. <br />*hugs*<br />Tara<br />:-)Tazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872390174069150617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-15582687257080029432013-12-30T15:22:40.905+10:302013-12-30T15:22:40.905+10:30Oh, my. Some things just suck you in to try all ov...Oh, my. Some things just suck you in to try all over. You have my laughter, grins, commiseration, and love, Miz Shay... hope you have risen above the fallen timbers of a gingerbread house, and enjoyed your holidays!<br />Hugs, pokeyPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546013812822816960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-28529944518162152202013-12-30T11:58:47.566+10:302013-12-30T11:58:47.566+10:30So sorry it didn't work out for you. I won'...So sorry it didn't work out for you. I won't post a photo of mine ;-), but I would suggest that next year you try to find a Wilton house kit at a craft store. It comes with premade Royal icing that will hold your house together (as long as you keep it away from the cat). Happy New Year!Susan Entwistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637371699937967807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-70658728307107704252013-12-30T07:18:28.159+10:302013-12-30T07:18:28.159+10:30It certainly is Tara's fault...she is setting ...It certainly is Tara's fault...she is setting a standard that is ridiculously high for a normal person...noted, superglue (which I agree is evil) does not work on gingerbread - who would've thunk?...I have one word for you when you think gingerbread house - Bakery...Jindi's Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992636405509781373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-84368832511238390912013-12-28T23:26:25.493+10:302013-12-28T23:26:25.493+10:30Well I'm afraid that this all sounds par for t...Well I'm afraid that this all sounds par for the course in your house. You are a very talented person... just not in gingerbread houses. They're not very Aussie anyway. I bet you could make a great gingerbread surfboard - now that would be great for an Aussie Christmas !!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-71525449119265059572013-12-28T23:24:33.111+10:302013-12-28T23:24:33.111+10:30This comment has been removed by the author.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801049953035653441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-74653861354404203592013-12-28T01:09:27.641+10:302013-12-28T01:09:27.641+10:30Your tale will still be LOL funny when I read it a...Your tale will still be LOL funny when I read it again. <br /><br />The video illustrations are helpful, and the narration is priceless.<br /><br />Thanks for the show & tell. I predict it will be a Christmas Classic, read yearly 'round the eggnog.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Happy 2014 !!!<br />laurie<br /><br />ThreeOldKeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160283443033401031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-79389843066502253342013-12-26T15:49:32.023+10:302013-12-26T15:49:32.023+10:30Bahahaha I hope you had a lovely Christmas anyway ...Bahahaha I hope you had a lovely Christmas anyway Shay. I've never tried a house, for fear of what happened to you, but I did get ginger bread biscuits made. They're all gone now!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902931991446033427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-64971101911161408782013-12-25T12:02:29.741+10:302013-12-25T12:02:29.741+10:30Poor you! Did you just make up that part about Mic...Poor you! Did you just make up that part about Michael with his head in his hands? So funny.<br /><br />The really sad thing is that the superglue made it Inedible. <br />Oh, and by the way, shitload means the same thing in the U.S. :) <br /><br />Have a nice Christmas!!Kirsten's Cookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129971420086685005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-68532796091417948252013-12-25T01:28:06.592+10:302013-12-25T01:28:06.592+10:30I'm sorry, but I'm laughing hysterically. ...I'm sorry, but I'm laughing hysterically. Sorry about your gingerbread house, but thanks for the entertainment!<br />Me and My Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470153447120413738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-53713300522328589052013-12-24T21:48:33.720+10:302013-12-24T21:48:33.720+10:30My past attempts at gingerbread houses have all de...My past attempts at gingerbread houses have all demonstrated that structural engineering is not strong point, so I was just grateful they stayed up long enough to put the lollies on! Sue SAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802460291741438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-58849544773540387502013-12-24T08:11:46.338+10:302013-12-24T08:11:46.338+10:30Bahahaha! I must confess, a hot glue gun can do wo...Bahahaha! I must confess, a hot glue gun can do wonders, BUT I never use actual gingerbread, I cheat and use graham crackers - they don't work that great either. Hilarious post, I don't have any imagination either...Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123520405709193418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-1239651189559166002013-12-24T06:50:05.059+10:302013-12-24T06:50:05.059+10:30So glad I am not the only one who has great ideas ...So glad I am not the only one who has great ideas in their<br /> head but in the real world it does not happen. I think I would of given up before you. Love that you tried to superglue it. Fantastic and funny at the same time.<br />I have never tried to make a Gingerbread house I know my limits.<br />Ha! Ha!<br />Have a great Christmas.<br />Rosezeeta.<br />primrosesattichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413782888139380761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-2425363596321528072013-12-24T03:50:38.628+10:302013-12-24T03:50:38.628+10:30Shay you are amazing - you brighten up my day with...Shay you are amazing - you brighten up my day with your hilarious adventures. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and look forward to more entertaining stories next year. Jill x<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113801473851326918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-52224175175775075752013-12-24T01:10:38.263+10:302013-12-24T01:10:38.263+10:30And living on painkillers and antibiotics and that...And living on painkillers and antibiotics and that is the best laugh I have had in ages. Thanks so much, Shay, I absolutely needed that!!! Have a very merry Christmas you. Sod the gingerbread house.Canadian Abroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358781396739230934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-61557409468184607832013-12-24T00:32:02.383+10:302013-12-24T00:32:02.383+10:30Wow. Umm, you sure know how to carry a project far...Wow. Umm, you sure know how to carry a project far into lands it never expected to go to, lol! Superglue on food was an unexpected twist! LMAOAnnieOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619125197850685345noreply@blogger.com