tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post8269027215108077089..comments2024-01-26T10:20:37.836+00:00Comments on Diary of a Goldfish: On Saying GraceThe Goldfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-35235428456667086522012-02-01T22:35:31.632+00:002012-02-01T22:35:31.632+00:00To heck with grace, toasts and similar.
I just wa...To heck with grace, toasts and similar.<br /><br />I just want to be invited for dinner where 'at least one person rollerskating around the dining table, if not an entire conga line.'<br /><br />You are a talented wordsmith Goldfish. Please, please keep it coming! :-)Gary Millerhttp://www.awts.eu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-85076991953645169072012-01-07T18:02:22.513+00:002012-01-07T18:02:22.513+00:00Thank you so much, folks - I really love these sug...Thank you so much, folks - I really love these suggestions, each of them in different ways.<br /><br />It's also good to see you about, Maddy.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1630049304555140712012-01-06T17:41:28.848+00:002012-01-06T17:41:28.848+00:00What about proposing a toast? Everyone gathers aro...What about proposing a toast? Everyone gathers around the table, but before anyone starts eating, someone (corresponding to whoever would initiate Grace in a household of Christians) raises their glass, waits for quiet, and calls "a toast to the many people who have brought this food to our table, and X (and Y and Z) for their hard work preparing it. Cheers." Everyone else around the table raises their glasses in salute and replies "Cheers," and everyone sips their drink and starts on the meal.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-14476384775843969822012-01-06T16:43:34.377+00:002012-01-06T16:43:34.377+00:00We often say something like "We give thanks t...We often say something like "We give thanks to the beings who gave their lives and leaves so that we could eat; we give thanks to the hearts and minds and hands that prepared this meal; we give thanks for the companionship around this table; we give Thanks."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-45580855649444294562012-01-06T16:23:00.596+00:002012-01-06T16:23:00.596+00:00Can I come and stay? Mealtimes, [dinner, the one ...Can I come and stay? Mealtimes, [dinner, the one meal we always eat together] is complete chaos, very, very loud and completely indigestible. There again, to be fair, it is considerably quieter than it once was, cutlery is used and this year I ran out of paper napkins, so something must be getting better.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-44787755953462869342012-01-06T15:21:35.783+00:002012-01-06T15:21:35.783+00:00At school we used to say 'bless us oh Lord as ...At school we used to say 'bless us oh Lord as we sit together, bless the food we eat today, bless the hands that made the food, bless us oh Lord, amen.' I always like 'bless the hands that made the food' - I don't know how it would translated into atheist though =]flo(disabledmedic)http://www.disabledmedic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com