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hollydolly said:
having your goose cooked for washing on a Sunday.... :sneaky::D
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This set me wondering about the origin of the expressing "Cooking your own goose" and similar phrases. Two possible ones are :
1. This arose from the martyrdom of Johnathan Huss in the 17th century. The name Huss translated in old German to "Goose" so when he was burned at the stake, it was said that "the Goose was cooked". There appears to be some evidence to support this.

2. It comes from the fable of the goose that laid the golden egg. Cooking the goose would stop the golden eggs so you would have ruined your chance of prosperity.
 
Capt Lightning said:
This set me wondering about the origin of the expressing "Cooking your own goose" and similar phrases. Two possible ones are :
1. This arose from the martyrdom of Johnathan Huss in the 17th century. The name Huss translated in old German to "Goose" so when he was burned at the stake, it was said that "the Goose was cooked". There appears to be some evidence to support this.

2. It comes from the fable of the goose that laid the golden egg. Cooking the goose would stop the golden eggs so you would have ruined your chance of prosperity.
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Thanks! I love explanations of common expressions!
 

Georgiagranny said:
Nap time. Seems there's something to the notion that a full moon brings on sleepless nights.

Before I go... @hollydolly Did you bake yourself a birthday cake?🎂
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Noooo I forgot.....😋
 
Capt Lightning said:
This set me wondering about the origin of the expressing "Cooking your own goose" and similar phrases.
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You got me interested so I tried looking it up, and found answers similar to yours, for example:

‘Your goose is cooked’ is believed to have two origins: Czech and Swedish. The Czech legend refers to the burning of the Christian reformer and priest John Hus. The Swedish legend refers to the actual burning of a goose by the enemies of King Eric of Sweden during his attack on their town.
https://www.thehagueonline.com/kick... goose is cooked' is,his attack on their town.
 
Here ya go, @hollydolly Have a slice of the kahlua cheesecake that I made for DSIL and for today's dessert. He helped me with my taxes...actually, he did my taxes for me with the help of TurboTax...and said he wanted kahlua cheesecake for payment. I killed two birds with one stone, kahlua cheesecake for him and dessert for all of us. Three birds...a piece for you, too. Yours has a candle🕯️ so that you can make a wish 😊
 
Georgiagranny said:
Here ya go, @hollydolly Have a slice of the kahlua cheesecake that I made for DSIL and for today's dessert. He helped me with my taxes...actually, he did my taxes for me with the help of TurboTax...and said he wanted kahlua cheesecake for payment. I killed two birds with one stone, kahlua cheesecake for him and dessert for all of us. Three birds...a piece for you, too. Yours has a candle🕯️ so that you can make a wish 😊
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well thank you Ma'am... my wish would be to see what a kahlua cake is....:p
 
Didn't do much today. I Swiffered the floors. Part of the day was dedicated to music. I played piano and bell tracks for one of my son's music project. Later I practiced playing some of my songs. Caught up (a little) with my social networking here and on Facebook and of course played Words With Friends. I'm getting ready to take it down a notch now and watch T.V.
 
Attended bundled up first post pandemic Easter mass at a chilly 7am with much participant singing. Chance to stretch my loud voice for a little guy. Since I just edited the below creative art graphic from a rose I also shot and processed normally today. In the spirit of a Universe of Easter happiness, absorb these hot colors... oh earth monkeys.
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Well. Today. Hm. I'm gonna eat more chocolate than usual because I don't want the Easter Chicken to think I'm ungrateful.

DD and I are doing a little Walmarting and going to the dollar store. Oops. The Dollar Plus store. Inflation, doncha know.

DD's contractor is supposed to be here at 9am to replace the floor in one of her bathrooms.

I might not play in the dirt today. Or I might. It depends on how I'm feeling after the Dollar Plus and Walmart excursions.
 
Not doing anything today. Forecast was for cloud but actually it's now warm and sunny, still not over the lurgy which caught me on my birthday.:confused:.. so I have to wait that out too..thank goodness I had the good sense to go out the day before my birthday ... .. I have several packages being delivered this afternoon so I have to wait in for them anyway ...so I'm not feeling too hard done by waiting in..



Some pretty pics my DD took on her walk with the dogs this morning...

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Pretty aren't they ?☺️
 
Lovely pics. We're a good few weeks behind - our apple and cherry trees are just coming out in bud. Our daughters helped to prepare the garden for this years vegetables and gave the mower the first outing of the season.

I really must buy a new mower. My current one is about 15 years old and while the engine (Briggs & Stratton) is fine, the steel deck has rusted through. I want to look at ones with a polycarbonate deck - possibly Stihl.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Lovely pics. We're a good few weeks behind - our apple and cherry trees are just coming out in bud. Our daughters helped to prepare the garden for this years vegetables and gave the mower the first outing of the season.

I really must buy a new mower. My current one is about 15 years old and while the engine (Briggs & Stratton) is fine, the steel deck has rusted through. I want to look at ones with a polycarbonate deck - possibly Stihl.
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We've had pretty good weather for weeks now, so yes we're quite a way ahead of you as you say.. My mower's first outing was back in Mid March.

My daffs , then crocuses, then tulips, have all flowered and died back, my lupins are making a good show now.. and the Cherry and apple blossoms have been out for several weeks now..
 
Trim in the shop is completed, but may re-sand and paint two sections. Starting next on the interior garage doors, already removed all the hardware, now have to move them up to the house and pressure wash, then back down to the shop to paint the inside, and treat the cedar outsides before converting them from overhead to sliding style. Cleaned the kitchen window this morning so I could actually see the birds on the feeder.

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Our old doorknobs have gotten rather tarnished over the years. A few days ago, I found a seller on EBAY that supplies lock sets....keyed alike....for about half of what the stores charge, and ordered two sets. I spent a couple of hours replacing the locks and deadbolts in both doors. It took me a bit of time to get the screws started with my knurly old fingers, but now we have nice shiny door hardware again. The best part is, now we only have to have one door key on the keychains....instead of 4.
 
hollydolly said:
@Pepper , have I missed it.. what happened at the wedding on Saturday how did it go ?...
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It was spectacular and overwhelming. It began with a short street procession for the groom; we were all given tambourines and that was fun. The ceremony was like nothing I had ever seen, the groom proceeded to the altar and his bride, my cousin, was behind the veils of a curtain and suddenly the curtains parted and there she was! Very hot, sexy even. The music was too loud, because my ears are too old; the food was, shall we say, not very good. My son was there for the reception. It was a nice crowd of several hundred and I met some very interesting people although it was hard to hear & be heard.

My son was glad for me I came but I wasn't. I was so overwhelmed. Now that it is over I'm glad I went. I'm still exhausted. Thanks for asking!

It was overwhelming as I never go anywhere special anymore and wasn't used to it. Felt socially inept, but my son knows when I am and then he took over like his dad would have done. It is sad for me that my social events are decades in between if at all. I shouldn't have been so nervous. I lived. There were times there I wished I didn't go, but that was me being stupid to myself.
 

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