Supper on the sofa?

Yes,sofa all the time now,use table for putting some of delivered shopping on after wiping it down.my 2boys 21&17, just disappear up to their rooms with theirs, though we did make a bit of an effort for 17th birthday other week

Whats a BOILED fruit cake?

Ha ha Westcoaster. Recently started eating on lap. Had to buy an APRON to wear cos kept dribbling onto my clothes. Very childish!

Never eat on the sofa, I have enough digestive problems without adding to them.
I started with family rules as soon as the DC could sit in a highchair. Meals are taken at the table and we can interact as a family, discuss their day or any problems.
I have noticed that DS follows the same rules in their house so he clearly did not think it was harsh.

Kittylester I had a chuckle imagining you eating on your knees! Realised then what you were meaning.

If I have company (which obviously isn't right now sadly) I set the table (table cloth only comes out at Christmas for some reason ??‍♀️).
But alone I sit on my sofa to eat. I use my coffee table, my lap isn't big enough... (large boobs and short legs that prevent me from seeing the plate ?)

Always Eaton sofa unless gravy is involved. Or if we have visitors.

Almost always sit at the table, mostly because it's easier.

confession time for me

since my dh died last November, (other than Christmas at my ds and dil) I have not eaten at the table, main meal and all.

I just can`t...

Always at the table, not because I think it's 'shameful' or anything else to eat from a tray whilst on the sofa, but because it always gives me indigestion if I do that.

We always ate on the sofa as couldn't be bothered to use the dining room until we moved to a smaller house two years ago with a big enough kitchen for our table.
It's a bit of a novelty but we're still eating at the table and no one is more surprised than me!
However, I do get confused with what we mean by supper or is it dinner?!!

I do both. Whatever suits me at the time. If I have guests we eat at the table though

Nope. Always on the kitchen table (dining room is for lunches and dinners with friends and family - remember those?)

The only time we eat at the table is if we have company or it's Christmas .

I always eat at the dining table. Eating on the sofa gives me indigestion and I am likely to spill things. I am surprised there are so many sofa eaters who obviously don't have these issues.
I also wonder what kind of house people have with a kitchen big enough for a table and chairs and a separate dining room. They sound very grand.

Sometimes we eat off trays in front of the TV but others at the dining table in our conservatory. Depends on the circumstances really.

Nannan the simplest fruit cake on the planet ,boil 4 fluid oz of water with 4 oz of sugar 4 oz of butter and 8 oz of mixed fruit for 5 minutes or so,let cool slightly add 8 oz of SR flour 2 teaspoons of bicarb and two beaten eggs and cook in the oven for 45 minutes or until firm.Its our go to when the OH wants fruit cake ,sometimes I put slug of brandy in the water the fruit boils in and some mixed spice.Keeps him happy

When the children were at home we always had meals at the table with no television on.
Now the only time we eat at the table is when we have visitors so not at all at the moment. I am lucky to have breakfast in bed every day.

Paddyanne I shall try your recipe for boiled fruit cake as it sounds so easy especially as I cant stand for long.

paddyanne I just made one of those for DH (his birthday was this week), I made it with black tea, just normal strength made in a cup, instead of the plain water. He's really enjoying it, it's very moist, I'm trying to avoid eating it!
We always called it Australian Boiled Fruit Cake.
I hadn't made one for years.

Paddyanne - same recipe quantities I've used for decades but use brown sugar or half and half plus a half teaspoon of mixed spice. These days I use flora light to cut down the cholesterol and it comes out just the same, delicious!

Just another option I love is strong earl grey in place of the water and no spice. Lovely, think I'll make one right now!

We eat at the breakfast bar in the kitchen when it's just the two of us, if we have family/visitors we eat at the dining table in the dining room. There is no TV in either room and phones are discouraged during meals too.

I’m doing it a lot more these days. I have a dining table and chairs, a throwback from my last (bigger) property. Now it seems to overpower my small lounge so I’m seriously considering getting rid of it. It seats 8 and as I very rarely entertain and am only 1 ? ? I’ll try and sell it after the lockdown and play it by ear when I get company.

Never ever.
Too much vomiting is shown in full graphic detail.
Bad enough when sitting down properly to watch a show, but whilst one is eating........?!?!?!? NO NO NO.

never . i use a table . maybe a sandwich on the sofa .but all other meals are up the table.i live alone .but thats how i been bought up.