I think we should have a forum entitled...

That frying pan sounds really good! I might one as well!

Nonu, I'm not sure I can afford the postage at the moment. All those sheets and tablecloths, not to mention DH's smalls...

Me too Rockgran !
iam going to do ANA"S as well when she can get round to sending it to me !
She is a busy Gal !

An original notion, Soutra. Worth considering!

I think words are more calming than pictures.

I like "white noise" threads. (very good description)

oh yes!

I might ask for one of those for Xmas.

I think we should have a thread which is a bit like white noise (if that is the right term) One with no words - just maybe a nice picture or two, I am quite fond of kittens and puppies oh and lambs in a field. And then becasue there would be no words nobody would ever get cross and when life was getting just a little bit tense or stressful, we could look at the lovely pictures and ust feel better.

Flower, could you find a link to one of those do you think? I'm not sure I've come across one.

I made pancakes today too!

My lovely yellow and cream ceramic 'frying' pan is wonderful for cooking omelettes.

I'm not sure I trust you Jingle but I have just made pancakes with no oil - the pans are totally non-stick. AWESOME!!!!

It's not a spoof thread. Please describe your new pans.

Whether this is a spoof thread or not - my new pans arrived and they are AWESOME!

I agree that there is a lot to be said for a little boredom bags so long as the mind is allowed to roam free. I think a little boredom is great for kids too.

I still like ironing.

PS (after a morning of wood-gathering and peering at mosses), i think I could shorten all that above, ariadne, to this: ironing isn't boring; you are bored by ironing. That's not a criticism, just a statement of what I think. There's a difference between the two and that's the difference my father's comment was trying to highlight.

Thank you, severally, for the sympathy and the info. Granny23

I'm talking about in ordinary circumstances, btw, not if one is trapped by illness or imprisonment of some other kind.

or even straightforward

Or, in other words, intelligent people have no excuse for being bored. I call that straighforward, not barbed.

ariadne, I never felt it was barbed. He wasn't that kind of guy anyhow. It was his way of telling us not to tell him we were bored and that if we were then we should do something about it; it wasn't up to other people to entertain us out of boredom.

Actually I think a little bit of boredom is good for people. It can be used as standing and staring time and letting things fall into place. That's how I use ironing (and knitting, so long as it's not a complicated pattern) because although it requires a small amount of concentration (mindfulness), it does leave the brain time to settle and calm down. I use washing-up by hand in the same way. So what other people might call boredom (or boring), I call calming. There is something very satisfying about doing even "boring" tasks properly.

No, I'm not advocating ironing, just arguing that it isn't boring from certain viewpoints, but a stilling activity and that I value those.

And I agree with what my dad said – one's boredom is one's own responsibility.

I have to take issue with you dear Sel. This would be an excellent thread topic.

Such fun!

For the painful blood letting that is.

I feel sorry for you Icyalittle.

Is that an Oxford hyphen?