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    Notes From The Desk

    TO COOK OR NOT TO COOK?

    Do you find your writing world incompatible with cooking?

    I was always a keen cook and welcomed the family round on a regular basis for tried-and-true recipes or exotic experiments, but these days I’m a klutz.

    Writing is to blame! All notion of time disappears at the first keystroke.

    I’ve lost count of the times I’ve put some potatoes on to boil while I crack on with my story. When I finally remember them, the potatoes are firmly soldered to the bottom of the pan – I have thrown out pans (plural).

    I’ve tried not to start cooking anything if I’m “working” – but then I delay so long I end up with yet another cheese sandwich.

    I can’t not write. I can’t not eat. Just tea, I’ve found, doesn’t cut it.

    So I wondered if I was walking a lonely road here, and if not, what the solution might be.

    (Thank you once again to Susan Batten for this great piece)

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    4 responses to “Notes From The Desk”

    1. my word (s) avatar
      my word (s)

      I’d never start cooking if I was going to do writing because it would be a disaster! I like to get any food prep done early in the day so I don’t have so much to do later when I’m usually more tired.

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    2. willowdot21 avatar
      willowdot21

      You are not alone. ….you need not throw the pans out. Boil them with vinegar in that usually saves the pans .

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    3. Timothy Dittmer avatar
      Timothy Dittmer

      That is a great piece from Susan Batten, Lynn! It’s great that you posted it!

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    4. Mary Killeen avatar
      Mary Killeen

      I was the same – not with writing but with whatever I happened to be doing at the time. Have never got to the throw out pots stage though. In any case a few years ago we were cleaning out my mother in law’s house and there was a kitchen timer that no one else wanted. Rather than see it being put in the Vinnie’s box I kept. BEST THING EVER. For all these years I had been telling myself of course I did not need one. OF COURSE I DO NEED ONE. Simple, easy to use and no more disasters because something has been forgotten!! Happy Cooking and yes, I do love to cook.

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