So do you? Do you ‘dine’ at home?
We do.
There are two of us in the house who enjoy good food.
Breakfast and lunch are hit and miss as to whether we will both sit down together. It all depends on what’s happening around the place.
However, when it comes to dinner, unless one of us is away, we always sit down together.
We will do the prep for dinner together, lay the table, light the candles and sit down and chat about what’s gone on in the day, or what’s happening tomorrow.
I know some people think we’re a bit crazy doing this. Cos yes, I do insist on using nice serving bowls and making the food look good too!
And the right cutlery too!
As they say ‘it is all about presentation’!!!
I grew up in a house where table manners and using cutlery in the correct way were paramount. I have been known to comment to complete strangers who put their knives in their mouth! Yikes! We would be killed for doing that! It still sends shivers down my spine!
My Nana (with us) and my Mum (with her grandchildren) always even insisted if you were having a biscuit it must be on a plate! No wondering about with your food in your hand!
So what happens in your home? Do you all sit down together for meals?
Yes, dinner together is the rule not the exception. It’s not just about company, it’s a chance to share news, conversation and plans. The dinner table is where you spot someone’s not in good form but trying to put a brave face on it. And where you sort it out. Teenagers always do their best to break the tradition (aided, abetted and mentored by their peers) but an empty biscuit tin,a fridge with no Coke and a shortage of money will soon draw them back.
As in any relationship that matters, the long game prevails.
love it! As we don’t have ‘family’ I think sometimes that people think we are weird…but you know what our animals are part of our family … and it is over these meal times that we sometimes say…. such and such an animal was behaving strangely today…. so ‘family’ goes beyond the humans!
Most times it’s just me and my husband here and we always set the table, placemats, napkins, bread plates, wine glasses etc. and eat our dinner together. The exception is usually Friday evenings…movie/pizza night and we eat together in the den.
Paula we often have the exceptional night but usually in winter… Sunday evenings when Downton Abbey or another favoured series is on!
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this is something I wish we did – and should go to much greater efforts to correct! our house is so titchy that the only table we have is in the corner of the living room – and it quickly piles up with ‘stuff’ ( computer,keys, nail varnish, cat…. ) More effort must be made – as dining in front of the tv is not sophisticated…. I keep telling Matt that if we had an outdoor dining space lie your and Alfies all would be well in the world 😉