When I was a kid I loved a Garibaldi biscuit. Not had one in years. Sorry rubbish connection but beyond tired at present.
It’s been one of those days. Constant motion. Housework, Pre School Routine, Work, Dinner, Work. Lots of action, no sitting down yet achieving absolutely nothing. Even the dog walk up the hill lane just seemed to take longer today. The days culmination was forgetting about tomorrow’s school uniform. So panic washing cycle started at 11.30pm. Waiting for it to finish now. Then we are going to crank up the Tumble Dryer to its highest setting – equivalent to splitting the atom. Hoping I will get a semi dry uniform to iron by 2am. It’s been one of those days…..
Anyway back to my rubbish connection.
When we went to see Kiss the support act was a performance painter called David Garibaldi. Have to say he is definitely gifted. Frankly it’s just showing off just a bit too much when you can paint Elton John brilliantly, before a Rocket Man finishes and doing the painting upside down. But seriously the guy is a genius.
“Dad he could do my bedroom like a modern Sistine Chapel during one Spongebob episode. It’s taken you a year and it’s still resembles a building site.”
I bet Garibaldi isn’t trying to paint a masterpiece at 1am while he waits for what’s left of a school uniform to dry. But maybe the secret is to take the painters approach to time management. Pick a song then try to finish the painting job before it finishes. I wonder if that could work with housework and washing.
I never knew the name Garibaldi Biscuit. In New Zealand (having Googled it) it’s called a “Fruitli”. That’s news to be too – I always called them “Date Biscuits” – dates or not!
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Garibaldi always sounded such a funny biscuit name. Yours works better.
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I am from the UK, when I was in NZ I enjoyed all the different names for things like glad wrap (we call that cling film) and op shops which we call charity shops, and many more which I can’t think of right now!
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I remember the first time I heard an American say Fanny Bag.
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Setting timers and setting mini time goals sometimes help! Music too!!!
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It’s worth a go.
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Here’s a tune you could try… Organ² / ASLSP by John Cage.
Or, if you want a faster one how about:
(Run time = 68.51)
🙂
There’s something about your son’s sense of humour i find really appealing! 🙂
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Need a song that lasts about 5 days. That probably rules out everyone apart from Yes.
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No. Yes songs only run for about 10 minutes… his voice just makes it seem like 5 days!! 😉
#slashmywristsNOW! #seeU2
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Never really got my head round Yes.
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I think it’s probably for the best. 😉
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Probably
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You do know that the biscuits were named after Guiseppe Garibaldi don’t you? There’s a post on my blog about it on 5/5/2011 Garibaldi’s Giro II.
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I remember my Dad telling me but I had forgot
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I don’t know. I think you are giving Garibaldi a run for his dosh by cranking up that tumble drier at 2 am.
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Given how much it shakes these days I suspect Yorkshire probably recorded a minor quake last night.
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This is one of my favourite comfort/inspiration/in tune with the universe songs. Always liked it, got hooked again from Sense8 and now hear it regularly everywhere
4 Non Blondes What’s going on?
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I remember that song. I loved them years back.
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Ah, working to music can sometimes help (when it is just the daily grind). I have to make a note of finding out what ‘chasing cars’ by Snow Patrol, sounds like. It is (apparently), the most listened to song of this century… Can’t say that I can recall it, or the band… Maybe I don’t listen to music enough. 😂😂😂
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Snow Patrol are ok. It tends to make me drift off.
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I used to like Garabaldi biscuits too, but rarely got to eat them. It was my mother’s favourite biscuit (along with fig rolls), and not for me, who got Rich Tea, plain biscuits instead! 😉
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Luckily I was the only one who liked them. Probably why I liked them so much.
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Oh to find an effective way to get chores done in a manageable block of time. Oh, but that won’t solve the issue of procrastination. The 2 are kind of hand in glove.
I guess there’s nothing like a looming deadline to get some action.
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I remember a Project Manager saying that he had missed his deadline in this time dimension. WOW.
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Once, when I was trying to get Bobby into running I had him do a 5K with me called “Beat Beethoven.” You were challenged to run the 5K faster than one of his symphonies that was playing overhead. My competitive spirit didn’t allow for much walking, and unfortunately, Bobby’s love of running never developed. Sorry you had such a tough day. Hope the uniform worked out!
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I’ve got a vision of you dragging poor Bobby round a track while Beethoven blasts out in a similar way to Apocalypse Now.
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Haha ….kind of! There was one part of the course that was downhill and he oh so wanted to walk. And I tell him, “Never walk on a downhill!” He started wheezing – you know the sound a kids makes that can’t breathe AND wants to cry? Oh my goodness. First downhill I ever walked AND I think it is the downhill that caused Bobby to really detest the sport 🙂
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Oh to live in a flat land.
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I’ve seen this guy paint. There is a lady too. I LOVE the Elephant one. Awesome!
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He is good.
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It would be amazing to find a perf cat solution to accomplishing housework. Maybe the competition again the time of a song would work. I definitely do work better with music as my companion! … Garabaldi biscuits…hmmm, I’ll have to see if I can find those around here.
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I’m going hunting Tomorrow for the biscuits
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I used to do my ironing to Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. Great for shirts.
Also, when I was driving to and from Bath before I moved there, I had my cassette where I could place myself per track and know I was on schedule.
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I loved that cd.
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Me too, and I still have it. I had an album with the booklet and everything which would probably be worth a bit of money now, but it ended up being given to charity in the Big Sort Out when we bought the boat.
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I had that but it went missing at Uni.
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Pity.
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Not sure how well that will work, but I do know that house chores go faster … or perhaps they just seem to … with music playing! Hope you have a better day today than yesterday!
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Thank you
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I saw him before. Nope, wash and iron takes several dozen paintings.:(
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Sadly true.
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There’s more than one kind of masterpiece. The best take lots of time and are made out of people.
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Very true
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“like a modern Sistine Chapel” — love this! And the Spongebob puts it right over the top. 😉
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Spongebob and Pat maybe should paint the bedroom. That would spice things up.
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Nice article.
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Thanks
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biscotto Garibaldi? Roba di origine italiana?
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credo di si
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Wouldn’t hurt to try! Seriously, it’s something I’m considering, time management. Like, set aside 15 minutes a day for cleaning. No going over the time, just doing that much every day. Should promise at least a little something getting done without letting myself get overwhelmed by ALL the cleaning that needs to be done in the house.
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That’s a good idea. Maybe work up to 15 minutes. Start at say 1 minute say. xxxx
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HA! I’d do that 🙂
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Suddenly cleaning is no longer a chore.
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