FF – Hobby
Here’s my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Jean L. Hays.
Just a silly little one this week.
Copyright Jean L. Hays
“Ooh, what shall I sew?”
“Ugh. Another fad.”
“Hey, men can sew too!”
“Yep. But remember last time? You bought sixteen cookery books and never even managed beans on toast. Come on, I’ve arranged a hobby you’ll love!”
They entered a room. Huge TV, sound system, home cinema, games console, and who’s that on the sofa? Yes, yes it is…! Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, beckoning, beckoning…
Hey, wait a minute.
This is a dream, isn’t it?
Disappointed, draliman woke up, determined that today he would conquer beans on toast. Possibly, if he were feeling adventurous, with cheese on top 😊
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draliman on life 
Today beans on toast. Tomorrow chateaubriand
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One small step!
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Keep dreaming, you never know! Good fun 🙂
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May my dreams come true 🙂
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Ha ha – you should definitely add the cheese and pop it under the grill. Fun story!
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Yeah, definitely cheese is required 🙂
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In the next dream Draliman enrolls in Le Cordon Bleu and creates amazing meals! 🙂
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Yeah, five Michelin stars for me come dreamtime 🙂
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No matter how improbable, beans on toast is much more likely than that other dream. Quite fun.
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Sadly true 🙂
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You will manage it today… if not you can eat cold beans out of the can.
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That’s about my level 🙂
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Gotta hate waking up with that dream awaiting you, eh. Great story!
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I always seem to wake up just as it gets good… 🙂
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Haha, a nice funny story today, I enjoyed it.
You can get some of that heinz five beanz stuff if you’re feeling classy.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! Ooh, classy baked beans 🙂
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Dear Ali,
Sorry about that in home cinema and all…enjoy your beans on toast. 😉
Of course men sew. My grandfather was a tailor and made all my mother’s clothes when she was a girl. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I did quite well at sewing at school! Beans on toast, here I come 🙂
Ali
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Beat an egg, add it to the beans and cook gently like you would scrambled eggs. Serve on toast for a filling breakfast…or dinner…or lunch. Easy and delish. 😀
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Ooh, that sounds yummy, thanks 🙂
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You’re welcome. It works with a can of spaghetti too 😀
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That was a good dream!!
Worked up an appetite for the beans I hope! 😛
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Ha ha, indeed I have 😉
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Nice story, Ali. Gentle humour, but sharply told – good work!
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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And here I thought Chef Draliman was already the master of pizza… and he can’t even do beans on toast? Bah!
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Those beans can be tricky, and getting the toast just right? Impossible.
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Nothing wrong with beans. Especially cold beans. Good one.
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Staple student fare – cold beans mixed with chunks of blue cheese and Tabasco sauce 🙂
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Sew…..what time shall I come round?
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Ah, so you wish to join my knitting circle bwahahaha…
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Beans on toast are a healthy meal – just eat an apple for dessert.
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Fruit’s taking things a bit too far…
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That’s better than the dreams I have! Perhaps I should stop looking at my cookery books!
Here’s my story!
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Worked for me!
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So funny, and I loved your insertion of yourself in the story.
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I’m glad you liked it! It’s all about me 🙂
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🙂
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This feels very familiar. Each of us has our momentary enthusiasms and epic failures, resulting from our inability to stick With it. A way Nature has, of moving us along to the next thing!
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I’m always falling foul of this 🙂
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Those girls, I’d like to meet Drew Barrymore, not sure about the others, but always add a little butter and curry powder to BOT, thats my advice! Good stuff and delightfully stereotypical of us males!
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Yeah, that would spice things up a bit! Am I talking about Drew or the beans there, you decide…
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Nicely done!!
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Gotta start small… beans on toast is manageable… having those ladies on your couch is definitely dreaming in Technicolor…
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Yes, I’m afraid you’re probably right 🙂
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So sorry for the disappointment. Unfortunately, too many of us wake up to reality.
Which is why I only write in fiction, I never have to wake up. ;0)
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Fiction writing is like living a dream sometimes!
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Wow, philosophical. Nice line. Skip the “sometimes.” The rest makes for a great mission statement.
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“Fiction – live the dream!”
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Right on Bro.
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Frozen microwave dinner might be easier… just don’t leave it in too long and take the plastic off – oh dear it just got hard! 😀
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I tried a frozen microwave dinner once. I was terribly disappointed in it 🙂
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Men can certainly sew, though I’ve not met many. Beans on toast is definitely manageable and sounds tasty to me, especially with the cheese on top. Fun story!
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I can sew simple repairs but rarely have the need. I learned beans on toast with cheese at university, as many did 🙂
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I was good at PB & J crackers in university with a bit of fruit on the side to make it healthier. Still not much of a cook. =)
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Life is a series of recipes. One ingredient (step) at a time. Good dream/story.
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Nice analogy! I’m glad you liked the story 🙂
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OK good, now go to the kitchen and make something besides beans on toast! lol
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I liked the second option with TV better. Why does Draliman want to go back to cooking?
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Sadly the TV option was but a dream.
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You realised you were dreaming, so you should’ve tried to continue dreaming and control the outcome. Isn’t that what lucid dreaming is all about? 😉
Good luck with beans on toast. 🙂
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I used to be able to lucid dream, back when I was a kid. I used to wake myself up to prove to people in my dream that it was a dream… I could have had much more fun as an adult 😉
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You woke yourself up to prove to people in your dream that it was a dream? Right… makes perfect sense… not. 😁
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Dream on, Draliman, one day you manage to sew… or cook anything…if only in your dreams😹Extra Pawkisses for now🐾😽💞
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I’ll dream myself tuna and beefie 🙂
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Oh, can I be pawt of your dream, Draliman…MOL😺
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Of course, Little Binky 🙂
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You have unmatched humour, Ali… great story👍
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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LOL…another day in the life…
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Yep, pretty much 🙂
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You be careful…
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🙂
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