Grandson Nathaniel baked an apple cake to share with his coworkers. He made a small one for us with the batter that didn’t fit in the big pan. We felt that special food deserved to be showcased, so we served it with china and silver. Nathaniel brewed coffee into a silver pot. He posed for the photo as he cut the cake. All was going nicely at that point.
All went well until he poured coffee for himself. The top of the coffeepot formed a seal, keeping the liquid from pouring. Not knowing that, he tipped the pot a little more. Coffee spewed into the saucer, as well as the cup. Luckily, it didn’t spill onto the tablecloth. Having no wait staff to clear away the mess, Nathaniel dealt with it without getting up. Setting the cup on a napkin, he poured most of the coffee from the saucer back into the cup. Redneck style, he cleaned the saucer. Of course, we all laughed and joked about the etiquette of fine dining.
Below is the out-take shot. The real action took only a few seconds, so Nathaniel recreated the scene by pouring more coffee in the saucer. You can see the smile still on his face. He and grandson David have always been willing participants in preserving family memories, even at the expense of their dignity. They make life with the old folks so much fun.
Mehrling Muse 
He could have saved dirtying the cup.
xxx Hugs Galore xxx
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If you told him that, he might have drunk straight from the spout!!!
xxx Hilarious Hillbilly Hugs xxx
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I enjoy these stories. Those grandsons are quite entertaining 😊💗
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The grandsons make our lives grand.
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There are some who pour hot drinks into the saucer first I’m sure. Just like there are those who eat their cake before the meal. We are a little different…some more so. lol
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I think my dad may have used his saucer to cool coffee at home. I do the opposite. I pour from the machine and put the mug in the microwave to heat it up.
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What a good kids. He’s asserted and blowed it, just like in the old days.
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Yes, Linda, he blowed it!!!! I’m still laughing at your language.
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I had an uncle who drank from a saucer. I had never seen that before and just stared at him! You grands keep you entertained. And they bake for you! Win-win! I love apple cake.
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I wonder if he felt your stares???
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Yes because he asked if I ever seen that before. I was a little kid and I said no, my mom (his sister) would never let us do anything like that! He laughed and said it cooled off faster.
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At least he laughed!
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You have had plenty of blog post fodder from David and Nathaniel this Summer. Clearly they inherited their humorous outlook on life from their grandparents and we have been treated with quite a few smiles, even though it at their expense.
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That’s the way they earned their keep!
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Your grandsons’ sense of humor is so exactly like my sons! I always credit my dad with that gene but I may have to take a bit of credit for it also.
Love that grin on Nathaniel’s face!
You have a couple real treasures in those grandsons!
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Yes, we do treasure our grandsons. I feel sorry for people who can’t see their grands often.
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LoL! Nathaniel is nothing if not spontaneous.
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Spontaneous combustion!! Come to think of it, he does love to play with fire. In fact, both grandsons do.
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I can’t wait to taste some of his creations at Thanksgiving!
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Nathaniel has never cooked for us at Thanksgiving, so I don’t know what he might like to do. We haven’t had that holiday with him since we moved.
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Funny Nathaniel!
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Nathaniel, thank you for the laughs and the re-enactment of the scene for your grandparents and us.
I wish we had a slice of that apple cake.
Susie
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The cake has disappeared, both at work and here at home.
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Redneck style works, doesn’t it? Ha ha!
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Redneck style must come naturally, because Nathaniel is a New Yorker!
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Love it love it love it!
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I remember that apple cake from last year-makes my mouth water to hear of it agin-and coffee in a silver pot-wow! Lovely story as always.
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Nathaniel’s Brownies were to die for!
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Stop-what do you think I want now!!! haha!
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Sure you didn’t fail to pass your sense of humor down to your grandsons😂
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I wonder what we would have done if none of our children or grandchildren had a good sense of humor????
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😱can you imagine that.I hate people with no sense of humor and I can’t really rely with them.
I must say my youngest had not much of it but it is coming,most of time as sarcasm but she can be so funny at time and I’m so proud😀
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Sounds like you have trained her well.
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Well,I’m afraid I can’t get the credit.the father has a great sarcasm,it must be in the blood😉
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We’ll credit her father for the sarcasm and you for general humor and wit.
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😀💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
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Heh, that’s what you call a major “oops” moment. Lucky he didn’t get burned!!
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Nathaniel almost burned his mouth on a spinach casserole. We took his twisting as a warning to start with a small bite.
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😬😬😬
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