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Offline KylieJade

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My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« on: July 04, 2011, 06:30:30 am »
She is so excited too!

She lived with me for a few months and used mine all the time, she told me “I wanted to make things like the potato and leek soup, but by the time I had mucked around with saucepans and cooling it and blenders and reheating, it took about 2-3 hours then there was all that washing up! I just kept thinking of the 20 minutes it would have taken with the Thermomix - consequently I've been having allot of cheese on toast for dinner...”

Just goes to show – singles, pensioners, elderly – TM is great for everyone!
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2011, 06:38:38 am »
That is the most wonderful news Kyliejade. If my Mum was still around she would have bought one 24 hours after she saw mine. She loved cooking but then being by herself she lost the enjoyment of this. She would have loved it.  One of the very sad things I feel with my TMX is that I can't show it to and share it with my Mum.
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2011, 07:49:10 am »
That's great Kylie hope she enjoys it. Thanks for booking me in for the course.
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2011, 08:05:00 am »
 :) I had a varoma demo last Thursday for mine, ( thanks  to Quirky Jo ), mainly so mum could see how easy it is.
now she has started to use her thermomix heaps too.

Age is no barrier, it just takes  a bit of time, and help.

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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2011, 10:34:07 am »
Quote from: cookie1 on July 04, 2011, 06:38:38 am
That is the most wonderful news Kyliejade. If my Mum was still around she would have bought one 24 hours after she saw mine. She loved cooking but then being by herself she lost the enjoyment of this. She would have loved it.  One of the very sad things I feel with my TMX is that I can't show it to and share it with my Mum.

I can really understand your feelings Cookie.  I am sure your Mum would have loved it too.  I would love to share the joy of thermomixing with my Mum, but she isn't in a position to afford one.  My hubby and I are gradually saving up to buy her one (as a surprise). Maybe next Christmas.  :) 
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2011, 04:27:48 pm »
That's lovely Chelsea, hope she doesn't read the forum  :D :D
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2011, 01:58:54 am »
Fabulous KylieJade. Now to get her on the forum... ;D

Quote from: cookie1 on July 04, 2011, 06:38:38 am
One of the very sad things I feel with my TMX is that I can't show it to and share it with my Mum.

Yes Cookie1 I feel the same way. That is one of my two regrets regarding the thermie. The other is that I didn't have it when the 3 DTs were small. Woulda saved so much time and effort. But I have it now and I have told the family there would be major drama if anyone breaks it or tries to take it.



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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2011, 02:08:39 am »
I wish my mum would buy one, but she says she doesn't need one and only needs to cook for 2! She went out and bought this food processor that probably cost $600 and just chops  :-)) but thats what she feels more comfortable with I suppose...
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2011, 04:09:04 am »
Good for her!!!
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2011, 04:48:39 am »
That is so great for your mum, Kylie!!!  :)  :)
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2011, 05:00:59 am »
Chelsea you are a darling. :-*
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2011, 05:14:59 am »
I am already so excited.  She will be very crabby with me spending so much money on her.  I might even need to give her mine and tell her I have "updated". I would love to give her a shiny new one though. ;D
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2011, 08:00:59 am »
I have the opposite problem in that I tend to get the gadget and my children think them an unecessary luxury.  I had the first computer out in the 80's and they did eventually follow me with that.  Perhaps they will go for the Thermomix eventually too.
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2011, 08:23:49 am »
When I got mine my SIL asked how much it was and when I told her she said,'That's a lot of food'  I replied with 'yes it is and yet some people spend more than that on a coffee machine'  (she did ;D ;D)

Well me regularly supplying them with my lemon butter and her tasting my sticky date pudding she had a TMX 12 months after I bought mine.  ;D

My Mum would probably get one if she was alone but with my Dad being a retired and very fussy chef  she's just going to cook the same ol same ol. For her, having to cook for a fuss pot is a total chore and there is no way she'd want to EVER be in the kitchen if she had a choice.   :-\

Chelsea that's an awesome thing to do or your Mum.
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Re: My 74 year old mum just bought a Thermomix!
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2011, 07:55:35 am »
You are a champion Chelsea - I would <3 to be able to have a thermo heart to heart with my mum - just to have my mum  :'( would be the best! 
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