Comments on: Grannies and Cooking http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Thu, 17 May 2012 07:40:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4141 Grannymar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:20:33 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4141 Eoin, I is good we are all different. This world would not cope with two Grannymar's! Eoin, I is good we are all different. This world would not cope with two Grannymar’s!

]]> By: Eoin Purcell http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4139 Eoin Purcell Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:00:40 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4139 Grannymar, I completely understand. My view is that if there are questions we should answer them truthfully. If people still don't like the answer, that's fine. Everybody has a differnt take and if we didn't the world would be very dull! As I say, I look forward to seeing recipes! Eoin Grannymar,

I completely understand. My view is that if there are questions we should answer them truthfully. If people still don’t like the answer, that’s fine. Everybody has a differnt take and if we didn’t the world would be very dull!

As I say, I look forward to seeing recipes!

Eoin

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4137 Grannymar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:56:13 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4137 Thank you again Eoin for the prompt reply and explaination. I am not out to cause a problem for you or the book, only to make people think! Now I need to go look at my recipes and find something suitable. Thank you again Eoin for the prompt reply and explaination. I am not out to cause a problem for you or the book, only to make people think! Now I need to go look at my recipes and find something suitable.

]]> By: Eoin Purcell http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4136 Eoin Purcell Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:46:50 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4136 Hello Grannymar, I think the problem might arise from a small misapprehension. The goal of the donation is not to highlight the Charitable nature of the book but rather to ensure that contributors feel that their contributions are being acknowledged in some way. I think I might have made this clearer in the introductionary post. As for the amount, it is more than our regular author royalty which is based on a 10% of Net Receipts figure and thus fluctuates depending on the discount we give to retailers. For a title at this price ti would range from around 75cent to about 90cent. Hope that clears it up it a little more! All the best Eoin Hello Grannymar,

I think the problem might arise from a small misapprehension. The goal of the donation is not to highlight the Charitable nature of the book but rather to ensure that contributors feel that their contributions are being acknowledged in some way. I think I might have made this clearer in the introductionary post.

As for the amount, it is more than our regular author royalty which is based on a 10% of Net Receipts figure and thus fluctuates depending on the discount we give to retailers. For a title at this price ti would range from around 75cent to about 90cent.

Hope that clears it up it a little more!
All the best
Eoin

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4133 Grannymar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:32:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4133 Chris ~ we should all be ready to ask questions. Any decent reputable company is not afraid to answer them. Eoin was very prompt with the answers. Mind you €1 per copy seems light in my opinion, what is it in our money, about 72pence at the moment I think! Steph ~ You make me blush! I do not wish to come over as high and mighty, the only thing high about me is the chair I sit on! As for the mighty... well I might do this or I might do that! ;) Chris ~ we should all be ready to ask questions. Any decent reputable company is not afraid to answer them. Eoin was very prompt with the answers. Mind you €1 per copy seems light in my opinion, what is it in our money, about 72pence at the moment I think!

Steph ~ You make me blush! I do not wish to come over as high and mighty, the only thing high about me is the chair I sit on! As for the mighty… well I might do this or I might do that! ;)

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4132 steph Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:53:31 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4132 An interesting debate, Grannymar Thank you for raising the question and making us all think a bit more about where we donate our hard-earned money. High and mighty is definitely not something I would associate with you, Grannymar and I feel your reply to Alan reflects your true admirable qualities. I salute both you and Alan for each taking the stance that you did. I suspect that the different viewpoints are most likely purely a generational thing as it's obvious to me that you both wear your hearts in the right place. As a regular reader of Grannymar's words of wisdom and wit, I can assure Alan that this site contains something very, very special which cannot be bought or sold but is free to anyone who takes the time to enjoy. I suppose, Grannymar, it could be said that you pack a <em>mighty</em> punch with your words :-D An interesting debate, Grannymar

Thank you for raising the question and making us all think a bit more about where we donate our hard-earned money.

High and mighty is definitely not something I would associate with you, Grannymar and I feel your reply to Alan reflects your true admirable qualities.

I salute both you and Alan for each taking the stance that you did. I suspect that the different viewpoints are most likely purely a generational thing as it’s obvious to me that you both wear your hearts in the right place.

As a regular reader of Grannymar’s words of wisdom and wit, I can assure Alan that this site contains something very, very special which cannot be bought or sold but is free to anyone who takes the time to enjoy.

I suppose, Grannymar, it could be said that you pack a mighty punch with your words :-D

]]> By: chrisb http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4121 chrisb Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:12:05 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4121 I think you were right to ask the question and that certainly was a very quick response, maybe they were expecting the question! The concept of the book is interesting and there must be many recipes that have been handed down through families. I'm sure it will prove to be popular! I think you were right to ask the question and that certainly was a very quick response, maybe they were expecting the question! The concept of the book is interesting and there must be many recipes that have been handed down through families. I’m sure it will prove to be popular!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4120 Grannymar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:24:23 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4120 Welcome Alan, abook is a good idea and I have come across several books of this kind in the past. They were mostly produced by church groups and I have a couple that were printed and sold for Northern Ireland Hospice Care. As you will see from Eoin's first comment that I was not the only person to ask this question. I have made you think and comment, and hopefully others will also. We need to be aware where our hard earned money and talents are used. I apologise if I came over as a bit high and mighty, it was not my intention to do so. Welcome Alan, abook is a good idea and I have come across several books of this kind in the past. They were mostly produced by church groups and I have a couple that were printed and sold for Northern Ireland Hospice Care.

As you will see from Eoin’s first comment that I was not the only person to ask this question.

I have made you think and comment, and hopefully others will also. We need to be aware where our hard earned money and talents are used. I apologise if I came over as a bit high and mighty, it was not my intention to do so.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4116 Grannymar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:52:09 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4116 Dorothy, thank you for your input. It is only by asking that we can suss out the wheat from the chaff! Dorothy, thank you for your input. It is only by asking that we can suss out the wheat from the chaff!

]]> By: Alan http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4115 Alan Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:51:14 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/06/grannies-and-cooking/#comment-4115 I think this is a great idea for a book and I will hopefully find something to contribute. I didn't have the same thoughts about the donation amount, and in fairness I don't think Mercier are doing anything different from any books with a public contribution and charity element. I can think back to the book promoted by Ray d'Arcy "Us" - all anyone was told about the charity element was that all of the profits from the sale would be donated to Childline, but there was no actual figure. Just for pig iron I took a look at the website of the Irish Hospice Foundation book "Lifestory" and there is no mention there of how much goes to the hospice foundation. If a charity is worthwhile, I will donate to it.Yeah, maybe I should know my facts and figures about how much is spent on admin etc. but it's not an ideal world and I'm pretty sure the majority of Irish Charities are all out there doing a decent job. I don't know a whole lot about Age Action, but I'm going to find out more following this thread. Raising awareness of a charity through the book will, no doubt, yield dividends far beyond the donation per copy amount given by Mercier. Sorry, I don't know you and haven't visited this blog before (only linked through via Damien Mulley's site), but I think you are coming across a bit high and mighty about the whole thing really. Alan I think this is a great idea for a book and I will hopefully find something to contribute. I didn’t have the same thoughts about the donation amount, and in fairness I don’t think Mercier are doing anything different from any books with a public contribution and charity element.

I can think back to the book promoted by Ray d’Arcy “Us” - all anyone was told about the charity element was that all of the profits from the sale would be donated to Childline, but there was no actual figure. Just for pig iron I took a look at the website of the Irish Hospice Foundation book “Lifestory” and there is no mention there of how much goes to the hospice foundation.

If a charity is worthwhile, I will donate to it.Yeah, maybe I should know my facts and figures about how much is spent on admin etc. but it’s not an ideal world and I’m pretty sure the majority of Irish Charities are all out there doing a decent job.

I don’t know a whole lot about Age Action, but I’m going to find out more following this thread. Raising awareness of a charity through the book will, no doubt, yield dividends far beyond the donation per copy amount given by Mercier.

Sorry, I don’t know you and haven’t visited this blog before (only linked through via Damien Mulley’s site), but I think you are coming across a bit high and mighty about the whole thing really.

Alan

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