Three Bowls (2014)

1. Super.
2. Dust.
3. Rice.
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For many a great excuse-
In more households being
put to use.

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 969 (Higher Peach Prices)

The peaches were on the tree-

Sooner or later, to arrive at the grocery,

with a lesser crop, to see.

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And, thanks to Mother Nature, the

prices will be high-

But, unless you pay, how else can

you get by?

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The cobbler has to be made, and that

ice cream too-

We’ll weather this storm, we’ll get through.

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The jellies will be evenly spread-

With that favorite fruit, on the bread.

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Straight out of the can, or eaten from the

tree-

Peaches are a part of our lives, as they are

quite tasty.

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We have no say so regarding Mother Nature

for she is the one who has the control-

Leading us to pay for higher peach prices,

that will unfold.

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The peaches were on the tree-

Sooner or later, to arrive at the grocery,

with a lesser crop, to see.

 

Three That Continue To Multiply (2012)

1. Children in math class.

2. Rabbits.

3. Pumpkin recipes.

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Imagination is the reason-

We see more and more each season.

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 946 (Running Legs)

I saw the running legs-

They were in motion hunting for Easter eggs.

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The eggs had been put out the night before-

By the Easter Bunny, not bought at the store.

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Some were plastic and some were hard-boiled-

It was obvious, to see, that the Easter Bunny had

labored and toiled.

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As he does every year, without fail-

Whether sunshine, thunderstorm, or a bit, of hail.

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Before long, the Easter baskets were filled-

And, then the running legs were finally stilled.

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I saw the running legs-

They were in motion hunting for Easter eggs.

-2013-

 

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 946 (Running Legs)

I saw the running legs-

They were in motion hunting for Easter eggs.

.

The eggs had been put out the night before-

By the Easter Bunny, not bought at the store.

.

Some were plastic and some were hard-boiled-

It was obvious, to see, that the Easter Bunny had

labored and toiled.

.

As he does every year, without fail-

Whether sunshine, thunderstorm, or a bit, of hail.

.

Before long, the Easter baskets were filled-

And, then the running legs were finally stilled.

.

I saw the running legs-

They were in motion hunting for Easter eggs.

-2013-

 

No Betty Crocker (2015)

I’ll have to admit that I am no Betty Crocker. I love to eat, but when it comes to spending a lot of time, in the kitchen, well that is a different story.
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I had a grandmother that cook like a dream. Her fried eggs tasted so much the better than mine. Her gravy was darker than mine, and her roasts were much more tender than mine.
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Of course, in her younger life she and her first husband had a restaurant. If she didn’t cook well then, I’m sure that years of commercial cooking experience perfected it.
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She also came from a large family, and there had to be a lot of cooking going on, in order to feed many mouths.
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I think that Hamburger Helper helped me along the way. Quick and easy. Back in the day, hamburger meat was cheap. Today, I cringe when I look at the prices.
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Cooking is very important to many people, especially the Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club in Wichita, Kansas. They have been meeting for 124 years. The members take turns cooking and showing off their best china. They are devoted to the exchange of ideas in cooking domestic and science.
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It is said that they are a live version of a community cookbook. They simply want to honor practical cooking.
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I’m glad that other people enjoy cooking. As for myself, well I do what I have to get by. So glad that the husband enjoys cooking. Sandwiches can become weary.
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By the way, Wichita, Kansas is also the town where Pizza Hut was born. Back in 1958 Frank and Dan Carney must have decided that some might like a break in all of that home cooking. And obviously they were right.

“As best as I am able-
To enjoy sitting and eating at someone else’s dinner table.”

Three For Apples (2015)

1. In the tree.
2. In the crate.
3. In the oven.
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To stand still-
To wait on a baking apple.

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 227 (Banana Pudding)

There was a little girl-
Who made banana
pudding out of this world.

She put the stuff in the
bowl-
And then the magic
would unfold.

After stirring and stirring
the pudding began to
get thick-
And then into the bowl
some vanilla wafers, she
would stick.

And of course cut up pieces
of bananas, she would also
add-
Almost to the end, she would
be glad.

There was a little girl-
Who made banana pudding
out of this world.

-2010-

Three Reminders Of Grandmother (2015)

1. Scent.
2. Stories.
3. Traditional bread and butter pudding.
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Kitchen smell-
Memories swell.

 

Wednesday Yarn (The Waltons)

Whenever I get a chance I love to watch

The Waltons. It’s not just the adventures

that they involve themselves in, a lot of

times it is that sitting down to that dinner

table that interests me.

 

The long wooden table with the fresh table

cloth takes care of this family with room

left for a guest.

 

It seems like it would take an awful lot of

food and cooking to feed this family on

Walton’s Mountain, but show after show

they manage to do just that.

 

Grandma Walton has been seen picking the

green beans, Mama works out in the garden,

and one of the children tends to the chicken

house.

 

One thing that is apparent is that there is

always a plate of bread on the table and you

hear someone say pass that butter.

Surely it is real butter. You know the kind

that was churned on the porch. One can

imagine Grandma Walton baking that

bread and then the family spreading on

that delicious butter. Makes a good filler

too.

 

The other night the family had company,

and right after dinner they went outside

to enjoy their dessert. Cut pieces of water-

melon were shared by all.

 

As I said before it took a lot of food and

cooking to feed this family, but they

worked as a team and shared the burden.

There were no fast food places to ease

this burden. It was just a matter of fact.

 

“Simple with hard work, but what a joy-

When the day ended and we heard good

night John Boy.”

-2017-