Month: April 2019

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Hickory Switch, poem

Choosing the least of them, if I could

Knowing that she wanted to punish me, really good

I dreadfully handed the switch to her

Things that happened after that, a blur.

Left with the stinging pain and welts on my skin

I dreaded ever doing, whatever, again.

Wishing the hickory switch would catch flame

Did not stop me from laying on it guilt and blame.

When really it was her hand

That did the reprimand.

Often, I thought about breaking that switch, just some

But I am sure she’d notice, huh?

Wearing the switch marks to school was embarrassing

Never had to deal with harassing

But I know the kids knew,

What happened outside of school.

I’d rather take a belt to my rear

Than that hickory switch, I swear.

MwsR ❤️

Wisdom, poem

Wished, once upon a star

Hoped the wish, would come true.

Now I wait

Not a lie

Only in truth, do I now rely.

MwsR❤️

Cat In The Window Challenge accepted.

https://judydykstrabrown.com/2019/04/07/cat-in-the-window/

This is one of my oldest cats, Inky. He was found as a baby kitten, hiding on my back porch, under our grill.

I took him in and have loved him ever since. He is my ”black boy” full of love. He was enjoying a rest on my couch this morning. He usually stays on my screened in back porch.

I adore him. I think everyone should own a cat like Inky. He is beautiful and so sweet, almost black cats are.

My dog thinks he is ”purrfect”too.

Mwsr

Concrete poem~ How to

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Artichoke Spread

Artichoke Spread with Garlic Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cubed
  • 1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
  • 1 cup fresh spinach, torn
  • 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1 loaf (16 ounces) frozen garlic bread

Directions

  • Combine the first five ingredients in a bowl; transfer to a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low, until cheese is melted, 2-3 hours. Meanwhile, prepare garlic bread according to package directions. Slice and serve with hot dip.

Test Kitchen tips This is a thick, spreadable mixture. If you’d like it thinner, stir in milk a tablespoon at a time. The artichokes dominate the flavor of this appetizer with just a hint of spinach.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup dip with 2 slices garlic bread: 222 calories, 15g fat (8g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 395mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein. Originally published as Artichoke Spread for Garlic Bread in Simple & Delicious December/January 2019

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It was the best of times

Yet, secretly, the worst of times.

Often misjudged for happiness

Even disguised as love.

Some never bothered,

To take their blinders off.

Some knew, and tried to play it off.

Yet, no one but herself, felt it all.

No one to pick her up after the fall.

Crashing like the waves of the ocean

Her spirit was dispersed,

Wishing, to be a balloon

And to float gently and swiftly away.

MwsR❤️💔

Narrative~Types

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