The Bag Lady

Choices of words matter, for example:

Two roads forked in a yellow wood,

And bummed I could not travel both

And be a lone traveler, seemed like forever I stood

And looked down one aways

To where it sagged in the weeds;

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Robert Frost‘s version:

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;”

Yup, choice matters. Speaking of choices—VOTE!

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Oct. 5, 2024

Weekend Writing Prompt #384 – Groceries

I was looking for a recipe and found this old blog post. So I’m sharing it🙄😂

Daily Post:  Construct

Starting right off with a confession. I’m not a good cook, in the old days maybe, but now I’m far too impatient. I turn on my now electric burner.  (I prefer gas) to at least medium because I’m used to instant availability after using gas for centuries. Then I use a little butter, or nothing, put in a flour tortilla, slide it around a bit in the melted butter, whip it out and put in another tortilla. Then I add already shredded cheese (said I was impatient) and whatever else I like or have at the time, such as cooked chicken, tomatoes, onions, etc.. Slap on the other tortilla, and cover to melt the cheese. Do I turn the heat down? Of course not. Sitting and waiting is a necessary part of my life, especially the sitting part. But doing it patiently, not so much. 

If I have salsa I like to dip the tortilla in it. If not, my favorite is avocado and fresh tomato chopped together for a dip. I just add a little salt and pepper. Sharpened the knife and began cutting up the condiments. You know what’s coming next…checked on the tortilla, bottom a little overdone, okay, charred. Optimist that I am, turned it over, left it in the pan, and took the pan off the burner; (another dislike of electric burners, you can’t have instant off and on heat). Mixed up the avocado and tomato in a small bowl and flipped the tortilla beside it on the plate. Yes, it was burned on half of one side. So I cut that part off and the melted cheese was okay. Did I mention I hate throwing things away? Salvaged, I had my dinner completed.  

Now if we’re talking constructing something like chicken and dumplings, beef stew, macaroni and cheese, meatballs, stuffed pork chops, or French dip, I’m your woman.  

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Introspection on fermentation

Sauerkraut making a combination

Of cabbage, vinegar, and more

No chlorination used in this chore

From Chinese roots of preservation

With cabbages stored in rice wine

Then the Tartars thought it divine

Using cabbage in a salt brine

Germans named it sauerkraut

Liked on ships at sea, stored without

Any needed refrigeration

A healthy fare with vitamin C

Preventing sailor’s’ getting scurvy

If all is told, benefits can cause gas

Some excommunication when lit’s passed.

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One-Liner Wednesday – That second one …

Morning begins in the dark now, autumn gray is here

I crawl, then pull myself up til my head is clear

Make sure I’m awake

So no falls I take

And sit in my lovely chair

I mock it daily without care

Wishing I’d walk instead

But that’s old news

You’ve heard my views

Really is nothing to dread

As far as the window, it’s covered with blinds

Only the living room has a view

I say view in a practical sense

A parking lot and sidewalk cement

But my patio has a few

Potted plants I employ

A beauty providing joy

In my remembered thoughts

Autumn splendor to spot

The childhood trees rapport

As I’m wishing for more.

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W3 Prompt #127: Wea’ve Written Weekly

An interesting question, but think I’ll pass. These days most people let you know what they’re thinking, loudly😂

My kids, grandkids, great granddaughter, hands down!

Most shows I like to watch I would not want to live in. I like military, war accounts, GoT😳, historical, no thanks I’m too spoiled in my modern era.

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Get to Know You #37

After the donkey incident, Charlie decided to offer better bribes than a carrot. Animals were not supposed to be inside the hotel, and the ripped gown was a small hiccup in Charlie’s new plan. As cow shadows appeared on the bedroom window, the hazing club ran to their own rooms.

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Can You Tell A Story In…

The wind is constant and cold

Honeysuckle vines are torn

Brushing the blooms, so bold

The wind is constant and cold

Fading blossoms now fold

Summer’s flowers, forlorn

The wind is constant and cold

Honeysuckle vines are torn.

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When cool autumn breezes arrive

Wind and temperatures cold

Bright summer buds don’t survive

When cool autumn breezes arrive

Flowering vines heat deprived

Yellowed leaves cannot hold

When cool autumn breezes arrive

Wind and temperatures cold.

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Chilled gusts change autumn trees

Only evergreen needles remain

Maples are losing their leaves

Chilled gusts change autumn trees

Leaves fade, curl up in a freeze

Drop, and be sustenance on the plain

Chilled gusts change autumn trees

Only evergreen needles remain.

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MTB: Counting to Three