George Apple Sings

Imaging George Apple singing this ditty like Data on Star Trek
Oh … I have a little pumpkin
Let’s say I’ve named him Clyde
I want him for dessert
perhaps a pumpkin pie
But Clyde he just keeps running
Away from me he hides
Don’t want him for his outsides
But for his plump insides
Chock full of orange stuffing
From purees to magic [...]

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Seasonal Colors

Autumn is my favorite time of the year, heralding in pencils, notebook paper, new school clothes and a new set of teachers and friends. The crisp air and the faster winds bringing with it landscaped scents and clean rain-washed air. Roadside stands where apple cider will be served and sold. Time for pulling [...]

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Between Midnight and Mondays

There’s a place I go
Only I know
Where it is
Between Midnight
And Mondays
Theresa H Hall
*Note I do not recall the rest but as soon as I find it I will add it in. I wrote this around 1999.

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Fresh Bread

Doughs
Brioche
Made like a bread it has the texture of a very light cake. It is like silk when made correctly. Best when fresh it contains lots of air. It rises three times and is very rich. French law states; you must have a minimum of 5 ounces of butter to 1 pound of flour to [...]

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Blank Paper

Blank Paper

My hand is always beckoned
To take a pencil or a pen
And draw, write or just record
Deep feelings, scribbles, amends

Gleaming surface pure and clean
Whisper to my eyes
Sometimes I write my hellos
At other times good-byes

Just when I get that urge
To create symbols of my art
I find if I’m not quick enough
The images depart

A flittering of [...]

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Gimme Some Sugar

You might never think that sugar would need an expiration date on the package, but I assure you, it can and does lose its potency. When it is time to bake anything, make certain your ingredients are the freshest. From eggs (that’s a whole other story) to the extracts, to the baking powder or soda, [...]

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Fruits Without Flavor

Aren’t these pretty? That is what i thought too. When I tasted each of them, there was only disappointment inside my mouth up going up to my brain. Only 10% flavor and what’s that about? Why doesn’t our fruit have great flavor anymore? Do you know?

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Smell The Autumn Air

The leaves are beginning to turn and there will be an array of regal hues to delight us all. Soon the air will have that crisp but brisk tang. “The holidays are coming,” it heralds to eager ears.

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