Breakfast in Bed - NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Four

       Beans and Bread 

"Beans and bread" I've  heard that said 

Not joking at all that's what they said 

Breakfast for Brits in my head 

Pinching pennies they and still well fed 

When quarantined for ten days 

By my door several times on my plate 

Fare for the poor what I got  

Embellished by sausage 

 and some fruit 

Food for me and prompt fit for poets *

       [a screen print of Google Maps

Portsmouth is 61 miles south of London]

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with NaPoWriMo 2022 today where asking for a "Prompt Poem" at https://www.napowrimo.net/day-four-10/ 

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 -  * Note:  While on a Transatlantic cruise starting March 12 Mrs. Jim and I contracted COVID-19.  We'd had our shots and a booster so our sickness was mild.  When our cruise was finished and docked at Southampton, U.K, we were whisked off the ship to a motel in Portsmouth to finish our ten-day quarantine requirement.   

The breakfasts were good, beans, sausage, the croissant and some times scrambled egg was of my choosing. We are home now, today, in Katy, Texas. 

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Weekly Scribblings - A Fun Night Out; a page from my journal

Journaling (with amplified narratives) -- Take Me Out to the Ball Game 

9/7/2021 ~~  The baseball game ~~ We ate well 

    (Amplification) My driving went bonkers today, I overshot the turnoff to the stadium and ended up on the south side of Highway 59.  So we pulled into a Quick Stop and asked for directions.   That was a waste they didn't know their surroundings there, I think they had just arrived from another country.  To save the day, I had Mrs. Jim ask how we could get to Texas Highway 6. 

 

    When we reached the exit there was a sign, "Constellation Field" and to turn left.  Eighteen Dollars$ for parking!!!  Whoo, Whoo.  I remember when parking at the Astrodome was only 5$.  And to boot, only credit cards were accepted. 

    Picking up our free tickets at the Will Call window, they didn't ask for I.D, their only comment was "I doubt there is another last name like that!"   Before we reached the ticket taker we were approached by Mrs. W. who was glad to see us come.  I apologized for being late, she forgave, and mentioned how so very few of the 300 invited had showed. 

    After saying hellos to the other two ladies we knew and being introduced to two other XYZ employees we were escorted to the second floor box reserved for our group.  There we were shown the make-it-yourself ingredients for hot dogs, hamburgers, and cheeseburgers.   I had a nice loaded hot dog, Mrs. Jim had a plain hamburger with onions and mustard and no bread.  Also beans, slaw, and Mac and Cheese.  Later we had a frosted brownie cake and a Diet Coke. 

    We chose to sit outside to eat and watch the ballgame now at the second inning.  There was no score, zero to zero.  Our team, the Sugarland** Skeeters, had a home run in the 4th inning to match the earlier run of the opponent, the Las Vegas Aviators.  No more scores until in overtime, our Skeeters had a walk with the bases loaded to win by one to two.  

    The ride home was uneventful and we were in bed before midnight. 

    All in all it was a fun, fun evening.

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  - Poem and Photo Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved 

 - I'm linked with Rosemary at The Weekly Scribblings #86 for our prompt, find them at . https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/09/weekly-scribblings-86-mining-journals.html?m=1 

 - **Note:  Yes, this is the same Sugarland, Texas,  of the movie, "The Sugarland Express." (google link)

 - I have 368 words to suit the "369 or less" requirement.  The complete story with a couple more entries and accompanying Amplifications was about 640 words, I have it published here, http://jimmiehov3.blogspot.com/2021/09/weekly-scribblings-extended-eating-free.html 

Shadow Shot Sunday: Picnic Tables and Trees

October 3, 2019, in South Africa outside Cape Town, we were invited to a picnic lunch at a winery.  The food was super, a five course lunch, but forgettable.  Guess I  should  have looked at the other pictures for a hint. 

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NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 16 -- Let's Eat

Add Water; Soup for Supper 

 

Soup for supper

Mines a fixer-upper 

Start with the basics 

Gotta suit shrimp fanatics 

Add jumbo shrimp 

Frozen peas mustn't skimp 

Dash of chili 

It'll be right for me 

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 - Poem and Photo Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 16,    https://www.napowrimo.net/day-sixteen-8/ 

 - a Skeltonic verse, read about this form at the Day 16 NaPoWriMo link above

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NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 13 - News, News (fake News)

 Farmer Kid's Chronicle

Cooking and eating with Dr. Jim  

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Feature:  Three Minute Roasting Ears  

Today's meal will be easy, just have the ingredients in your shopping cart next time at the grocery store. 

Now I will tell you how to make that corn, three minutes!!  

.Three minute roasting ears

. Take one ear of corn and break in half or thirds. Place them standing upright on paper towel in the microwave oven Put microwave on High for three minutes.  No more boiling water!! 

That's it. Butter and salt and pepper while still hot. 

Add a minute or two for each additional ear.

This works really good for kids, singles and old folks. .

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The menu for the day: 

 

Roast beef on whole wheat bread with sliced onions and mustard, roasted corn on the cob, low fat cottage cheese, and a mixed drink (orange/pineapple mixed with Diet Sprite, half and half). 

Dr. Jim 'cooked' this 760 calorie lunch in ten minutes. Mrs. Jim had the same.

Ingredients:

Corn on the cob -- Number ears you wish to eat (in the produce dept.) 

Roast Beef, sliced -- 4 ounces per sandwich (in the deli dept. or near the hot dogs) 

Low fat cottage cheese -- 8 ounce carton (in the dairy dept.) 

Drink -- Something cold, suit yourself (ice tea, pop, juice, a mixture like mine)

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Until Next Time 

Eat and Drink Healthy 

Dr. Jim 

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 - Poem and Photos Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021 and 2006, All Rights Reserved (2006 Photo, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2006/08/jim-bunch-eats-again-complete-with.html )  (More of the Jim Bunch 'cooking' here, https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=cooking )

 - I am linked with NaPoWriMo Day 13, https://www.napowrimo.net/day-thirteen-7/

A Poem for the Weekend Mini-Challenge

Grandma's Kitchen;

 things I remember

My Grandma's kitchen

was my safe harbor

A place where I could

be a boy my own

Safe from family males

swearing grandfather

my father learning

to be caring dad

But Grandma found time

time for us to talk

Secrets small, our big

confide safely here

Grandma Cookies were

the best--chocolate chip

Cracker-lined pot held

the best oyster stew

Furnished with blind great

grandfather's organ

iron kitchen stove and

table viewing barn

Cousins aunts uncles

and my grandparents

Holiday feast cooked

our grandpa hollered

"All you kids get in

the woodbox and wait!"

Was Grandpa joking?

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Poem  Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
I am linked with Sherry Blue Sky in the Imaginary Garden hosting the Weekend Mini Challenge at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/09/weekend-mini-challenge-grandmas-kitchen.html?m=1
 - I have 97 words and a title for my Mini Challenge.

a Cheeseburger Limerick (poem)

National Cheeseburger Day

O Goodie, it's National Cheeseburger Day
I had mine for lunch, have you one today
Went to Whataburger
Senior drinks free, get urs
Not all give seniors free, some make us pay
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Photo and Poem Copyright , Jimmiehov 2016, All Rights Reserved

Fruits de Mere -- MidWeek Blues -- The Jim Bunch Eats

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Or Fruits of the Sea as my friend Joe, of Joe's Pizza and Pasta, calls this dish. Joe closed his Italian restaurant in New Jersey and moved here so we could enjoy delicious fruits of his Italian cooking skills.

Mrs. Jim and I shared this. I am not sure I could eaten the whole thing. I had my first on Mont-Saint-Michel (link) off the Normandy Coast of France.

It was in a quaint little restaurant carved in the mountain giving it a sort of cave-like atmosphere. Yet we could watch the pedestrians walking along on the sidewalks outside.

We have visited Mont-Saint-Michel three times, staying overnight on the island each time. Make hotel reservations early if you'd like to do that.

In this restaurant which was no exception to the general practice, patrons' dogs would come in with them to eat. The dogs are tethered on the owners' chairs and lay perfectly still until it is time to leave. Some save a scrap for their dogs.

That doesn't happen in Texas although Katrin sits perfectly still under our table while we are eating. Adi would beg through the whole meal if we let her.

This was another meal after Church eating with some from Mrs. Jim's Sunday school class. They go to a restaurant almost every Sunday.

Once and in a while they do have a pot luck lunch. We never turn down an opportunity to eat with the group whatever we do or wherever we go.

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If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo here. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did.
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Or do less. All she requires is a BLUE PICTURE, you don't have to write.

The French like Blue -- MidWeek Blues -- Blue shutters

Especially their shutters. They have been blue for a long, long time.


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It doesn't seem to make the French feel blue. Well, maybe this is different for the artists, some get real moody or worse.

We found this original in the Lautrec Museum in Albi, France. It is by Paul Cézanne (1839 to 1906) and yes, he was pretty quirky. (Cézanne Wikipedia link)

In just a lot of his pictures you can see Mont Sainte-Victoire as in this one. It is a mountain in Provence, France. Cézanne can see the whole view of the mountain from his house near Aix-en-Provence. He drew a series of oil paintings about or using his favorite mountain of his.

The blue colour on his mountains is supposed to be an impression of air. I'm not at all knowing what that signifies. Do you?

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Even the sky is blue in France, bluer than most of the U.S. except perhaps the Texas skies. Pictured is son, Tim. Tim went with Mrs. Jim and I to Spain, France, Andorra, and Belgium on our Spring 2009 European Holiday. (link to posts so far)

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There aren't any blue shutters in this last picture but Mrs. Jim really likes these Citroën 2cv cars. She likes blue ones too and would drive one around here if I would get her one.
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I have a blue Citroën in much better shape than this one. I am saving it in case I want to do mischief with it. Have to plan my escape route carefully, their top speed is 40 mph. Mine is a 1:18 scale diecast from Solido (link for a grey one). I bought it in France back in 1992.

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If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo below. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did.

Or do less. All she requires is a BLUE PICTURE, you don't have to write.

I'll meet you at the blue bridge -- MidWeek Blues

For lunch.

I won't be late.

Be thinking of where you want to eat.

And what you want to eat.

If I have to pick I'll flip a coin.

We could picnic amongst the blue wildflowers.

Or sit on a rock overlooking the ravine.

Or I'll flip my coin.




We could start up my little blue boat and eat on the water. (Canal du Midi photo-collection link)

You could pack a lunch for either of these.

Oops, I don't see a lunch??


I shoulda' flipped a coin. My other friend cooks at her place.


Pictures taken in the Midi-Pyrénées area (link) Region of Southern France from our Spring 2009 European Holiday

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If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo below. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did.

Or do less. All she requires is a BLUE PICTURE, you don't have to write.

Happy Valentines Day -- Will you be my ... ?

Won't you join me for a cuppa coffee (come look)? Happy Valentine!

This was our desert at last nights Valentine Day dinner. It tasted even better than it looked! Coffee was good too (come look if you didn't do it above).

my love you're my love
precious lovely sweet our love
will you marry me

Copyright © 2009 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

Posted by: at February 12, 2009 09:50 AM
on blogs.chron.com/memo/

In case anyone wonders, this had to be three lines and 17 syllables (haiku style).
Of course I'd tell Mrs. Jim about buying her the Moon and getting her anything else her little heart desires and all those nice niceties.

Wordless Wednesday #081 — Cause and Effect — Happy Thanksgiving! — The Jim Bunch Eats

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Wordless Wednesday #080 — Day and night, bread and water, in The Woodlands, Texas

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Wordless Wednesday #079 — MacDonald's delivers! (in Guatemala City)

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One single impression: Defenses Down

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Defenses Down?

Go home
that's where I am wanting to go
go home, go home

Don't stop
just once perhaps will do no harm
don't stop, won't stop

I can't
'though all's so yummy enticing
I can't, I can't

I mustn't
Just a quick little tasty snack
I mustn't, I mustn't

I know
the family awaits, dogs as well
I know, I know

My home
it's calling me, please come right now
my home, my home

One bite
won't hurt, no one will ever know
one bite, that's all

At last
the last dark mile awaits me now
at last, at last

I've kept
my defenses up, up so good
I've kept, I've kept

I'm pure
not straying from where I should go
I'm pure, I'm pure

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Don't let
please don't let your defenses down
don't let, don't let

You can
keep your defenses up, you can
so pure, stay pure

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SkyWatch Friday (my eighth) -- Over the bridge and up through the trees

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My friend John hosted our Montgomery Country Early Ford V-8 Club meeting at his home. Many of us drove our old Fords there. It was a beautiful setting there in John's front yard.

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I helped John raise this windmill, a lot of us did. To See my earlier blog about the mill raising, click here.


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I took the first two with Skywatch in mind. That sky was so pretty on this July summer Texas day! This picture I wanted the windmill, lake, and lawn. The boat is extra.



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Here is setting. Most of our cars were parked on he other side of the lake. My car, a 1950 Ford Deluxe Tudor was absent. I came in with the '98 Mustang GT convertible. For sure this was a top-down day.

The cars for our club are Fords, from 1932 when the Flathead V-8 engine was introduced through 1953 when this engine was replaced with an overhead valve V-8 engine.

Of course we ate, the Jim Bunch always eats (link). We had BBQ brisket and chicken, potato salad, beans, chips and an awfully lot of fattening desert. Plus drinks from water to tea to all the popular soda drinks.


Super sized: [1953 Ford] [1934 Ford front] [1934 Ford rear]

On the left is a nice 1953 Ford Sunliner Convertible, the newest car for the Club. The cars just have to fit these years, '32-'53, I would like to have a 1952 or 1953 Ford Six-cylinder. This is a more modern overhead valve engine with a lot less problems.

The other car is a 1934 Ford Three-Window Coupe, front and rear. Today no one brought a 1932 Ford, the oldest for our club. My friend John sold his very nice 1932 Five-Window Coupe (little duece coupe) with a rumble seat. This 1934 Ford Coupe has a trunk instead of a rumble seat.

Our Club is affiliated with the national Early Ford V-8 Club of America (link). Each of us is a member in the national organization. I am a charter member of the Montgomery Club as well.

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