Summer Snow: Monthly Poetry Group

 

 

 

Last Friday of the month is for

Monthly Poetry Group to rhyme.

Diane, Mimi, and I take turns,

"Weather" is the theme this time.

 

As usual, today I'll try,

a poem to write . . . or fudge.

Whether I'm successful or not,

you get to be the judge.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Snow

 

We can all debate it,

what weather's worst or best.

I know which most bothers me,

is worse than all the rest.

 

You may think it's snow or sleet,

that I'll say makes me sad,

but no, I'm here to tell you,

rain's the baddest of the bad.

 

Rain can often come with

whipping winds that bend the trees.

And hail crashing into windows,

can bring you to your knees.

Sump pump running overtime

and when I go inspect,

water's ruined our landscape,

rivers form and mud collects.

 

I'll admit just one good thing,

stuck in on a rainy day,

it sends me to the kitchen and

with food, I get to play.

 

Quick Steak Kew

 

Only thing that's just as bad

as thunderstorms, to me,

is the summer snow that we have here,

(my eyes and nose agree).

It's cottonwood of which I speak,

it rains down like the snow,

it piles up on the deck and grass,

has nowhere else to go.

 

 

 

cottonwood bud stuck to my window
 

 

Miserable to be outdoors,

and even use the grill.

nasal sprays and eye drops and

twice a day, must take a pill.

But here's where things get crazy,

what washes it all away?
My old nemesis rain comes in,

and actually saves the day!

 

Before you go, stop by these blogs for more Collections poetry:

 

On the Border

Messymimi's Meanderings

 

 

Quick Steak Kew

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Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
1 # stir fry steak

1/2 onion, sliced

1/2 red pepper, sliced

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1 TBSP brown sugar

2 TBSP hoisin sauce

1 TBSP balsamic vinegar

1 TBSP cooking sherry

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp ginger paste

1 TBSP cornstarch

1 green onion, sliced

Directions:
*Place the steak, onion, and red pepper in a plastic bag.

*Whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, balsamic vinegar, cooking sherry, minced garlic, and ginger paste. Add to the bag, seal, and manipulate the bag so all the meat and vegetables are coated with the marinade.

*Place the bag in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, up to a day. Turn the bag over now and then.

*Lightly spray a large saute pan with non-stick spray. Heat to medium. Pour all of the ingredients in the bag into the pan and cook, stirring now and then, until the beef is cooked and the vegetables have started to soften, about 10 minutes. Bring to a boil.

*Mix the cornstarch with 1 TBSP water and pour into the pan. Reduce the heat slightly and cook, stirring constantly until the sauce has thickened completely.

*To serve, sprinkle with chopped green onion.