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“Let’s git going”, Granny said, “Daylight’s wastin’!”
Hot already, sun beats down
Picking berries, filling buckets
“Careful”, she cautions, “watch for snakes!”
Sweat rolls, bugs bite, briar scratch
And finally home; but not to rest!
Pump some water, clean and sort.
She chucks wood into the old stove,
Steaming hot! What’s the point,
I wonder, filling up the jars.
Lids tight, into boiling water.
Then I know!
When these red jewels mix with
Sugar, cornstarch.
A bowl with
Flour, lard, deft use of rolling pin
Cobbler in the oven.
Sweet taste of summer
Watching the snow drift down.
Okay! Okay! I’m hungry already! Great images. Thanks Mary.
I’m on the list but for your other readers who might happen by. http://www.rochelle-wisoff.blogspot.com/2012/06/forgiveness.html
thanks, Rochelle.
Ooh, Mary, my mouth is watering! I loved the rhythm of this, and seeing the fruit as jewels was a nice touch. 🙂
We’re here if anyone wants to read ours: http://www.lazuli-portals.com/flash-fiction/fight-or-flight
thanks, that picture brought back a lot of memories, picking berries and canning with Granny.
Yes, exactly as I remember it! Good job, and thanks for the comments on mine.
Spare but full of feeling and sensations. I love seeing homemade jars of raspberry jam. Hold them up to the light and they look like jewels of summer. Lovely!
Mine is here: http://wp.me/p1Wqon-bl
oh oh oh! So famiiar, though different settings. Finely told. Mine is here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/fridayfictioneers-seduction/
Too vivid a picture to concentrate on the reading. Good thing there wasn’t a picture of a cobbler or pie to go with the words.
http://logo-ligi.com/2012/06/28/w-m-d/
Wow, what a lovely compliment! Thank you
Oh man, I badly want a raspberry cobbler right now. Thank you for those delicious descriptions and story – gonna go raid my fridge. 😉 Thank you for posting a comment to my story. For those who haven’t read it – here is the link. http://mahjira.blogspot.com/2012/06/not-here-friday-fictioneer.html
Delicious! Mine’s on the list.
this is beautifully done
Thank you very much
well well, this was a fine short read. Excellent.
see my take: http://niftitalks.com/2012/06/28/scarlet-lady/
Thank you Nifti
Great job! Only those who have sweated through the canning process can appreciate the sweet rewards in winter! Love it!
I think that is very true. Thank you