In A Stew

Posted on February 23, 2016 by ShirleyB

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In A Stew

Mother said,
‘Simmer it, don’t let it bubble’.

The trouble is
the thermostat is knackered.

I stood there, stirring it
over ninety minutes
blending OXOs, cornflour
and mixed herbs in it.

Then the bell rung at the door.
Stew bubbled all over the floor.

About ShirleyB

I was born with the muse in me. Sometimes I wish it would go away but it won't, so, good, bad or ugly it will escape intermittently.
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20 Responses to In A Stew

  1. whimsygizmo says:
    February 23, 2016 at 2:44 am

    Awwwww. I have had this moment. 😉
    I love that “OXOs” could be the blending in of two hugs and a kiss.

    So glad you double-bubbled, Shirley! 🙂

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  2. C.C. says:
    February 23, 2016 at 3:23 am

    Such a clever title….love it 😛

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  3. Bodhirose says:
    February 23, 2016 at 4:42 am

    Oh no…cute, Shirley. 🙂

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  4. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    February 23, 2016 at 8:09 am

    AH.. Thank you for the reminder of the beauty of having a crock-pot… 🙂 and remember how it bubbly with hot liquid splashing on your hands.

    Water boils at 100 C but milk when you turn your back

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  5. Misky says:
    February 23, 2016 at 11:38 am

    Adorable. This made me smile.

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  6. Sumana Roy says:
    February 23, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    aww…i’ve had some disaster with milk 😦

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  7. Em says:
    February 23, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    This is really good. Fantastic as-is, or as a metaphor for so many life situations.

    I love the way you worded this:
    “The trouble is
    the thermostat is knackered.”

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  9. Snakypoet (Rosemary Nissen-Wade) says:
    February 24, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    What a tragic tale! ( 🙂 )

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  10. ShirleyB says:
    February 24, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    With my cooking – probably best thing 🙂

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  11. mishunderstood says:
    February 25, 2016 at 4:42 am

    ..and that’s the way the cookie crumbles….or the stew bubbles?
    I do love the word “knackered”.

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  12. katiemiafrederick says:
    February 25, 2016 at 5:55 am

    OH God!..
    terror of cooking
    bubbles.. overflowing
    heated hell.. boiling
    edges on to stove
    panic fingers
    turn
    the
    dial..
    never cook
    again.. Thank
    God for Wife..;)

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  13. ShirleyB says:
    February 25, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    I take it Frederick said this 🙂

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