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Kitchen Envy |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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Stainless steel pans Resist rust No matter how often Saline solutions Boil forth from them And cast iron skillets Are strong enough To serve generations They do not bend or burn However hot the fires But I'm just tin foil And easily crumple, Useful temporarily But disposable With no lasting worth |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Ahem.....I happen to know better....you are titanium -- I've seen it. Low gloss, but it never fades or tarnishes...impervious to wear and the elements, unaffected even by magnetism....Titanium is itself and only itself, without pretense or show, and strong as strong gets. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
suthern It is a common boat.  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
TinFoilQueen~ No fair ... Ed said it first ... but ... but he said exactly what I would have said~ Honest Injun (with my fingers crossed)  But ... I was 'thinking' it~ Honest Injun~ Girlie ... you should SEE some of my tin foil creations !!! I'll have to take a photo of one tomorrow and send you~ It's a  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
you just underestimate your worth... if I was gonna get hit with something, I would sure pick tinfoil over iron, and if I was gonna pack something with me it would be tinfoil instead of iron...its bendable, its shiny and pretty, it can be made into art...etc, etc... and if I was gonna pick a friend...it would be you  |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
titanium? whatchumean? she looks like she's a highly polished and finely cut GEM to me!  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
sometimes I feel like tin foil too |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
You could never be something so disposable for you and your talent shine like the sun in the heavens of these blue pages...*big hugs* |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"No lasting worth".....bah!!!!! Wonderful comparison from a very valued Suthern lady....good write. .......jo |
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Aleta Member
since 2005-04-17
Posts 102Louisiana |
The resistence to endure tears, the strength to handle life's coals.... and the flexibility of honor and humility... Beautiful write.... Methinks you are all. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Dear Belle that was very clever metaphoric writing, but I do believe that your last stanza was inaccurate. You, my friend, are made of diamonds and will last ~ and shine! ~ 'til the end of time! ...but I do understand how one can feel as though they are made of aluminum foil at times. Just remember that you are stronger and brighter than you may think! You should see yourself through the eyes of others!    Hugs with oodles of love, Linda |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Disposable????? I dont think so...round here we recycle.  and have you ever seen my foil ball??? yayaya Now lets get out of the kitchen and go out to eat... what ya in the mood for? pickles? corn? hehe Very clever metaphor indeed...and I just love when you write fiction. Dont give up on me ... I'm about to come alive ... Train |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
You know what? If I was given a choice of kitchen things that I could keep...I would choose tin foil. Talk about versatility and adaptability!! |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
I use to crumble easy, but now, I stand up strong. Atleast, I try. It isn't always easy. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
It is hard for me to look at this post without laughing... not at the poem or the wonderful responses... but at the google ads at the top of the page... for pots and pans! LOL Talk about targeted advertising gone awry! *G* Ratleader: If I lived a million years, asking for everything in the world and more... I could never imagine a better friend than you. Thank you so much... yes. *S* Seymour: It is, indeed... but what wonderful companions I've found on the voyage! *S* Marge: I believe you! *S* But he sure did say it "purtily"... LOL I'd love to see those pics... thank you so much, dear friend! *S* jellybeans: How did I ever get so lucky? I know blessings when I see them... for I could never deserve the friends who give my life such meaning and joy... Thank you!!! LR: Your response sure made me sparkle, dearest nephew... thank you! *S* PS: I know, my friend... I know... Startime: You humble me... thank you so much! *S* iliana: LOL... and thank you ever so much! *S* Aleta: Thank you so much, kind lady... *S* EA: This thread has definitely been an eye-opener... I told my best friend that I couldn't post this when it was written... had to wait for things to get better... but never expected this outpouring of love and affection... I sure do appreciate it, though... thank you! *S* JM: ROFL @ recycling... but you'd better watch those mentions of corn and pickles when iron skillets are close at hand! LOL Thank you so much, my friend... Martie: Thank you... I love your positive viewpoint! *S* SmartChick: No... it isn't easy... but it takes courage to try... and courage is strength, too. *S* Thank you!! Wow... I really appreciate each and every one of you... thank you so much!!! *S* |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
FriendieGirlie~ Came back in as promised to you to share a Tin Foil critter or two Now I know that you can see Tin Foil has strength ... and durability~ Not to mention GREAT MEMORY~   Now ... get in that kitchen and rattle that foil !  *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Marge: How lovely! *S* |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
As tin foil you tend to keep others from burning....you can bend with the way of the world, you shine and protect, and just think of all the better reception the rednecks get from their TV antennas..just cuz of you? |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Excuse me??????? Tell me I was reading you wrong...sounds like you need to get your butt up here and we'll go to Tex Mex for some astounding frozen margaritas....hows that? Then we can go to some great landmarks in the area, Doylestown, Neww Hope, Lambertville, the Poconos...and by the time we're done...no one, but no one, will look crossed eyed at you, not even you...hehehehe.... On a more serious note, I have one of those large cast iron skillets, which I still make corn bread in.... Hugs you... |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Toe: Well, there ya go, then. LOL My purpose in life! LOL Thank you so much... good to see you here! *S* LeeJ: I'm on my way... that sounds wonderful! *S* Thank you, sweet lady... and yes... cornbread just isn't the same otherwise. *S* |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Oh My! I was going to tell you, that you are a Diamond, but EA beat me to it. You are in no way disposable! Strong and flexible, with a heart that shines with the brilliance of diamonds. . Best martyjo |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah...but did you know that iron skillets need a soft rub of oil, to temper them... and the steel implements, well, they can crack under the wrong pressure at time, lose their patina... but aluminum... aluminum is light, warms or cools easily... and when it becomes a bit bent? Gains character... and recycles well... |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Beloved one, this is a brilliant piece of writing you know, or perhaps you don't? Well, trust me on this beloved, whenever I say trust me why is that people smile as if to say like I'd trust a rattle snake but truly this is exquisite writing. Right now I'd take tin foil any day. Imagine how much easier it would be to pack up a kitchen that was all tin foil? Hey you could bring your kitchen with you and I'd get to sample some absolutely delicious cooking. My mouth still remembers the delicious applesauce cake, and I can't tell you how much I loved all the goodies in the tin. I shared them with Emma, but not the cake that was all for me. (Hush child you've made me wander from the point as usual) My mind has gone to delicious cakes and cookies and I don't remember what I was saying. Yes I do, Ed said it best YOU beloved one are pure titanium, and you are wonderful, you need not envy anything or anyone. Actually I'd say you were pure gold, 24 carat, and you can't get better than that. and forever Mushy  Tomorrow is another day I don't know what it holds |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
latearrival: Big hugs and many thanks... I needed those smiles you left. *S* Sunshine: I'm truly a character then. *G* Thank you so much! *S* Mushy One: LOL... I should have remembered that you were packing... and cast iron is awfully heavy! LOL Thank you so much, my friend. *S* |
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Quad_dune Junior Member
since 2005-06-25
Posts 26Ontario ,Canada |
Nice write!!! |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Nothing a little pot wouldn't cure, suthern gal |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Ruthie girl, But who could possibly complain about being wrapped by you?! If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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