Motivation Restored

Dirty dishes. Ugh.
Friend calls: picks a banjo tune.
Now wash with a smile.

Second Breakfast

The  toddler and dog
agree: scrambled eggs taste best
off the kitchen floor.

Saturday

A toddling toddler
toddles on my kitchen floor.
I cook scrambled eggs.

Saucy Solution

Another Friday.
Exhaustion envelops us.
Pizza delivered.

Birthday Dinner

Tiny fingers clutch
meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn.
Daughter's first birthday.

Backyard Boil

Crawfish, potatoes,
corn, dumped over newspaper.
Cayenne blazing lips!

Fish Fry

Bushels of silver
smelt, jewels grabbed from Lake Champlain.
Iron skillet warms.