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Simple Pleasures

My simple pleasure hails from 'sixty eight a time before what's known as 'Nanny state'. My father gave me some, but with caution since children should not have a whole portion. The family would fight to gain control each week over the contents of the bowl there was a pecking order to be had, the bottom layer going to my Dad. Jealous when my oldest bro left home, since he could have a whole bowl of his own. Although the odds were better now, to me since then it would be shared between just three. Jump forwards forty-eight years, now just me bowl to myself although I now can see though Doctor's frown on it , and it's my fault, I do love beef dripping, on toast, with salt. For contest 'Simple pleasures', Kim Merryman 19th Jan 2016

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Date: 1/28/2016 7:49:00 PM
Our taste buds make good poems, Viv, as you have shown here. Best of luck in the contest. ~~~Darlene
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Date: 1/26/2016 12:01:00 AM
We had dripping on bread back then but I don't think I could hack it now. Too many thoughts of it going straight to my hips. I did love fried bread for breakfast and golden syrup dumplings when I came home for a break from Nursing Training. The simple pleasures we once enjoyed. SuZ
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Viv Wigley
Date: 1/26/2016 12:34:00 AM
Golden syrup dumplings...mmm...my kind of girl, Suz . Viv x
Date: 1/22/2016 9:12:00 PM
haha. you are funny. With reference to 60's i at first thought it was drug related. GREAT humor as always, Viv.
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Viv Wigley
Date: 1/26/2016 12:33:00 AM
The only drug related incident I had in the sixties was overdoing the cough syrup, if i remember, Andrea. Viv x
Date: 1/22/2016 1:46:00 AM
There is a charm in stories told in rhyme and this one has loads of it. Interesting image this gave me, Viv :-). simple pleasures but wonderful memories. All the best! :-)
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Date: 1/20/2016 9:02:00 AM
a pleasure to know how simplicity made you more resilient, viv... wonderfully done!..huggs
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Date: 1/20/2016 4:04:00 AM
- I'm guessing it tasted divine the time you had to share ....... today you can eat it as much as you want - Good luck in the contest - Best wishes for a lovely day, Viv - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Viv Wigley
Date: 1/20/2016 7:01:00 AM
Quite right, Anne, Even though I could eat as much as I want, it is a rare treat. Don't want to clot the arteries. Takk, Viv x

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