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Greed Footles

I bake
A cake

One slice
So nice

Adore ….
Want more

Stuff face
Disgrace!

Feed on
All gone

Feel ill
Take pill

I moan
And groan

Constrain
Abstain

No bake
Of cake


26th August 2015

Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2015

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January 1, 2016 at 6:12 PM

WOW Again...this is a number won coming from you....again........loved it and I stopped by as could not recall if a footle was to rhyme but you certainly answered that question for me multi times over...many thanks

January 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM

Oh I love the footle form Judy in fact I think it was you who introduced me to this fun style:-) hugs Jan xx

November 21, 2015 at 2:24 PM

Love cakes, let's bake :) xx James xx

November 21, 2015 at 6:14 PM

I made scones today James - have written a tongue firmly in cheek poem about my baking today for Silent One's new contest - hubby laughed so much when I read it to him:-) hugs Jan xx

August 29, 2015 at 2:44 PM

A delightful and witty string of footles, Jan. Luckily I don't go mad on sweets! Hugs // paul

August 30, 2015 at 3:27 AM

I won't say no to that:) Looking forward to it! Hugs // paul

August 29, 2015 at 6:35 PM

Oh ... but maybe I could twist your arm to have a slice of cake at Fontanella:-) hugs Jan xx

August 28, 2015 at 11:24 PM

I am curious now if there are "Headles" Yes its late, thus silly hour!

August 29, 2015 at 1:11 AM

lol Arthur - all this stuff comes from my head so I guess so lol:-) hugs Jan xx

August 28, 2015 at 11:23 PM

If you didn't have a hubby, on my I better be quiet!!!! :) loved this! My kinda gal!

August 29, 2015 at 1:13 AM

Well then I can come visit and me and him can have cake and drinks!!!!!

August 29, 2015 at 1:10 AM

LOL I do have a hubby and he loves cake:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

August 27, 2015 at 3:57 PM

you are so good at making stories out of footles, Jan! GREAT picture to inspire this set!!

August 27, 2015 at 4:00 PM

Thanks Andrea I have actually just iced a chocolate cake I had made and frozen ... we are tucking into it now i have just had a tiny slice:-) I make the cake every year for hubby and son's birthdays - just a betty crocker one then cover it with dark chocolate mmmmmm :-) Hugs jan xx

Constance La France

August 27, 2015 at 12:24 PM

Thanks for visiting my poem today. This is a FANTASTIC F U N write ~~

August 27, 2015 at 1:45 PM

Glad you enjoyed:-)hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

August 27, 2015 at 8:07 AM

So fun this one.

August 27, 2015 at 1:44 PM

Thanks Richard:-) hugs Jan xx

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

August 27, 2015 at 4:12 AM

Sweet Jan still the funny one!! but i like the end though!!! thanks for greeting me in my birthday!! I wasn't on soup cause so busy!!! thanks much!! so appreciate it..~Olive Eloisa =')

August 27, 2015 at 1:44 PM

I know you've been busy Olive I hope you had a super time:-) hugs Jan xx

August 26, 2015 at 8:26 PM

Where's mine? I pine. None left. Bereft. Tummy. Empty. calorifically written, Jan. Viv x

August 27, 2015 at 1:43 PM

LOL Mr Viv I have just got a home made chocolate cake out of the freezer just covered it with plain chocolate mmmm:-) hugs jan xx

August 26, 2015 at 6:17 PM

this is adorable, jan!

August 27, 2015 at 1:42 PM

Thanks Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx

August 26, 2015 at 3:33 PM

you just got me all the way, jan...supperb footles!.. huggs

August 26, 2015 at 3:40 PM

Thanks Nette:-) hugs Jan xx

August 26, 2015 at 1:26 PM

Ha ha ha, seems like everyone wants a piece of your tasty cakes Jan, so I won't ask for a piece for I'm trying to lose some extra unwanted pounds. Nice food footle,hugs Theresa

August 26, 2015 at 1:34 PM

I need to put some weight on maybe guzzling some cake would be good lol - of course I would willingly share it though lol - love the new avatar Theresa:-)

August 26, 2015 at 1:00 PM

cut three...for me

August 26, 2015 at 1:05 PM

Sorry Tim - all mine .... divine:-) will bake more lol:-) hugs jan xx

Eileen Manassian

August 26, 2015 at 12:51 PM

LOL....Dear dear dear....Bake the cake...AND GIVE IT TO ME!!! Hugs....

August 26, 2015 at 12:55 PM

I adore cake Eileen have to admit I have never done this on my own but my best mate Jenny and i used to buy a black forest gateau and a bottle of Cointreau a bottle of lemonade and have a girly feast lol - gosh that is going back to when I was about 18 lol ... more years ago than I care to remember and I'm almost tea total now.... but I still love cake lol:-) hugs jan xx

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