There’s a lot of chattering of pots and pans, every time I go to my saucepan drawers. Sometimes it’s like all out war!
I grab for a saucepan lid, and it’s slid way up the back…I reach to get it and I’m: attacked by a metal grater, snapped at by saucepan handles, and held back by the corner of another lid, jammed in by the drawer beneath it – like a joint effort, to not let me in! By stealth and determination – most of the time I win.
Sometimes, they are in order, and I find just the right saucepan and lid quite easily. One day I plan to get more of these handy drawers – and have no more kneeling on the floor, trying to reach into a far corner of a low cupboard!
Over the years, there’s hardly been a dull moment in my kitchen. Just as well, as this is where as a mum (or “mom”) of four boys (now young men) I’ve spent many, many hours – and in the laundry.
I still make well worn paths around my kitchen and to the washing machine, but what a blessing it is, to have the privilege of a home and family.
Hope you enjoy my haiku and haiga and my post which, especially with the splash and play of “rhyme” and “personification”, seems to have almost turned into a poem!
Have a great day!
Beautiful pans! I can hear the clatter! :)))
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Thank you Laura. My saucepans are a noisy bunch! 🙂 ~ Janette.
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Love the shine on them! I’ve not tried metal or glass, really.
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Thanks..from your recent watercolours I reckon you’d do very well! The white of the paper does much of the work in capturing the look of metal and glass.:)
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Thanks! So many, subjects, so little time. Thanks for the tip!
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You’re welcome…glad I can edit and fix spelling mistakes after sending a reply!! 🙂 Hope you have a lovely week.
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And you as well, Janette!
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Lovely haiku and artwork.. I too battle with my pots and pan lids, except my knees are old and can’t take any weight upon them, so I blindly reached in and hope I grabbed the correct lid.. Love this post.. Bravo….
Take care and happy blogging to ya, from Laura ~
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Thank you Laura. My knees are certainly getting older and complaining more these days! ~ Janette. 🙂
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An old dish-rack inside your cupboard helps keep those lids organized. Works for me anyway. I like the haiku, the art-work and the story. 🙂
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Thank you, for your encouraging words about my art and writing. I like the dish-rack idea, thanks again. 🙂 I may well, try it; I usually do like things to be orderly. Though getting these unruly saucepans etc, to behave could prove a difficult task! Love your haiku. Hope you have a lovely creative day. 🙂
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I love your art work and your poem! It’s nice that you can make something as ordinary as pot and pans look so pretty and appealing! I do battle with my pans too. I have an interesting little spot where they can get trapped between the cabinet and the side of the stove!! Very frustrating!
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Thank you…. I quite like to draw, paint and write about things around the home – my favourite place to be! I’ve enjoyed looking at your blog..love your posts, and the humour I see threading through them. Will have a further look, given time…meanwhile I look forward to seeing your future posts in my WordPress reader. Have a great day! ~ Janette. 🙂
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I hear the same clatter each time I reach for a pot or pan. Love the painting.
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Thank you …at least along with their noisiness, they are pretty useful and make some pretty patterns, too. 🙂
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Love your Haiga (a new word for me) and Haiku, and love your blog!
Warmly,
Diane
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Thank you Diane! I really enjoy your posts. You and your fellow bloggers at your wonderful blog, are quite a talented, inspiring group of writers! Have a great day. ~ Janette
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Love this! 🙂
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Thank you! Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
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I think the ordinary always makes a good sketch. I like the poem too of course!
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Thank you Eleanor! …All the best for your illustration course, it looks like you are doing very well! 🙂
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Janette, This article touches the heart of all Mothers. A very warm and engaging piece. Beautiful.
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Thank you, for your lovely comment, Susanne! Hope you have a lovely day. ~ Janette. 🙂
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