Lara's Southern Porch Party & Poetry

Ameriscot said:
I'll have a mimosa please! And I'll bring a cheese tray with French bread, assorted crackers, and oatcakes. And some pate.
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mmmm…..I love all sorts of cheeses (except limburger). What are oatcakes? Let me guess…cake made with oatmeal? Or pancakes? And meanderer…peach tea sounds summerlicious!
Yes, Nola, definitely the company!
 

Oatcakes are made from oats and flour water and oil. They are dry crumbly biscuits (perfect for someone with a wheat intolerance) usually spread with butter and often topped with cheese or pate...I prefer mine with some french Brie or a spread of Taramasalata :D

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Yes meanderer...It does get those creative juices flowing when there's a starting point. You made me laugh RadishRose :D. We'll have to get some lively music going and "wild" things up a bit but the mimosas should be helping soon! Holly, thank you for the picture of the of the "oatcakes" and cheese (i love Brie too), perfect for our porch guests. And then you just had to throw in Taramasalata didn't you :playful:…okay, sounds intriguing, I'll bite, is it a jam? I just tasted a goat cheese roll that was covered in fresh blueberry compote…a bit messy but delish on plain Breton crackers!
 
The oatcakes I eat in Scotland are made from oats, oil and salt. No flour. A bit crispy when you buy the thin ones. 36 calories each. I like them best topped with pb.

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Shalimar said:
OoH, Annie. The power, the control. Laughing maniacally! This mermaid has discovered your Achilles heel. Only masses of Glenfiddich will save you now! Lol.
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If you give me Glenfiddich first I'll lose all willpower and will totally devour the entire plate of fudge...and anything else.
 
Shalimar said:
OoH, Annie. The power, the control. Laughing maniacally! This mermaid has discovered your Achilles heel. Only masses of Glenfiddich will save you now! Lol.
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Shalimar, "Laughing maniacally"…haha, you're too funny. Btw…what kind of pie are you bringing? I love love love pie. E-Pie is best, no calories :)
 

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Things are quiet on the porch, Lara...I brought a sign! I also brought a question: How short can a poem be...and still be a poem?:confused:

 
Thanks for bringing a Sweet Tea sign and "movie" (interesting, loved the i poem). The Hound dogs have been howling with the Saxaphones so maybe someone has some Bluegrass or Banjo music to share. Shalimar is bringing pie she said…georgia peach? southern pecan?

I was just in the country kitchen making Southern Biscuits and more Sweet Tea for everyone to kinda' sweeten ya'll up for another poetry reading on the porch. Did I hear someone say they'll need several Mint Juleps for that? lol.

I didn't take the photo. Someone else posted a photo for me to write a poem about. The poem is mine. Want to add another poem, meander? Your last one was a winner!

illumine imaginations
from stone passages of the mind
in perpetual dimensions
of silenced echoes in time
where poetic songs lie dormant ~Lara

 

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Maybe a selection from "The Doors" is in order? :confused:

Doorways

Doorways follow doorways,
More doorways, open and ajar .
Out of the way doorways, near and far away.
I adore doorways, at home and in the car.


Doorways lead to doorways
I can walk through stone walls.
More ways to get into a jamb,
When the open doorway calls. ~ Me

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meander, I knew you could deliver another winner even though I put you on the spot!
Both the creative poem and beautiful front porch pic (with Sweet Tea even) are delightful!!! Fun!
And "The Doors"…perfect!

RadishRose, do come and enjoy a lil southern hospitality. :love_heart:
 
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Thank you for the invite! I will be signing up for POD (poetry on demand).;)

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Blackberry Pie??….oh yummy Shalimar! I have to stop reading these threads because I was reading the ice cream thread and had to go buy some….and now, Blackberry Pie. Of course, blackberries are a healthy superfood…it's true it's true. Oh, and now I have some ice cream to dollop on top…enough for everyone!

hahaha, meanderer
 
When I wrote this poem, I challenged myself to express , in musical metaphors, the connection of two lovers, separated only geographically (on separate distant shores...east coast and west coast), and to show that love transcends distance and the differences in their lives now…and memories keep their passion alive.

Echo of a Distant Song

abstract fragments of life
in chromatic harmony
call to me from distant shores
on melodic memories

amplitude breathes life
into musical passages
of richness and complexity
in patterns of passion

from the east to the west
a flute's vibrations on air
soft rhythms of a distant drum
echo a language of love

~Lara

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Shalimar!! Of course you can join in with poetry! Nothing would please me more.
But you have to bring us another Canadian Wild Blackberry Pie. We all ate your other one already!
I've enjoyed meanderer joining in too. The more the merrier.
But if you're better than me then take a hike hahaha. no,no I don't mean that!
Just be sure to sign it so people know it's yours.
 
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