Groundhog Stew

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Punxsutawney Phil, Shoveling Snow, Snow, Snow Day, Snowstorm, Thunderbird Wine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           Today’s Special

                                          Groundhog Stew

Ingredients:

Coat, hat, gloves, boots, wood-burning stove.  Punxsatawny Phil.  If unavailable, substitute groundhog living under shed in backyard.  Snow, large pot, shovel, Kleenex, wine and candles.

Preparation:

Dress in 10 layers for warmth.  Lace thigh-high boots.  Retrieve dried gloves from top of wood-burner.  Button warm coat that has Kleenex in pocket for moments of despair.   Chill 2 bottles of Thunderbird in snow bank, drinking as needed to enable memory loss.  Reserve 1 bottle for later.  Shovel path to shed to retrieve Groundhog living under the back corner.  Expect some kicking and screaming.

Method: 

Light wood-burning stove.  Place snow from driveway in pot.  Melt and bring to boil.  Add groundhog.  Simmer until he says “Uncle!”  Light candles.  Enjoy meal by candlelight with reserved bottle of Thunderbird.  Collapse on couch.

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A Sense of Humor

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Clowns, Roadside Sightings, Shoveling Snow, Snowstorm

The category today, Bloom Where You are Planted, fits like a glove–the kind that fits around the handle of a snow shovel….  ba-dump-bump.  Literally nowhere to go, so one may as well make the best of it and start digging.

Spangles the Clown was nowhere to be found in body, but his spirit was very important yesterday when it was time to “do the driveway.”  Spangles probably has that custom point job carefully tucked away in a heated garage….

“Yoi” and “Double yoi.”