#atozchallenge, K is for Key…
The firefighters stood, covered in grime and sweat, watching as the abandoned old home burned to the ground. It would be tomorrow before they could sift through the now smoldering debris for anything worth saving.
One man turned, saw something moving and watched in amazement as a cat crept through charred rubble, then sat, delicately licking its paws.
“Here, kitty, kitty,” he called softly. The cat came close enough and Kevin scooped it up, stroking the soft soot-covered fur.
“What the hell?” he muttered, feeling a small key dangling from the cat’s collar. “Hey, guys, take a look at this!”
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My theme this year is 100 word fiction. (So, no, don’t count this line!) This is a story I’d previously had on my blog, with some minor modifications. Sorry, but it’s getting harder to come up with new stuff everyday!!
The Key (100 Word Story)
The firefighters stood, covered in grime and sweat, watching as the abandoned building burned to the ground. It would be tomorrow before they could sift through the now smoldering debris for anything worth saving.
One fireman turned, saw something moving and watched in amazement as a cat crept through charred rubble, then sat, delicately licking its paws.
“Here, kitty, kitty,” he called softly, feeling foolish. The cat crept closer until Brett scooped it up in his hands, stroking the soft gray fur.
“What the hell is this?” Brett muttered, feeling a small key dangling from the cat’s collar.
~Diane D.
#atozchallenge, F is for Flames…
I told the family I didn’t need a flaming candle for each year! But did they listen? No, they never listen…
“You can’t start a fire
You can’t start a fire without a spark
This gun’s for hire
Even if we’re just dancing in the dark
You sit around getting older
There’s a joke here somewhere and it’s on me
I’ll shake this world off my shoulders
Come on baby this laugh’s on me…”*
*Lyrics from Dancing in the Dark, one of my favorite workout songs by The Boss. It always makes me smile 🙂
On a sad note, farewell to country music legend Merle Haggard who died yesterday, April 6, 2016, on his 79th birthday…
~Diane D. Photo credit: Google
(My AtoZ Challenge theme is birthdays)
Monday musings…
Cooking…not my strong suit, as I’ve told you before. That said, I have a family and someone’s got to feed them, and more often than not, it’s me. A few weekends ago it was chilly out so I decided to make one of the things I cook decently well, a cream of chicken and wild rice soup. It isn’t too hard to make and it freezes well before you add the half and half, so it’s easy to keep on hand. Add some crusty bread and it’s a delicious meal. I’ll include the recipe below.
So…I had chopped and cooked the veggies, added the chicken broth and rice, stirred the pot and had the soup simmering on the stove. The house was starting to smell really wonderful. I was working on my computer in the other room, probably posting on this blog, and actually said, out loud, “Mmm, it smells like someone in the neighborhood is using their fireplace or fire pit, almost like a campfire.”
And when I walked into the kitchen to stir the soup, I had laid the wooden spoon too close to the gas burner on the stove and it was on fire! It’s there in my turquoise Fiesta pitcher as a reminder — either pay attention to what you’re doing when you cook or just break down and make the dinner reservation…
Here’s the recipe, from Food.Com, posted on 8/23/05 by Out of Here, with some modifications of my own:
Minnesota Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup sliced celery
1 box Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice mix
1/3 cup chopped onions
1 T. cooking oil
2 T. butter
3 T. flour
1 cup half and half (I use fat-free)
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
Directions
Cook carrots, celery and onions in oil until starting to soften. Add rice, pack of seasoning mix, and chicken broth, stir to mix. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, move spoon away from stove, and simmer for one hour, until the rice is tender. At this point, you could freeze the mixture to use later.
If serving right away, melt butter in small saucepan, stir in flour, cook for a few minutes, then add half and half. Cook for one minute, then slowly add to the rice mixture, stirring constantly. Soup will thicken to a creamy consistency. Add the chicken and continue cooking a few minutes, until chicken is heated. Enjoy!
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