Jessie Wilcox Smith's painting of Little Jack Horner 1863-1935
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner,
Eating a Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said 'What a good boy am I!'
Traditional English Nursery Rhyme, 1725
This is a Theme Thursday post!
absolutely nice Betsy, I love these draws!! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteLove theme Thursdays! are nice!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a theme thursday post in a long time so thought I'd try to join in again.
ReplyDeleteHow are you today? I was ironing this morning and thought of you! :)
Betsy I was ironing last night so late sigh!
ReplyDeleteIm a little sad today, some things happens you know and Esperanza is not easy:(
ReplyDeleteI think you iron more than me. I let it pile up until I have no choice. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you are sad. Yes, some days it's hard being the mom. I hope it gets better!
Thanks Betsy:) and yes always here you have something to iron also many things I don iron! have a nice afternoon see you later dear!
ReplyDeletetalk to you later, Gloria! Have a nice afternoon! xo
ReplyDeleteA theme with a rhyme
ReplyDeleteThat isn't a crime
And oh so sublime
Sure a fun time
The food can suck a lime
As I consider that grime
But a good boy in his prime
Surely deserves a dime
And so ends my chime
With no reason just rhyme
Hi Betsy,
ReplyDeleteToday is the first day I have felt half way decent in the past few weeks. I have read all your posts but was just so weak and unable to leave comments by the time I read everything.
It took me a while to get back into the story line again and am glad to be back doing it again.
It is actually kinda fun to try to make each new story match up to the new weeks theme and then to leave a cliffhanger for the following week. And then to just pray I can come up with something interesting. Can you believe today's makes the 24th chapter I have done in this series. Pretty soon it will be enough to be a book. LOL
I actually have people who have printed it all out and they put it together and read it like a book. I thought that was cool of them to do that. Anyway I will have to see if I can keep it up and not give prompts that are for the story. I think that would be kinda cheating in a way and take some of the fun out of it.
Anyway, I should be back to visiting everyone and writing comments on a more regular basis, just as soon as I can totally kick this cold and clear out my lungs.
@Gloria
I hate to iron and try to only buy clothes that need no ironing. But these steam machines work good in place of irons and seem to be a little easier. And those little balls that you add water to and throw into the dryer they also work good, kinda like the steamers. I am all about easy. You both are too young to remember when "all" your clothes had to be starched and ironed. The material for non-ironing had not been invented. I think I ironed enough back in those days.
Going back to bed for a nap.
God bless.
Oh and I loved the poem and have a craving for some berry pie, not sure plum pie would be good. I just keep thinking it would be a prune pie. LOL
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Pat ~
ReplyDeleteA plum on your thumb
would probably make you feel glum.
plum, grape, raisin
would all get your goose bumps raising.
See, I said raisin today
like Robby Raisin at your bay.
I still say he's a grape face wannabe.
tee hee hee.
:)
Thanks, MrsU.
ReplyDeleteHope you can finally get to feeling better!
Plum pie...well, think peach...it would be similar to that if the fruit was fresh and not turned to prunes. lol...
if only that is all it took i might have a chance...lol
ReplyDeleteoh and i folded clothes this morning...
ReplyDeleteBrian ~ you folded clothes?? Well, then you ARE a good boy! lol...
ReplyDeleteThnaks Betsy:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mrsuople and hope you really feelling better, I miss you when I dont see you (lol)
take care
ahh Brian you are amazing and nice!(lol)
ReplyDeleteSweet!!!!
ReplyDeleteTake care
x
I used to love TT. Didn't like it when it changed to Thursday to Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI iron very little anymore....but gosh I use to spend ours at it!!
Aw sweet, reminds me of drawings by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
ReplyDeleteLOL Brian folded clothes yipeee
ReplyDeleteAnd he sent his question to me
He's on a roll
Next he'll put away each bowl..lol
A grape face wannabe
Hmmm maybe he could be a distance relative come to my sea
Pat ~
ReplyDeleteyes, Brian is working down the list
getting his chores done like this.
He got the procrastinating gene
which I think is obscene. ha.
nanny ~ TT is on Thursdays again! Just sayin'. :)
ReplyDeleteMy, what a big pie.....must have lots of good plums in it. :)
ReplyDeleteRebecca ~ the English must have loved huge pies! Remember the one with four and twenty blackbirds in it? ha.
ReplyDeleteI think Brian is nice (lol) only say:)
ReplyDeleteYes dears English people love so much big pies I have a lot adventures in british sites, but for other day.
Did you know my grandfather was and english man??? But he die when my Mom was little:(
Gloria ~ I didn't know that! So sad he died young! Does your mom remember him or was she too little?
ReplyDeleteI always enjoyed this nursery rhyme and the vintage illustration ... nicely collected. Thank you for sharing your version for corner prompt. Happy Thursday!
ReplyDeleteLittle Jack Horner always makes me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteIf he's such a "good boy," why's he eating pie with his hands?
ReplyDeleteYes she remember a lot and always talked about him, he was so nice, she loved so much I only knew my grand mama that was from Spain (lol) I have a lot f things of my grand Pa, he loves swim too:)
ReplyDeleteThat is a good question.
ReplyDeleteSilver ~ his mother didn't say he was good...he call himself good. ha.
ReplyDeleteMartha ~ he is a cutie, isn't he? I want that tablecloth, too. :)
Gloria ~ so you take after your Grandpa, huh? That is so sweet. My grandma loved art and could draw. She liked to design and cook, too. I guess I take after her a little. :)
Great picture. Greetings and wish you a happy weekend.
ReplyDeletePD. In my picture there are several corners, some very visible.
Thanks, Leovi. :)
ReplyDeleteBetsy, I decided to bake the cake this afternoon. You said it was better the second day. Well, my kids are drooling around the kitchen. I'm going to have to hide it to keep it safe. LOL
ReplyDeleteRebecca ~ oooh...you've been busy! I hope you like it. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWell my mom love to think this Betsy,they lived in punta Arenas you know at the south almost Antartica (lol) and he swim in the sea, well he drinks whisky to dont be cold (lol) I have pictures of them but are like to sepia days:)
ReplyDeleteGloria ~ well I love old photos like sepia! Cute story about the whiskey, too! haha. He sounds nice!
ReplyDeleteGot some coffee Betsy? :)
ReplyDeleteWell, green tea, actually. What me to make you some decaf? ha.
ReplyDeleteThat probably would be best. :) I think I'll put some water on to make some chamomile. :)
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm on your blog, writing down the granola recipe! :)
ReplyDeleteDid you hide the cake or is it half gone? :)
You really want to know? :)
ReplyDeletewell, yesssss......lol....we usually have to sample it the first day, but the second day we rave at how much better it is...it gets moister and darker. ha.
ReplyDeleteWellllll, my kitchen was rather warm when I was putting the cake together, and the layers started to slide. Anyway, it became Betsy's Mudslide Dessert--instead of Betsy's chocolate layer cake. I'm having company tomorrow night for supper, and I'll serve it then. :)
ReplyDeleteooops...I emailed you. sorry. Anyway...were your layers still warm maybe? That's never happened to me.
ReplyDeleteI thought they were cool, but like I said my kitchen was pretty warm, and probably the cake wasn't as cool as it should have been. It will still be good. I'll have to try it again, and see if I can do the layers. :)
ReplyDeletewell, I hope it tastes good anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will be yummy--it's calorie free right? lol
ReplyDeleteOf course it is! ha.
ReplyDeleteI read your granola recipe before and remembered the pumpkins, sunflower seeds and almonds. But forgot the flax and sesame! I'll be out tomorrow and pick those up. I can't wait to try it! I got a very large bag of pumpkins seeds t hough and see it only calls for 1/4 cup. We'll have lots of extras to snack on. haha.
Yeah, it's kind of a seedy recipe. :)
ReplyDeleteFlax seed is supposed to be really good for you!
It does look really healthy...a great snack! And my recipe bakes for an hour...yours is nice and fast!
ReplyDeleteI'm not very good at making desserts. We don't have them all the time--so I don't get a lot of practice. I wish I could have Gloria make my desserts for me--she is always making something yummy. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, Gloria is great at it! Everything she makes looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIf I had to sit in a corner with a pie in front of me I'm pretty sure I'd do more than stick my thumb in it!! haha Cute picture :)
ReplyDeleteOh Betsy, what a darling painting of Little Jack Horner. I love those old Nursery Rhymes.
ReplyDeleteYeah you need to teach your twin how to get things done
ReplyDeleteSo they don't build up a ton
And Rebecca is scared of the zombie foot too
Plus fyi Dez is going to sue..LOL
Oh, I remember that nursery rhyme! blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteI've always loved her illustrations! I like your pick.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous header..love it! I remember the first time I heard this Jack corner story...us kids were sitting on blankets behind the old wood stove where mom was cooking...I so wanted her to make one of those pies! ;D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful drawing... I must admit I am new to this site and so a little confused .. but this is obviously "the place to be" sorry you have felt under the weather. I have posted to others and will return :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a cute painting. I'll have to see if she illustrated other nursery rhymes.
ReplyDeleteDear Betsy,finally today I make a new post, yesterday cant finish I was so tired (lol) maybe you like dear (lol)
ReplyDeleteMaking A "Betsy's Chocolate Cake" today. My chocolate loving grandson is spending the night tomorrow....he'll devour it!
ReplyDeletenanny~ oh good! You and Rebecca will both be eating it this weekend! Gee...maybe I should bake one, too! ha.
ReplyDeleteGloria ~ ok! Can't wait to see what it is! :)
ReplyDeleteYep looks like reply works
DeleteAdds some extra perks