"Old Mother Hubbard..."
by Mother Goose
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone;
But when she came there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
She went to the baker's
To buy him some bread;
But when she came back
The poor dog was dead.
She went to the joiner's
To buy him a coffin;
But when she came back
The poor dog was laughing.
She took a clean dish,
To get him some tripe;
But when she came back
He was smoking his pipe.
She went to the hatter's
To buy him a hat;
But when she came back
He was feeding the cat.
She went to the barber's
To buy him a wig;
But when she came back
He was dancing a jig.
She went to the fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
But when she came back
He was playing the flute.
She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;
But when she came back
He was riding a goat.
She went to the cobbler's
To buy him some shoes;
But when she came back
He was reading the news.
She went to the seamstress
To buy him some linen;
But when she came back
The dog was spinning.
She went to the hosier's
To buy him some hose;
But when she came back
He was dressed in his clothes.
The dame made a curtsey,
The dog made a bow;
The dame said, "Your servant,"
The dog said, "Bow-wow."
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The dog = my family
empty cupboard + hungry family =
shopping today
8 comments:
Oh joy! Somehow, I just can't picture you as Old Mother Hubbard!
I can only imagine what your food bills are these days. Yikes!
My sisters have four kids each. I truly admire you for the great job you are doing. :) Raising a large family and doing it well is a true art!
Have fun shopping and clip those coupons...LOL
LoL I always loved that poem. I hadn't heard/read it in a long time! Thanks! Have fun shopping!
Tee-Hee! Under the "it could be worse category": at least you don't have to travel 2 hours for a super-market, have the cold stuff packed in dry ice, travel 2 hours back and unpack before you can put your feet up! Remember the good ole days?
You know I've never heard this poem before but it certainly sounds like something I should have heard before. Hope shopping was fun, food shopping is my favourite type of shopping
My dear sweet deb - I did a far better job of keeping on budget when we shopped that way though - although it was just dearest and me - everything was easier! I do miss the dry ice though.... then of course there is the middle of the canyons that I wish I could see today!
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boylerpf - thank you for thinking I don't resemble Mother Hubbard! More like the lady in the shoe with so many kids she didn't know what to do!
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Kacie - I didn't know there were so many verses to the nursery rhythm!
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Kelly, my chic geek- It is ridiculous how much we spend and I cook most things from scratch, but man food is soooo spendy!
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Polly - you haven't heard that before, it is a nursery rhythm from Mother Goose. Goodies, but oldies!
Hope the cupboards are full. I hate the job myself.
This was a very funny post.
I often refer to myself as Old Mother Hubbard. My daughter tells everybody, "My mummy is poor and we have no food".
I hope you have a full cupboard and a happy family even if it only for a few days. Problems is the cupboard doesn't stay full for very long.
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