Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... August, 2008

August 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[Kitty Mittens]

Oh, Amy, I just Found Out a Few Minutes Ago about McCain’s Choice for VP, and I’m Ecstatic; she is Excellent! McCain Came Through for his Base, and I haven’t Watched the Talking Heads as of Yet, but the Libs are Probably Miffed at his Fantastic Pick.

[Majie Purple]

Um,er make that our...’cause I don’t support out ones...Stoooooopid typos! That’s all I’m sayin’ ‘bout that...ie.Don’t get me started,LOL!

Man,when I typo, I REALLY typo!

[dutchess]

Greetings from Michigan. Flew up yesterday (yes...I FINALLY agreed to take the plane) 1 1/2 hours instead of 5 1/2 hour drive in nasty traffic. I played co-pilot following the maps and charts. Also, this was Gizzy's virgin flight and he was a trooper! I was really nervous how he would react but he curled up in the back seat was asleep by take off and didn't wake up until we landed. Now I need to get him a little goggle snoopy hat and scarf! :o)

Hope you all have a wonderful labor day weekend!

[jaycee]

I do!

[jaycee]

It took me 35 minutes to get my RED post done. I will try after while to see if the site is working better.

[jaycee]

It took me 35 minutes to get my RED post done. I will try after while to see if the site is working better.

[MEG33]

Happy, Happy Holiday, dutchess..Send us a picture of Giz all outfitted!

[OESY]

Gold Rush Days:














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[Diver Dave]

VP Palin will be a great addition Amy’s Place threads for the next four years.

Now I’ll only have to hold 1/2 my nose when I pull the lever for McCain. :)

[JustAmy]

Happy 5th FR Anniversary, Fewz.

We are happy that you are a part of our FreeRepublic Family.

Have a Fabulous Red Friday.

[JustAmy]

Thanks for the California Gold Rush Days images, OESY. The one of Phelps is so cute. Thank you.

I will try to get the holidays posted a little later. FR is so slow that it is difficult to do very much online today.

[tajgirvan]

Yea Mc Cain/Palin!!!!! This is a Red Friday! I cried when my Husband told me Mc Cain picked Gov. Sarah Palin! A Great Wonderful Friday to you all!

[Kitty Mittens]

I cried when my Husband told me Mc Cain picked Gov. Sarah Palin!

You Sound like me; I was Crying while I Watched her on TV, as it Hit me that this Good and Godly Christian Woman could Actually be President Some Day! I'm Ecstatic over this Fabulous Pick!! : )

[JustAmy]

At last .... we have someone that we can get excited about.

A wonderful FRiday. Looking forward to a BEautiful Weekend.

[JustAmy]

"Spiritual inactivity corrodes the soul."

Good afternoon, Mayor. Thank you, Thank you.

Your spiritual messages every morning are good for the soul.
Thank you for your daily contributions to Amy's Place.

Have a Beautiful Weekend.

[luvie]

*grin*

Glad you’re back! You’re so cute!

[JustAmy]

Cute, OESY. It looks like the Wear Red for the Troops on FRidays is being celebrated on land and in the sea. LOL

[luvie]

SHOWING MY COLORS
FOR THETROOPS!!

~GREGG KARUKAS~
GIRL IN THE RED DRESS
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[grannie9]

Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for all the great pings. I’ve been very busy doing “stuff” and getting my hair trimmed up and curled. Now I’m set for another couple of months. ;)

I’m sorry it took so long to post your recipes, Yorkie, but here they are. ;) Enjoy!

EASY SUGAR COOKIES

1 C powdered sugar 1 C sugar

1 C butter 1 C veggie oil

2 eggs/beaten 1 tsp vanilla

4 1/2 C flour 1 tsp soda

1 tsp cream of tartar

Cream sugars, butter and oil together until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

Sift flour, salt, soda and cream of tartar together. Add dry ingreds. to creamed mixture, blending well.

Shape dough into small balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet. (Depending on the softness of the dough, I sometimes put it in the fridge for awhile before this step.

Flatten balls with sugar coated flat-bottomed glass. ( I wet the bottom of the glass with a small amount of water for the first pass, then dip it into a small bowl of sugar)

Bake in pre-heated 375 degree oven for 10 mins or just till edges start to brown.

I have dark cookie sheets, so I use a 350 degree oven instead.

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GRAPE-NUT CUSTARD

4 eggs 4 C milk

3/4 C grapenuts 3/4 C sugar
cereal

1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat eggs until thick and lemony; (important) beat in milk, cereal nuggets, sugar and vanilla.

Pour into a buttered baking dish.

I usually sprinkle the top with a bit of Cinnamon.

(My mother made this, but not this recipe, and she gave me a hint....About ten mins into cooking, stir to disturb nuts on the bottom, so they don’t settle too much.)

Bake at 325 degree oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Serve warm or cold with whipped cream.

(Also...I usually make a bigger batch, and use 6 eggs, 6 C milk...etc. Only the best restaurants on the east coast serve Grape-nut custard. So it seems many people in the rest of the country don’t know what it is.)

I am so happy about “Sarah”. What a woman!

I do hope they fix FR soooooon!

[OESY]

You found an excellent photo of Sarah Palin. It looks like even she knew to wear red in the photo; the above link--despite ABC's ad--captures her voice, smarts and determination for those who haven't seen or heard her already today.

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