Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, 2009

1-1-09 | 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. : )

[JustAmy]

Prior Threads ~~~~~
July, 2005, Closing Thread
February, 2008
March, 2008
April, 2008
May, 2008
June, 2008
July, 2008
August, 2008
September, 2008 (Main Thread)
September 26, 2008 (FR Down Special)
October, 2008
November, 2008
December, 2008


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[OL Hickory]

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[JustAmy]

Graphic by Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome to Amy’s Place. Happy that you came by tonight.

Happy New Year.

[JustAmy]

Welcome to Amy’s Place, Morgana. Happy New Year.

Hope to see you again soon and often.

See you tomorrow.

[JustAmy]

Have a Happy Birthday, Diver and a Happy New Year.

May they both be the best ever.

[JustAmy]

Pledge Graphic by Billie

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[JustAmy]

LOL

Hey .... that is cute. Thank you, Period End of Story.

Welcome to Amy’s Place. Hope you come back again and come back often.

Happy New Year.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Happy New Year everyone!!!

[snugs]

[Papa Possum]

Hey Amy,

I knew Freep had poetry threads so I joined and placed my first post of a poem today (yesterday).

Chopenhange

For your consideration, enjoy

[siamesecats]

Happy New Year to you also Amy.

[MEG33]

Lovely graphic and New Year’s wishes, Billie and Amy. Thank you!

[MEG33]

*Good Morning To Amy's Place*

Recipe For The New Year

[pollywog]

Good Morning and Happy New Year to everyone here at Amy’s Place.

May God Bless each and every one of you this year.
May God Bless America!

Polly

[Majie Purple]

[gardengirl]

Mornin’ all!

Great start to a new thread and a new year!

[yorkie]

Black-eyed Peas

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the peas, which are actually a bean, are low in fat and sodium and contain no cholesterol. They are high in potassium, iron, and fiber and a half cup serving counts as one ounce of lean meat from the Food Pyramid.

They're available fresh, frozen, canned and dried. If they're dried, you'll have to soak them in water at least several hours before cooking.

Black-eyed peas, sometimes called cowpeas, likely came to the United States via the West African slave trade, according to the Web site www.foodreference.com. So did two other Southern favorites, yams and okra.

The Southern tradition of eating black-eyed peas and greens for good luck on New Year's Day came about during the Civil War, according to foodreference.com.

The beans were originally grown for animal feed, then as a staple for slaves. Union troops rampaging through the Confederate states toward the end of the war stole livestock and food and burned crops, but they left the peas alone because they weren't considered fit for eating. Hungry Southerners proved them wrong.

The peas also symbolize coins and the collard or turnip greens traditionally served with them represent paper money.

Other sources say that until after World War I, the tradition was kept mostly by the poor, because the middle class equated the peas with poverty and hardship.