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

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

[JustAmy]

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[gardengirl]

Book lovers Day
National Resurrect Romance Week

Raining here—maybe when I get off work, I’ll celebrate romance week by reading a good romance novel and then see what hubby’s doing!

[Billie]

National Resurrect Romance Week Raining here—maybe when I get off work, I’ll celebrate romance week by reading a good romance novel and then see what hubby’s doing!

Well, dang. The holiday calendars I'm using (from Amy) show "Romance Day" is Monday, August 11th.

[OESY]

Magnificent lighthouse. Looks like you can get a haircut there too.

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[derllak]

Happy birthday!! May it be a memorable one! :)

[Sundog]

http://www.listal.com/video/3630826

Here she is . . . Miss Boop boop a doop singing the Good ship Lollipop!

[Billie]

http://www.listal.com/video/3630826 Here she is . . . Miss Boop boop a doop singing the Good ship Lollipop!

Thanks, Sundog. :)

"I've still got it, Eddy"

[derllak]

Thanks for the trip to Austria, Cardy, it was beautiful!
That place is going to be tops on my “gotta go there when I win the lottery” list. :)

[OESY]

Betty Boop, M.D.

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[gardengirl]

Then I’ll just get an early start! LOL

[OESY]

In 1950, some careless person started the terrible Capitan Gap wild fire on the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico. When a strong wind suddenly swept the fire toward a group of courageous firefighters, 24 of them had to run to a rock slide, lay face down, and cover their faces with handkerchiefs to escape the deadly flames. They emptied their canteens over their clothes and swatted their burning clothes. After an hour, the fire moved on. All 24 survived. When the smoke cleared and they caught their breath, they saw a scorched hillside where once a great forest stood.



Amongst the smoldering ashes was a tiny black bear cub, burnt and afraid, clinging to a tree. The cub was nicknamed “Hotfoot Teddy” [though the Kennedy family denies Ted was seen leaving town shortly thereafter]. They searched for the cub’s mother, but could not find her. The cub needed veterinary aid for the burns on his paws and hindquarters, so he was flown to Santa Fe to receive professional treatment. While his wounds were healing, he stayed at the home of Ray Bell, the game warden who flew him to Santa Fe. Ray's daughter Judy befriended the little bear and helped nurse him back to health.

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[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, FRiends. You opened the doors with such style today, Billie! Good job, as always. I shall come up short tomorrow when it is my turn to host, I am afraid.

I am celebrating "Dance a Polka Day"! Who could keep from smiling and tapping their feet with this music playing? Click below and ............everybody, dance!!!

Have a great day, everyone.

[NicknamedBob]

In celebration of book day ...

Books

Books in boxes. Books in racks.
Books in hallways. Books in stacks.
Books on shelves and closets tall.
Books on every patch of wall.

Books where sunlight makes them fade.
Books around that I’ve mislaid.
Books my wife has gathered in.
Books beginning now to win.

Taking over in my life,
Books now keep me from my wife.
In the doorway of the den,
Stacks of books have grown again.

I go around the other way,
Easing back to hit the hay.
Unless subtly they have crept,
Into the space where once I slept.

Striving now to find a nook,
Not encumbered by a book,
I subside into my chair,
To find a book is waiting there.

Some few minutes reading now,
Will help me with my sleep somehow.
And when I nod and stiffly wake,
I’ve lost my place, for Heaven’s Sake!

NicknamedBob . . . . . August 30, 2007

[Mama_Bear]

Awwwwww..........Smokey Bear. My favorite relative! He’s actually the only bear in the family that made anything of himself. We’re very proud of him.

[Billie]

"You go away, you big bad man" :)

[Sundog]

My daughters — 22 and 25 years old — just can’t relate to Betty.

I bought a DVD of her old cartoons, thought we would watch them as a family, and they can’t stand them.

Makes me sad.

[Billie]

Good morning, FRiends. You opened the doors with such style today, Billie! Good job, as always.

Thank you, Lori. :)

I shall come up short tomorrow when it is my turn to host, I am afraid.

Not true - you never do!

I am celebrating "Dance a Polka Day"! Who could keep from smiling and tapping their feet with this music playing? Click below and ............everybody, dance!!!

Awww, how cute you and JK look! I love your dress. :) I'm just tapping my feet up a storm to that polka. :)

[Mama_Bear]

[Billie]

Thanks for the cute Book poem, nnb - looks like I missed that holiday when I posted today's, but honestly I used two calendar sites, and it wasn't there.

[Mama_Bear]

Thanks, Sundog. I love that “Good Ship Lollipop”! Between that and the Pennsylvania Polka that I’ve been listening to, I can’t quit smiling this morning.

[Billie]

My daughters — 22 and 25 years old — just can’t relate to Betty. I bought a DVD of her old cartoons, thought we would watch them as a family, and they can’t stand them. Makes me sad.

Well, I think BB is a cutie, too. :)