[JustAmy]

August 19, 2008



Graphic by Billie

That I could see her one more time
Her gray curls thin and texture fine,
Such beauty in her barely wrinkled face
Such peril in her deep brown eyes.

Her busy feet her old Singer treddled
While nimble fingers guided brightest print,
Day on top of day passing
Whirring, humming, each well spent.

I warmed in front of the old gas stove,
Ornate grates, backed with asbestos
Admiring and staring, staring, admiring
Her delicate fingers, deceptively untiring.

The day she was gone from her housewife’s labors,
One little house shoe lay empty behind,
How I wish I could see her, hear her sewing
Just one more time.

~Unknown

[MEG33]

This is so lovely..poetry and graphic.

[jaycee]

This is so sweet Amy!

You’ve got a busy week this week, getting Marissa ready for back to school, I guess!

And getting home from vacation is hard enough~~LOL~~

[Mama_Bear]

So sweet and touching; the poem and the beautiful lady at the sewing machine. It made me cry. Since my mom passed away, I cry at the drop of a hat. :-(

[OESY]

I feel the same as Lori. It’s a very touching poem.

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, FRiends. Happy Tuesday!
Today's Holiday Celebrations are ......



National Aviation Day and Orville Wright's Birthday.

Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871.
As boys, Wilbur and Orville loved playing with anything mechanical and investigating how it worked.
Their toys included a gyroscope, an old sewing machine, and a small helicopter like toy operated by rubber bands.
During their youth, they began building their own machinery.
They built a complicated lathe, and Wilbur designed and built a machine to fold newspapers.




National Potato Day (In SD plus the other 49)




Soft Ice Cream Day




Ingredients:
Fresh chicken
1 jar (5 ounces) roasted red peppers, drained
1 can (4 ounces) mild green chilies, drained
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
2 sprigs fresh cilantro

Instructions:
Prepare lightly greased grill for cooking.
In food processor or blender, combine all ingredients except chicken; puree until smooth.
Set aside 1/2 cup sauce.

Grill chicken, uncovered, 5 to 6 inches over medium-hot coals about 30 minutes or until cooked through,
turning and basting with sauce 3 to 4 times during grilling.

Serve reserved 1/2 cup sauce as a condiment with grilled chicken.



AND Spicy Food Day!

[nw_arizona_granny]

Perfect!!

She fits the poem or it fits her.

They knew more than I ever learned, but I do keep trying.

My grandmother, came for a visit, when my daughter was about 3 years old, I had troubles with a pattern that I wanted to make for Debra.

Granny looked at Debra, picked up the scissors, made a few cuts, sat down at my treadle sewing machine and in minutes, Debra had a dress...........

Not me, I still fuss with patterns.