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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... September, 2008
September 1, 2008
| JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie
Posted on 08/31/2008 9:30:31 PM PDT by 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. : )
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TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; poetry; september
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To: OESY
Dear OESY..You are in our hearts.
2,281
posted on
09/23/2008 5:56:47 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: WayzataJOHNN; yorkie; All
Thank you WayzataJOHNN. This beautiful piece was sent to me by yorkie:
“I often feel that death is not the enemy of life, but it's friend; for it
is the knowledge that our years are limited which makes them so precious.
It is the truth that time is but lent to us which makes us, at our best,
look upon our years as a trust handed into our temporary keeping.
We are like children privileged to spend a day in a great park, a park
filled with many gardens and playgrounds and azure tinted lakes with white
boats sailing upon the tranquil waves.
True, that day allotted to each of us is not the same in length, in light,
in beauty. Some children of earth are privileged to spend a long and
sunlit day in the garden of the earth. For others, the day is shorter,
cloudier, and dusk descends more quickly as in a winter's tale.
But whether our life is a long summery day or a shorter wintry afternoon,
we know that inevitably there are storms and squalls which overcast even
the bluest heaven and there are sunlit rays which pierce the darkest
autumn sky. The day that we are privileged to spend in this great park of
life is not the same for all human beings; but there is enough beauty and
joy and gaiety in the hours, if we will but treasure them.
Then, for each of us the moment comes when the great nurse, death, takes
us by the hand and quietly says, “It is time to go home. Night is coming.
It is your bedtime child of earth. Come; you're tired. Lie down at last in
the quiet nursery of nature and sleep.
Sleep well. The day is gone. Stars shine in the canopy of eternity.”.
2,282
posted on
09/23/2008 6:02:39 AM PDT
by
OESY
To: OESY; yorkie
2,283
posted on
09/23/2008 6:09:28 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; JustAmy; DollyCali; La Enchiladita; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; ...
To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear; ST.LOUIE1; MEG33; jaycee; OESY; Kitty Mittens; The Mayor; Majie Purple; ...
I've saved the best holiday for last ~
will make a separate post for it.
To: Billie; NicknamedBob
2,286
posted on
09/23/2008 6:36:33 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: OESY; yorkie
This is so beautiful....thank you for sharing!
To: Billie; NicknamedBob
Such a beautiful opening, Billie, and the poem is lovely!
To: Billie
Great holidays and lovely graphics!!
To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear; OESY
What an absolutely breathtaking graphic you made from OESY’s beautiful flowers. You are very special to Amy’s Place, OESY, and we are sad for you over the loss of Susan. I am sure you know that.
To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear; ST.LOUIE1; MEG33; jaycee; OESY; Kitty Mittens; The Mayor; Majie Purple; ...
Az Granny, I pinged you to this one because of the recipe. :)
WayzataJOHNN, I didn't have you on my ping list for today's opening & first holiday post, but now see your beautiful poem above(beautifully illustrated by Meg, of course!)
This is probably my favorite *To Die For* cookbook; the recipes and pictures are enough to make one drool, but the presentation alone is entertaining and fun to read ... sort of like Forrest Gump, himself, wrote it.
Among the mouth-watering selections included in the "Creamy Creations" section are:
"Feathery Chocolate Souffle" "Bubba's Chocolate Cake Pudding" "Paddle Wheelin' Parfait"
and *THIS* one:
- 16 (1 oz) squares semisweet chocolate
- 2/3 cup butter
- 5 large eggs
- 2 TBLS sugar
- 2 TBLS all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 TBLS cornstarch
- 2 TBLS water
- Whipped Cream
- Garnish: fresh raspberries
~ Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper; set aside. ~ Combine chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts. ~ Place eggs in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add chocolate mixture to eggs, beating at medium speed with an electric mixer 10 minutes. Fold in 2 tablespoons sugar and flour. ~ Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 400o for 15 minutes. (Dessert will not be set in center.) Remove from oven; cover and chill thoroughly. ~ Combine 2 cups raspberries, 2 cups water, and 1/4 cup sugar in a large saucepan; brig mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour raspberry mixture through a wire-mesh strainter into a bowl; discard seeds. Return raspberry mixture to pan. ~ Combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; add to raspberry mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Cool completely. ~ To serve, spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce on each individual dessert plate; place wedge of chocolate dessert on sauce. Top each wedge with a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish, if desired. Yield: 10 to 12 servings.
Gimme some choklit an' nobody gets hurt.
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To: Billie
Oh yum..Chocolate is at the top of the food groups.
Love it!
2,292
posted on
09/23/2008 6:58:48 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: Billie
Its chocolate....its heaven, huh? I wondered what the surprise would be and I should’ve known...its deliciously beautiful!
To: MEG33; NicknamedBob; JustAmy
Thank you, Meg. Amy used that poem (and my graphic)on a thread she did for the Finest, so I didn't have to do much to it to post it as an opening here. And no better time than the beginning of fall and today's 'holiday' of Fantastic Fall.
Have a beautiful day!
To: yorkie; OESY
I never know what to say on these occasions except may God comfort you in your grief.
2,295
posted on
09/23/2008 7:18:07 AM PDT
by
fewz
To: Billie
That poem is exceptionally good even for Bob and most of his poems are great.
2,296
posted on
09/23/2008 7:20:40 AM PDT
by
fewz
(Save your Confederate money, it'll soon be worth more than the dollar.)
To: Billie; JustAmy; FRiends
I want to than everyone for their posts yesterday..I just did not get back.
My SIL found they do not have power yet at their house..and it is complicated
by possible live wires caused by the downed tree on their garage..Hope they
can get it all done..SIL had to fly out on business.I felt for him.
I am so glad my daughter is here and staying cool.
I'll BBL
2,297
posted on
09/23/2008 7:22:42 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: jaycee; NicknamedBob
Good morning, jaycee. Thank you. It's always nice to find one of NNB's poems that I can use to start the day with. (Thank you, Bob, for the 'list' of your poems I have stashed away on my 'puter - easy to find)
"Ah! THERE it is!"
To: Billie
Chocolate day?!!! Woohoo! Count me in!
To: jaycee
Thank you.
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