[JustAmy]

September 20, 2008



Graphic by Billie

A Dancer's Prayer
By: Maria Spratford

Dear angel, Ever at my side
Be there today, my feet to guide.
Help me dance high, and light, and free,
So everyone will be proud of me.

May the judges be fair and the stages be spacious.
In winning and losing let me be gracious,
So that every dance I'll remember with pride.
And angel, please keep my shoelaces tied.

[jaycee]

Beautiful welcome this morning and I do love the poetry too!
Hi Amy!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you to Everyone for the Beautiful, Fun, and Awesome Posts.

[MEG33]

So sweet!

[JustAmy]

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station
Silver Spring's first railroad station, built in 1878, shown in a 1943 photo.
Courtesy Montgomery County Historical Society

The first Railroad Station was just outside the city of Baltimore Maryland consisting of a small shed laid out on a wood platform with and small bleacher set up for on lookers to watch the new Iron Horse in action, also a wagon full of wood and a Large barrel of water were on the opposite side of the track as a fueling "station". The tracks were set up as an exhibition area with just less than 1/2 mile of track laid for the showing of the first American made steam rail Train. By 1802 there was no trace of this short lived station and rail line. a few years later a B&O RR station & the Maryland main RR Yard was built on this same stretch of land.

Sources: Encyclopedia American Railroad and Steam Tractor "1856"

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Spud Day in Idaho

Super Spud Skins

Ingredients:
6 medium Potatoes, baked
¼ cup Oil
¼ cup Crumbled bacon
2 cups Velveeta, shredded
½ cup Sour cream
½ cup Green onion, sliced
½ cup Black olives, sliced

Instructions:
Preheat over to 375°.
Cut baked potatoes in half lengthwise; spoon out centers, leaving about ¼ inch thick shells. (Reserve potato filling for other uses). Cut shells in half crosswise.

Place skins upside down on baking sheet; brush inside and outside lightly with oil.

Bake 10 minutes; remove from oven; place Velveeta in each shell; bake 5 more minutes. Remove potatoes from oven; to with bacon crumbles, sour cream, onions and olives slices.

Apple Harvest Festival in Wisconsin
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