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

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

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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[jaycee]

Another very sweet Daily Bread message this morning, Mr. Mayor, and I always enjoy them. Thanks and God Bless!

[Billie]

November 25, 2008

[MEG33]

Good Morning Everyone

Comte de Champagne

Thank you for this gorgeous graphic and beautiful poetry.
Truly outstanding, Billie!

[yorkie]

I keep hearing about the email that has been circulating, warning readers to avoid certain gift cards this holiday season.

Every day I check my email for "The List" - but have not received it.

So, I decided to do a little check on my own, this morning. Here is what I uncovered at Snopes:

STORE CLOSINGS - A Mixture of Accurate, Inaccurate and Outdated Information

[MEG33]

Good hunting, Yorkie!

[Billie]

Thank you for this gorgeous graphic and beautiful poetry. Truly outstanding, Billie!

Thank you, Meg - you see, this is the 'scene' that is very similar to your Sunday opening (as well as that smaller one you posted later in the thread) :)

I also wanted to thank you for your very thoughtful posts last night after I left. You're a treasure for sure. (It's not just coincidence your first post each day 'matches' the opening graphic! Thanks for your attention to detail - this one - the roses - as usual, is so very pretty)

[Billie]

Back with the holidays when I finish.

Thanks, jaycee, for post last night agreeing to do them for me again next Tuesday! (It worked, Meg!) LOL

[MEG33]

I can’t take credit fo the “match”I had mine ready to post before yours was posted..It blends well! Sometimes I get lucky..
Yes..It is very similar to my Sunday opening..I just can’t make magic with mine!

I have another day of errands and am late leaving I see..
(((HUGS)))

[OESY]

The Path Not Taken, or Not

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[Billie]

Well, then, today's was a coincidence! You do usually post something that either matches the colors or the 'theme' of the openings. :)

Go do your errands and hope we'll see you later this evening. :) I have only a couple of errands to run today - YAY!

[Billie]

EEEEEEKKKK!

OMG! I would NEVER walk across that! You do find the most amazing 'stuff', OESY! It's so good to have you back. :)

[Billie]

St. Catherine's Day

On St. Catherine's Day, it is customary for unmarried women to pray for husbands, and to honor women who've reached 25 years of age but haven't married -- called "Catherinettes" in France. Catherinettes send postcards to each other, and friends of the Catherinettes make hats for them -- traditionally using the colors yellow (faith) and green (wisdom), often outrageous -- and crown them for the day. Pilgrimage is made to St. Catherine's statue, and she is asked to intercede in finding husbands for the unmarried lest they "don St. Catherine's bonnet" and become spinsters. The Catherinettes are supposed to wear the hat all day long, and they are usually feted with a meal among friends. Because of this hat-wearing custom, French milliners have big parades to show off their wares on this day.

The French say that before a girl reaches 25, she prays: "Donnez-moi, Seigneur, un mari de bon lieu! Qu'il soit doux, opulent, libéral et agréable!" (Lord, give me a well-situated husband. Let him be gentle, rich, generous, and pleasant!") After 25, she prays: "Seigneur, un qui soit supportable, ou qui, parmi le monde, au moins puisse passer!" (Lord, one who's bearable, or who can at least pass as bearable in the world!") And when she's pushing 30: "Un tel qu'il te plaira Seigneur, je m'en contente!" ("Send whatever you want, Lord; I'll take it!"). An English version goes,

St Catherine, St Catherine, O lend me thine aid
And grant that I never may die an old maid.





Shopping Reminder Day

Shop 'til You Drop! ~ 12-16-03

[jaycee]

Georgeous graphic and sweet poem, Billie! A lot of peace within that picture.

[jaycee]

Yes, I hear YOU! LOL~~~

At this moment, its my back. Been working in the fridge and what a job that is. Have to do it before Thanksgiving! Reaching, stretching, throwing out unrecognizable ‘things’...ewwww! When I put it in there, I meant to eat it the next day....(hate when that happens)!

[jaycee]

That was the scariest thing I have ever seen! Wow! Wonder how many may have fallen to their death? Amazing path!

[jaycee]

Shop till you drop suits me just fine. Hope to join in later Billie. Darling graphic on ths ‘shopping’ holiday!

[Billie]

Hey, there, jaycee. Thank you. Green is very tranquil, don’t you think?

[Billie]

At this moment, its my back. Been working in the fridge and what a job that is. Have to do it before Thanksgiving! Reaching, stretching, throwing out unrecognizable ‘things’...ewwww! When I put it in there, I meant to eat it the next day....(hate when that happens)!

LOL! That reminds me of LadyJag's 'refrigerator' pic that no one wanted to touch when Amy posted Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day!

[Billie]

Shop till you drop suits me just fine. Hope to join in later Billie. Darling graphic on ths ‘shopping’ holiday!

Thanks, jaycee - my kinda day, too! I did some yesterday - some for Christmas, some for me. :)

That graphic of course came from an old Finest thread I did before Christmas FIVE YEARS AGO! There are so many different themes in the Finest' old archives, it's fun to see what we can use from them. :) Lots of times, many of the graphics are just little red 'x's now, and I hate that - most of them are old tinypic graphics that are no longer there after a while.

[jaycee]

How well I remember! Thank goodness mine was not that bad. I only did two shelves today and will finish later. Have a lot of plastic containers to wash by hand. They tumble too much in the dishwasher.

Re: your other post....Green is my favorite color. I also have green eyes.

Later!