Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... February, 2010

February 1, 2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[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. : )

[yorkie]

Mornin’, Polly, and thank you!

You know, I found a poem yesterday called “Queen of the West”; about Dale Evans. It would have been perfect to post, but at the very bottom of the poem, it said that it was copyrighted and could not be posted without written permission from the author.

Here is the link to it, (scroll down - it’s near the bottom of the page).

http://www.cowboypoetry.com/daleevans.htm

I remember the days of my childhood, with Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Gene Autry, The Lone Ranger - and then the series Gunsmoke.

Where did all the cowboys go?

[yorkie]

I remember when they would make the malt in those big stainless steel containers, pour it in a tall glass with straw and spoon, and then would let you have the ‘leftovers’.......

When I was a kid, every Sunday after church, we would go to Kippy’s for a hamburger, fries and malt (in Akron, OH). They would wrap the burger in crinkly paper, and to this day, I’ve not tasted a burger as good as Kippy’s, or a malt as wonderful. (The burger was 25 cents!)

[WayzataJOHNN]

I can remember a burger joint in Billings Montana that served these small burgers, you got each for a dime, and a bag of a dozen cost you a dollar. We’d take them by the bag full to the drive-ins, and eat like kings for a buck!

Come to think of it, they had that crinkly paper too! I sort of think we were conditioned to get hungry if we heard paper crinkle in that way, Pavlov Mutts for sure.

[Billie]

February 9, 2010

[Billie]

Hmmmm, Monday "is going to be full of wonderful surprises!"

I should read on and see what surprises were in store for Amy's Place. :)

[yorkie]

Those sound like White Castle Sliders, Johnn. I make them at home, like this:

White Castle Klones

(And, yes! I use the jar of baby food - and hot dog buns cut in thirds.)

[WayzataJOHNN]

Our little burger joint was called Max’s Meat House, never saw a White Castle until I moved to Minnesota when I got married. Love little burgers, the flavor just seems richer somehow.

[yorkie]

"I should read on and see what surprises were in store for Amy's Place"

"Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us."
Boris Pasternak (1890 - 1960)

Billie, everytime I turn on my computer, I am surprised by something. Sometimes that 'surprise' tugs at my heart-strings, or brings tears to my eyes, other times a smile, and then, when I least expect it, a laugh out loud.

But it always makes me think.

[Billie]

yorkie: Thank you for the John Wayne opening, Amy and Billie! Wish we had more like him (and Ronnie Reagan).

tiapam: All was great! Thank you! Loved John Wayne and many other cowboys!!!

jaycee: I sure loved this wonderful opening today, Amy and Billie! I haven’t had time to listen to the whole song yet but I will!! Thanks, girls!

meg: "Dear Lord I pray we find ourselves
before we go insane.
and may we ride as they once rode
those cowboys like John Wayne."
Great Opening, Billie and Amy!

Amy:Happy Cowboy Monday, Billie.
Thank you for Today's Opener. Thank you for your kind offer.
I appreciate all you do for Amy's place.
We could sure use a Ronald Reagan or a John Wayne today.

Thank you for your lovely compliments on yesterday's opening, and also all of YOUR wonderful cowboy graphics and posts! I loved all of the cute and pretty graphics and sentiments you posted!

"My Heroes have always been cowboys!"

[Billie]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This is one of the prettiest little cowgirls and her horse I’ve ever seen!

[MEG33]

Good Morning To Amy's Place

Wishing You A Great Tuesday

[Billie]

Hope all are feeling way better today after yorkie faxed you her "good-for-whatever-ails-you" chicken soup!

fewz, I hope you shared your 'easy' chicken soup recipe yesterday - have not gotten to it yet if you did. :)

[Billie]

Am crazy about this little cowgirl, Amy! I think you’ve posted it before, and I lived it then, too! :) Hope you’re feeling much better and can get some rest - take every chance you can to do that!

[yorkie]

Am crazy about this little cowgirl"

Me, too, Billie! What a DOLL!!!

[yorkie]

That is a perfect graphic for the opening, Billie! I LOVE Elvis - but durnit! My computer won’t let me listen. :(

[MEG33]

Eastern Bluebird

Thank you for this beautiful opening and great music, Billie.

[yorkie]

Oh oh. I should have checked the link before I posted. I just ‘assumed’ you were talking about Amy’s little girl in post 566. But the ‘little cow-hand’ in JC’s post is a cutie, too!

[yorkie]

They're even better made at home,
cuz you can add what ever your lil ol' heart desires!

[yorkie]

Oh, Meg, you did it again! I wish I could frame that little bird with snow falling and hang it in my home! (Animated, of course.)

[MHGinTN]

That looks like green beans on a burger! ... And I thought I was the only one strange enough to do that, with fresh french cut, steamed green beans. Mmmm, good eats (sorry Alton).