Poetry and Potpourri .... October 1 - 2, 2003

10-1-2003 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[Darksheare]

Coffee the way I make it burns too quickly and must be finished off quickly.

The salt keeps it from tasting burned too quickly.
Only add salt to normal coffee if it ends up burned.
Burned coffee has a distinctly muddy taste to it.
Once you drink burned coffee, you will never forget the taste.
Brew at own risk.
(Several folks from teh FReeper Foxhole have tried my coffee and.. well.. The FF threads have had equipment specs on my coffee.)

[Darksheare]

But that's cruel and inhuman..
*chuckle*

[JustAmy]

**chuckles**

[Billie]

Happy Birthday, Lori!

[Calpernia]

Morning to the Potpourri!

[Calpernia]

[JustAmy]

This sounds like a good way to start an Autumn morning!

.... Good Morning Plum Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups sifted flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves (optional)
1 cup salad oil
1 cup chopped nuts
1 Tablespoon red food coloring (optional)
2 jars (4-3/4 ounces) strained plums

Plum Cake Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice (thick)
Mix all cake ingredients in mixer until eggs are mixed.
Pour into greased tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Prepare frosting and apply to Hot Plum Cake.

From Garth Woodside Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Hannibal, Missouri

[Jen]

Mmmmmmmmmm, that does sound yummy. MUCH better food today. Thanks Amy, I'll have a slice, but don't inform the 'food police' since I'm on a low-carb diet now. Shhhhhhh!

[MeekOneGOP]

ha ha ha !! ...

[The Thin Man]

 

Happy Birthday, Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

yeahh .... I couldn't get anyone to eat yesterday's fare .... not even the dog. I had to put it down the garbage disposal. I sure won't serve kidneys again.

[JustAmy]

Once there was a golfer whose drive landed on an anthill. Rather than move the ball, he decided to hit it where it lay. He gave a mighty swing. Clouds of dirt and sand and ants exploded from the spot. Everything but the golfball. It sat in the same spot.

So he lined up and tried another shot. Clouds of dirt and sand and ants went flying again. The golf ball didn't even wiggle.

Two ants survived. One dazed ant said to the other, "Whoa! What are we going to do?"

Said the other ant: "I don't know about you, but I'm going to get on the ball."

[Darksheare]

Golf is a sport which I have turned into a nightmare by attempting to play.
Let's just say that I took out power to a small area by hitting one of the pole transformers.
Sparks and flashies and loud bansg.
And then power was gone.
*chuckle*
Needless to say, I don't play golf.

[MEG33]

The plum cake sounds wonderful!

[JustAmy]

LOL ...... You are too funny.

[Billie]

That's beautiful, Jen - I was actually expecting "His" to talk about football, and maybe golf. :)

[JustAmy]

"The plum cake sounds wonderful!"

I'm sure I will not try it but it really sounds yummy. Too bad I gave up baking. LOL

Thanks for coming by today, Meg.

[Billie]

See ya'll later - I think I'm going to the store to get some strained plums so I can make that cake! :)

[The Thin Man]

There was once a bull that was mean
stuff came out of his nose like steam
One day he trampeled the corn crop
the farmer told him to stop
The wife said o dear
the farmer started to fear
he took out the gun
and shot him on the run
thats the end of that bull
now the farmer's freezer is full
 

Wow, this crazycatic is a genious! :)

http://www.geocities.com/crazycatic/

[Darksheare]

Well, it was a spectacular long drive, nice and straight.
Only problem was that it was nice and straight right into the transformer...
*chuckle*

In later years I joined Field Artillery and never played golf again.
One joke about artillery: We have bigger divots.