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

2-1-2008 | JustAmy and MamaBear

[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. : )

[JustAmy]

"If we would know God’s power to heal
And cleanse us from within,
We must acknowledge when we’re wrong—
Confessing it as sin.
—Fasick"

Good morning, Mayor. Thank you for the morning devotional.
It is good for the soul.

Have a Marvelous Monday.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Jaycee.
Thank you for that sweet story.

Happy Halfway Point Of Winter Day!
Have a Marvelous Monday.

[jaycee]

Amy, you have the most wonderful graphics!! Thanks~~~

[JustAmy]

Hard Rock Cafe Potato Soup

Ingredients:
8 Slices Bacon fried crisp
1 C. diced yellow onion
2/3 C. Flour
6 C. chicken broth
4 C. diced peeled baked potato
2 C. heavy cream
1/4 C. chopped fresh parsley
1 1/2 Tsp. Granulated garlic
1 1/2 Tsp. Dried basil
1 1/2 Tsp. Tabasco
1 1/2 Tsp. coarse black pepper
1 C. grated cheddar cheese
1/4 C. Diced green onion

Preparation:
Chop bacon. Set aside. Cook onions in drippings over medium high heat until transparent.
Add flour stirring to prevent lumps. Cook for 3-5 minutes until mixture just begins to turn golden. Add broth (it helps if it is warm) gradually, stirring constantly with whisk until thickened.
Reduce heat to simmer and add potatoes, cream, bacon, parsley, garlic, basil, Tabasco, and black pepper.
Simmer 10 minutes. DO NOT BOIL. Add cheese and green onion. Stir until cheese melts.

This can be made ahead up to the point of adding the cheese and onion. Reheat the soup very slowly and gently. Be careful that it does not boil. Then add the cheese and green onion.

Happy Homemade Soup Day!!

[JustAmy]

Awww .... thanks.

[MEG33]

I love this!

[MEG33]

Happy Monday To Amy's Place.
It may break a record and hit 80 today so I'll celebrate
Midpoint of Winter

[JustAmy]

80??? OMG .... I can't wait.





I look forward to celebrating SPRING!

Thanks, Meg.
Have a Happy Midpoint of Winter Day!

[Kitty Mittens]

Hi, Amy! I Hope Everyone is having a Good Day. I Wrote this Poem to Go with a Pic I Snapped of a Squirrel, but, Lol, I'm not Very Good at it.

A Squirrel's Perspective

To me, Each Day is Fresh and New
Filled with Fun, and Things to Do
I'll Eat Pecans, I'll Climb a Tree;
Nothing is too Hard for me.

Way Up High, from Branch to Branch
I Leap and Fly on the King's Ranch.
The World is Good; I Love my Life;
Everything I see is mine!
~
On this Earth, I have my Part:
A Special Place in Jesus' Heart.

~Kitty~ 2-4-08

[La Enchiladita]

I'm just buzzing by to post one of my fave gifs...

Float like a butterfly; dance like a bee...:)

At Amy's Place
I wear a smile
on my face...:)

I LOVE your poem, (((Kitty))), it's so sweet.

[MEG33]

Adorable poem, Kitty!

[MEG33]

That bee is so cute!

[bperiwinkle7]

Hello Kitty Mittens!

What a cute feller!

[tajgirvan]

My husband just walked in the room and asked what I was crying about now! I said ,”Here, read this”. He is a little weepy too. Thank you for sharing such a precious story. It sounds like something my boys would have done! They are not little guys any more but still are sweet! Jaycee , you are truly in the “Golden Years”. Your story was ice cream for my soul!

Dear Kitty Mittens, Thank you for the ping! You are an FR Angel ! I owe you a Freep Mail ;)

[JustAmy]

How Sweet!!! Thank you, Kitty!!!

Your poem is excellent and the picture you took is precious.

Thank you again for sharing your picture and poem with us.

[JustAmy]

Hello there, Dita.
That is a darling gif.
Cute poem! Thank you for sharing.

[JustAmy]

Father, We ask that you bless and protect Steve Godbold. Please give him strength to endure all that he must be facing at this time. We ask in Jesus Name. Amen

Thank you for coming by, Tajgirvan.

[tajgirvan]

Thank you for your prayer and your welcome. I agree with your prayer in Jesus Name, Amen.
Steve is a family friend of a dear Freeper friend, epow. I am privileged to remember Steve and his family as they serve Jesus in Chad, Africa. May the Lord Bless you and yours today.

[jaycee]

Thank you for your sweet comments. This story touched me also. My “little boys” are grown up men now with families of their own but they will always be our little boys in ‘our minds’, won’t they?

When they do right as young men, we know we did something right, don’t we?

God Bless you, your hubby, and ‘your boys’!!

Lost my sweet hubby about 4 years ago this May 23. Life will never be the same but God does give strength to carry on and laugh again.

[jaycee]

Dolly, I sent this to a few email buddies yesterday and they loved it. One friend, B.J., said she was going to use it for her screensaver......it is pretty!