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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-02,03-05...A Few of Our Finest Set Their Finest Tables
Billie,deadhead, JustAmy, LUV W, Mrs.Nooseman, tuliptree, GodBlessUSA

Posted on 08/02/2005 5:08:31 AM PDT by Billie





It started with our thread on June 7th of this year, called   Mission: Possible!,  and a follow-up thread on July 12th & 13th, titled   Ready ~ Set Tables ~ GO!

I am so proud today to present some of the work of six of our Finest Freepers who took those two threads to heart and have been creating their own beautiful table backgrounds ever since. None of them have seen the others' tables, and all of them have been anxiously awaiting this day to see what the others have done. :)

All I can say is: "Prepare to be impressed." As an added bonus, you also get to meet them 'cause I asked for their photos, too!










Date: August 2, 2005

Bring your family, friends and pets

Kudos to Dutchess and Aeronaut for renting jets and flying FReepers in from all over the world for the summer party

  • Jitney to the beach will be leaving at 9 a.m.
    JH2 will be our driver for the day

  • Back to deadhead's in the evening for
    a barbecue, drinks & fun.

  • JustAmy, MamaBear, and Aquamarine have
    volunteered to be our cooks for the day

  • jwfiv and Temple Owl will be our bartenders

  • FR's bluegrass band, featuring The Mayor, Diver Dave, LadyX, OESY and WVNan will be our entertainment.
    They will be playing all evening,
    bring your dancing shoes!

  • lonestar and MEG33 will have treats and toys for our pets

  • Join LadyX, JohnHuang2 and jwfiv for:
    'Pin the tale on the donkeyDemocrat'

  • Hula hoop contest at 7:00 pm, to sign up,
    check in with tuliptree76 and Victoria Delsoul

  • Pie eating contest, The Thin Man and ST.LOUIE1
    will cook the pies and host the contest

  • Karaoke Time with
    Texagirl4W, Lakeside and GodBlessUSA

  • Face painting by DollyCali, GailA, and dixie sass

  • Egg tossing and water balloon tossing will be hosted by
    Luv W, KittyMittens, and Mrs.Nooseman.

  • Poetry reading by JustAmy, NicknamedBob and Jen

  • Pippin, Billie, gabz and snugs will judge the dance contest


Our night will end with a beautiful tribute,
to honor our Military, past and present.


  • Christian and Logan will recite the Pledge of Allegiance

  • Billie will sing "The Star Spangled Banner"

  • Temple Owl, Diver Dave, Excuse_My_Bellicosity, Dubya, Colonial Warrior and The Mayor have a very special firework presentation planned

  • Tents will be set up in the backyard,
    no driving or flying home.


Have Fun!











Lori, Marissa and I arrived home very late Saturday night.
Why am I working on this table, you ask?
Because Billie is a tough task master.


Dutchess finally gets a real bear hug from Lori.
Dutchess then joined us for breakfast and a fun visit to the Columbus zoo.


Attending a great picnic lunch organized by DollyCali were OhioWfan, Commiewatcher, Boxerblues, Dubyaismypresident, Mama_Bear,
JustAmy, Dr.Deb, PrissyMissy, MollyPitcher and DollyCali.
The food was delicious and the wine was wonderful..

After lunch, we toured the Stan Hywett Mansion and Gardens.
This was a beautiful setting to meet and get aquainted with new Freeper FRiends.


We arrived in West Virginia to a WARM welcome and good fellowship. MrWVNan treated us to a good ole southern breakfast of biscuits and sausage gravy.
yummmmm, yummmmm
We found a couple of other places to sample WV cooking as witnessed by the above pictures:
Top: WVNan holding babychick, scubachick and Mama_Bear.
Bottom: MrWVNan, WVNan, unidentified local, Mama_Bear and Its_me_K.E.T. enjoying White Castle burgers.


Dutchess and DollyCali met us for lunch before our flight home on Saturday. It was a time for relating our experiences and reflecting on the super Freeper Friends that we had met.








"For my son, who is in the United States Air Force." ~ LUV W





HIGH FLIGHT

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds--and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of--wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue, I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew-
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand and touched the face of God.


~~~~Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee~~~~
Killed 11 December 1941











A Tribute to our awesome Troops and the USA!!!

Good Morning FR Finest.

I chose a patriotic theme for this thread,because it is important to me that we never forget what happened on 9/11 and who is keeping us safe.



Our Troops fight for our freedom and keep us safe.

We should thank our Troops every day and show our support for what they do,because they sacrifice everything for us.

Always remember that.......

It is the SOLDIER, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the SOLDIER, not the courts
who has given us the right to keep and bear arms
It is the SOLDIER, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the SOLDIER, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the SOLDIER, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the SOLDIER, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the SOLDIER, not the politician,
who has given us the right to vote.
It is the SOLDIER, who salutes the Flag,
and serves under the flag.

So join me in saying........



God bless our Troops!

God bless the USA,the land that I love!









Happy Ice Cream Soda Day!

Strawberry Ice Cream Soda


INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed
3/4 cup strawberry ice cream (3 small scoops)
3/4 cup cold cream soda
whipped cream
strawberry halves for garnish, if desired

PREPARATION:

Mash strawberries until well blended with the syrup. Stir together strawberry syrup, 1 small scoop (about 1/4 cup) of ice cream, and about 2 tablespoons of cream soda in the bottom of a tall glass (14 to 16 ounces). Add remaining 2 scoops of ice cream. Pour in enough soda to fill glass, and garnish with whipped cream and a strawberry half if desired.

Makes about 12 ounces, 1 serving.












06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

08-01-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping'
Every Thursday at the Finest
The guy's good, folks!


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To: The Thin Man
I know it's not as nice as any of the other "tables." Still it's the best I can do.....

Genuine oak!

You rascal! I have missed you!!!! (I have a table almost like that except the pedestal and legs are not square) :)

121 posted on 08/02/2005 8:48:53 AM PDT by Billie
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To: Mrs.Nooseman; Billie
Thank you for the cake, Billie! I didn't see it, but I'll have to check later, cuz my Lilly needs to get to her friend's house. I slept in, then she and Bram (9,13) made me breakfast in bed. I think we should start celebrating the (Mad Hatter's and March Hare's) unbirthdays (every other day of the year)... I could get used to this!

Yea, this is the Mayor's computer. I've been delaying getting my own screenname, for fear I'll get hooked!

122 posted on 08/02/2005 8:49:50 AM PDT by The Mayor ( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

Good morning!

I'm still trying to catch up! :)

I love seeing all the beauty being posted here. Your table is wonderful.


123 posted on 08/02/2005 8:59:17 AM PDT by JustAmy (Remember our President and our troops in your prayers. God Bless America.)
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To: JustAmy; dutchess
Love it, Amy! LOL!

Thank you for working so hard getting your post finished after being away so long. I appreciate it so much, and just love the pix and backgrounds and everything! Love the bear hug - a rare treat seeing more pix of our pretty dutchess!

124 posted on 08/02/2005 9:02:30 AM PDT by Billie
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To: GodBlessUSA

Nice job on pledge! great pix and love (and will "take") your frames/table material).. and my do you look like Debra Winger ..as she was in an officer & a gentlemen. I'll bet a lot of people tell you that. My niece married Debra Winger's cousin (yes my neice is named Winger) but it has been years since they have seen her since she left & stayed in california.


125 posted on 08/02/2005 9:05:21 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: DollyCali
Good morning, Dolly. I'm getting a X on both of your pictures. :(
126 posted on 08/02/2005 9:05:31 AM PDT by JustAmy (Remember our President and our troops in your prayers. God Bless America.)
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To: JustAmy; DollyCali

On this day in history, August 2,

1819 First parachute jump in the United States

1909 Army Air Corps formed and takes first delivery from Wright Brothers

1934 First airplane train, as plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it

1943 PT-109, commanded by JFK, was sunk by a Japanese destroyer

1964 North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin

1990 Saddam Hussein's Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait



Though I float through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil; For thou art with me.

127 posted on 08/02/2005 9:05:50 AM PDT by OESY
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To: Billie; deadhead; JustAmy; LUV W; Mrs.Nooseman; tuliptree76; GodBlessUSA; Mama_Bear; WVNan; ...
What a surprise! There is such a variety of tables and they are all so pretty plus some are fun and entertaining.
It was good to see everyone's lovely faces this morning, thought GodBlessUSA was Billie for a minute, they look so much alike!
Look forward to seeing what else everyone creates in the future, this is just the beginning! :)

BTW...deadhead, thought I was playing music instead of cooking again. ;)


Click on the butterfly

128 posted on 08/02/2005 9:16:33 AM PDT by Aquamarine (Christianity is not a creed; it is a life -- a life to be lived again in you.)
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To: Billie; deadhead; JustAmy; LUV W; Mrs.Nooseman; tuliptree76; GodBlessUSA
Billie and all the "stars".. if you don't have a signature logo yet, your star pix would be great..

See what I mean?


129 posted on 08/02/2005 9:19:28 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: Billie

LOL! Thanks, Billie! :o)


130 posted on 08/02/2005 9:28:16 AM PDT by Pippin ( This complicates things a bit!)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
Thanks, Mrs Nooseman :o)

See the "crowd" I hang around with? ;o)

131 posted on 08/02/2005 9:35:02 AM PDT by Pippin ( This complicates things a bit!)
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To: The Mayor

LOL.

I got hooked under my hubbies screen name.
In fact I posted more than he did,so that he complained.LOL.


132 posted on 08/02/2005 9:36:02 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: JustAmy

Thank you.

Yours is great ,too!


133 posted on 08/02/2005 9:36:48 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: GodBlessUSA

Good Morning/afternoon! :o)


134 posted on 08/02/2005 9:36:51 AM PDT by Pippin ( This complicates things a bit!)
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To: The Thin Man

Hey, TTM!


135 posted on 08/02/2005 9:37:25 AM PDT by Pippin ( This complicates things a bit!)
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To: JustAmy

WHEW ,I thought it was just me that got the X!


136 posted on 08/02/2005 9:38:27 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
Your husbands a FReeper too?

What's his screenname?

137 posted on 08/02/2005 9:38:53 AM PDT by Pippin ( This complicates things a bit!)
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To: Aquamarine

Good Morning Aqua!


138 posted on 08/02/2005 9:39:23 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: Billie

LOL!


139 posted on 08/02/2005 9:39:57 AM PDT by Pippin ( This complicates things a bit!)
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To: Pippin

I must say it's the best crowd to hang around with.

I am jealous!:)


140 posted on 08/02/2005 9:40:33 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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