A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-19 thru 08-21-05....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay or a profile of another FReeper.

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, Dolly Cali ~

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, Dolly Cali ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


08-15-05 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

08-16-05 ~ A Finest Ohio and West Virginia Adventure!
By Mama_Bear, JustAmy, Dutchess, WVNan, DollyCali, PrissyMissy, Babychick
Presented by Mama_Bear

08-17-05 ~ A Finest OH and WV Adventure! Part II
By Mama_Bear, JustAmy, Dutchess, WVNan, DollyCali, PrissyMissy, Babychick
Presented by Mama_Bear

07-28-05 ~ Commission Accomplished
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

Click on the photo to view the album. To submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man at danbh59@yahoo.com and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

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

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

I received this in my email June 10th, the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[LadyX]

I can just imagine your grandparents meeting up on the fort, Aqua! Let me know if and when you are going to post about St. Augustine, so I can gather ammo..:))

Dolly, I do know Ponte Vedra. Did you get down a tad farther (but above Daytona Beach) to that jewel of a place - Bulow Creek???

It is a fascinating savannas place, the road meandering along it; and John James Audubon (1785-1851) spent two whole months there, sketching it and the birds and wildlife!

[DollyCali]

it is a great book. Two christmas ago I gave out 18 of them for gifts. most said (months later) it was the best gift they received that year.

and yes, I do recall that. I have wondered how the young man & the woman are both doing. After the initial flurry of info we now have nothing.

[DollyCali]

never got there Maggie. I am now thinking of where I will alite eventually.. I think I want the Atlantic coastal area Nag's head south to below Jax.. I really have missed the ocean during my years of caregiving mom. I need to investigate a lot of the laws/rules re: estates, taxation etc before I decide. I love Hilton Head area..and also the rural parts near Emerald Isle. I am not into busy/touristy beach areas

[LadyX]

Aha! Today - 8/19 - is Sock Puppet Assertiveness Day!

Hahahahaha.....

[DollyCali]

I forgot to ask you earlier (if you know).. what is she holding in her hands. the PINK stuff. ?

[tuliptree76]

LOL! Thank you for adding to the list! There are so many holidays out there.

[Aquamarine]

Let me know if and when you are going to post about St. Augustine, so I can gather ammo..:))

Would you? :) I was going to ask you if you wanted to help but didn't want to put you on the spot in case you didn't have time.

[JustAmy]

LOL

I love it! She would take them all. Today she asked if we could go by PetSmart and get a kitty.

I did not relent .... I told her that we already had too many pets. Four dogs and a goldfish. She doesn't think that is too many. :)

[Aquamarine]

They look like peonies to me but they sure are big ones and would have to be real since they didn't have silk flowers back then.

BTW...we had that picture redone a few years ago, it had almost faded out (in case you were wondering why the colors were so vivid).

[DollyCali]

interesting about the coloring.. in older pix you prolly have noted bright colors are not usually seen. clothes are dark/plain; smiles absent; tone is subdued. The color almost reminds me of the red jacket in Schindler's List.

[LadyX]

"near Emerald Isle."

Friends of mine of 33 years live there, Dolly, and its proximity to Jacksonville, NC and Camp LeJeune has resulted in many Marine Corps retirees around them.
Guaranteed to be a patriotic bunch..:))

B. was a Southern Territory Sears in Atlanta type, over me when I was with them in Ft. Pierce, Florida; and he and the Southern Territory Manager (his good friend, who later went to W-S) over me "adopted" me.

My husband was transferred to Winston-Salem to manage a store there, and later we went to Greensboro, and B and his wife, D, let us use their Emerald Isle beach house gratis at the end of the week after I was hospitalized 6 1/2 days with ketoacidosis in 1982.

In 1993 after they'd retired and moved back there permanently, they had us visit them.

Their house is a block up from the beach on a bluff, not subject to a tidal surge - and with wide decks surrounding the house and glass walls on the ocean side, the views are fantastic!!

He is still active in insurance, the community (as is she) - he is on the Board and works without pay in a Medical Clinic in Morehead City for indigent/no insurance folks....both active in church, too.
Friend Pete died 3 years ago, but B and I still exchange email and family and Marine Corps things.
(He was in the Corps, too, during the Korean Conflict, but did not reenlist.)

Hilton Head?
Much too expensive cost of living now!

[DollyCali]

well sistahs and all the Finest FRiends. I am pooped!!!! Going to try to sleep. Billie, it has been a fun thread & I enjoyed spending a bit more time her today than I have recently.

14 angels to you all, dear FRiends.

[LadyX]

Just give me a week's notice to work around 'stuff!'
(One day is too hard.)
I can dig out some photographs I took to send to you to include.

Would love to help out, Aqua...

[Aquamarine]

The original photograph was a black and white with some color added with colored charcoals. We had to recreate it and decide what color to put on the scarf and flowers. They did a good job on her complexsion, it's amazing what they can do with old photos these days.

[Aquamarine]

Sounds great and there's no hurry we have a month. Dutchess will work it in on next months schedule, will let you know which day as soon as I know.

Night All.

[LadyX]

Night, Aqua - sweet dreams....

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!!! That's a funny one.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Well, you're smart. :-) Hope you're having a nice evening.

[GailA]

LOL, thanks Dolly

[GailA]

Thanks, I needed to loose for many reasons, when you get down on the floor and feel like a beached whale trying to get up it's time to loose weight.