http://elizabetho.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Elizabeth O. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:25:57 GMT 2010-01-04T17:25:57Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950488 "Get ready to expect the unexpected" ~ The first  six words on the back cover. Truer words were never spoken. David's collection of short stories is written in the style of "Twilight Zone", . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:32:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950488 Elizabeth O. 2009-12-16T21:32:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939635 I must preface this with the statement that I’m not terribly graceful or athletic. I’m lucky that I can put one foot in front of the other and remain upright. There are one or two athletic . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:10:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939635 Elizabeth O. 2009-12-09T22:10:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922598 We live halfway between NYC and Montreal, just north of Saratoga Springs. Yesterday was my daughter's select chorus bus trip to New York City. Originally, it was to be a two day affair as they were invited . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:25:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922598 Elizabeth O. 2009-11-29T19:25:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920722     Repost because I posted this yesterday but for some reason people couldn't comment on it.   " 'ChristmaSin'~A Juliette Christmas Epistle" written by our own Ed Williams . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:26:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920722 Elizabeth O. 2009-11-27T23:26:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919004 " 'ChristmaSin'~A Juliette Christmas Epistle" written by our own Ed Williams is a delightful story of times gone by as told by a sweet, albeit hormonally charged, 16 year-old boy. I read the the entire . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:20:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919004 Elizabeth O. 2009-11-26T14:20:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917920 "You are Italian, aren't you?" These words were spoken to me by an 86 year old second generation Italian lady in my Bible study group, *Sadie* . No I'm not Italian. I am 100% Dutch and very proud of . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917920 Elizabeth O. 2009-11-25T21:25:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902497 Using only song NAMES from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. . You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Borrowed from David F. . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:26:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902497 Elizabeth O. 2009-11-16T06:26:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883754 THE ABC'S OF ME ~ COPIED AND PASTED FROM PURRRR....We share the same Zodiac sign so I left her answer....no way could I improve on what she penned. A - Available or Taken: Available . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883754 Elizabeth O. 2009-11-04T13:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853036 I have received some unusual gifts in my time, but this one takes the prize for the most unusual ~ I love presents and will never look a gift horse in the mouth. I wanted to keep this one, but I did the . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:40:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853036 Elizabeth O. 2009-10-14T14:40:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829672 This happened 25 years ago and I will remember it to my dying day.  To this day I cry when I relate this story. I was a nurse in radiation therapy at the time. Our patients' courses of therapy . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:29:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829672 Elizabeth O. 2009-09-28T20:29:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819627 I found out this morning after choir practice, before church that Cinnamon the Apoloosa  was put down this past week. I knew it was coming before winter, but I didn't think it would be quite this . . . Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:32:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819627 Elizabeth O. 2009-09-20T17:32:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819139 36 Odd Things about Me 36 ODD Things about You! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 36 things about your friends, and let them learn 36 things about you! Just replace my information . . . Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:29:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819139 Elizabeth O. 2009-09-20T00:29:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816995 Seems most everyone is doing this.... 1. Can you drive a stick shift? Of course, I grew up on a farm, drove a tractor since I was 8 or 9. 2. Last person you spoke to on the phone?  . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:18:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816995 Elizabeth O. 2009-09-18T03:18:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797876   Who are you, really? What are your favorite things? What are your goals? How would someone describe the "real" you? Take the "Real Me Survey" and share who you really are with the Gather . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:28:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797876 Elizabeth O. 2009-09-02T23:28:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792808 I can 'stimulate' a person's gallbladder into contracting, with my voice. I've been told that I have a seductive voice, I don't think so, but we hear ourselves differently than others hear us. When I . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:00:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792808 Elizabeth O. 2009-08-29T23:00:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775036 Hi! My cousin Barb just joined Gather...she needs help getting started. Her screen name if barbninny......please befriend her. She is really nice, even if she is related to me....don't hold that against . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:21:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775036 Elizabeth O. 2009-08-15T17:21:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769797 She's working at the check-out. Really. Just ask my 3 year old. Let me start with how much I hate "The Wizard of Oz". I have always hated it. I hate it to this day. Every Thanksgiving it would be on . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:29:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769797 Elizabeth O. 2009-08-12T23:29:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765597 These are the words spoken to me by my boss this morning when I got to work. Lovely. I said to him, "Paul. I have worked for you for 3 years, have you ever seen me anywhere close to freaking out?" He . . . Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:34:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765597 Elizabeth O. 2009-08-06T23:34:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763773 OK, enough already! WTF, do I have a big "L" tattooed on my forehead or what? I know I can be overly sensitive, I know I get my feelings hurt easily, but I'm thinking "doormat" might be my biggest asset . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:24:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763773 Elizabeth O. 2009-08-05T17:24:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746713 I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly...I'm very technically challenged. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkiAOilyk3I We were so happy to be able to do this for him. We got through it, we didn't . . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:14:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746713 Elizabeth O. 2009-07-22T21:14:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742463 This is a 1962 Ford truck which we purchased in 1984 for $200. It has over 200,000 miles on it. Now that there's another driver in the house, sometimes I need to drive it to work as my job is only 5 . . . Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:03:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742463 Elizabeth O. 2009-07-19T16:03:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732690 During my recent stay in North Carolina with my brother Tom and sister in law Kathy, I wanted to attend church on Sunday. We grew up Dutch Reformed, and there is one near his home that he has attended . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:58:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732690 Elizabeth O. 2009-07-09T04:58:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716967 I just came home from taking the child to work, the neighbors across the street were out as they always are. I waved to them as I always do. I noticed the husband on his lawn tractor. I was almost stopped . . . Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:42:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716967 Elizabeth O. 2009-06-20T23:42:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710234 There was a group of boys at the first stoplight in town today with buckets in their hands, asking for donations to the 'Boys Summer Rec League'. I was giving the child a ride to her boyfriend's house, . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:10:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710234 Elizabeth O. 2009-06-13T19:10:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703399 These are t he ruins of an old junction lock built in 1908 to connect the old Champlain Canal to the new one. I have lived here for 23 years and never knew this existed until I took my job, even though . . . Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:06:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703399 Elizabeth O. 2009-06-06T19:06:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700858 I had about a half hour before I needed to get to work this afternoon, so I decided to go and spend some quality time with my great friend, the old rodeo horse, Kilo. He lives about 4 miles from my house. . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:57:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700858 Elizabeth O. 2009-06-04T02:57:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977699912 This present ation wasn't the most exciting of subject matter, so I try my best to keep the kids interested. Normally I'm the prop. Most of my presentations are about a specific historical person, so . . . Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:16:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977699912 Elizabeth O. 2009-06-03T07:16:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691389 For many, Memorial Day is just a three day weekend. Not to me. I'm proud to honor those who made this country free for all of us. The man in this photo was very happy to pose for me. I saw him . . . Mon, 25 May 2009 17:35:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691389 Elizabeth O. 2009-05-25T17:35:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690694 I was on the look out for an orthopaedic boot left over from my previous foot surgery. My friend, Debbie, our church organist, was thrown by one of the horses last week, straining all of the ligaments . . . Sun, 24 May 2009 19:20:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690694 Elizabeth O. 2009-05-24T19:20:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977689918 The area I live in upstate New York is rife with history. Many battles from the French and Indian war as well as the American Revolution were fought here. The area is thought to be the Turning Point . . . Sat, 23 May 2009 17:21:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977689918 Elizabeth O. 2009-05-23T17:21:22Z