http://etaven.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Tory H. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:44:19 GMT 2010-01-02T14:44:19Z 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=281474977966351 I haven't been on much, as I was up at my mother's house for the holidays. I had my old, crotchety laptop with me, but it's tempermental, so I didn't bother trying to get Gather to cooperate on it, though . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:34:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966351 Tory H. 2009-12-29T01:34:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962068 A little quick post with Christmas Eve's song for the countdown. It's a bit of a cautionary tale... so be careful with the eggnog tonight, everyone! Dr. Elmo - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:03:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962068 Tory H. 2009-12-24T20:03:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960668 Today's song is one of my all-time favorites. You really can't beat that old Grinch cartoon, or the song from it! And so, without any other babbling on my part... You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:55:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960668 Tory H. 2009-12-23T18:55:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959093 We're nearing the holiday, but there are still a few more days of songs! Whee! Today's song is a nice classic. The accompany video represents a passtime that's gotten more and more common-- rigging . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959093 Tory H. 2009-12-22T19:11:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958113 I made sugar cookies the other night for the little get-together I had. They turned out well, though mixing that dough by hand is a pain! Anyway, here's the recipe... Ingredients: 2 3/4 C flour . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:25:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958113 Tory H. 2009-12-22T05:25:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957903 SassyCat requested some Elvis, and so Elvis she'll get! His facial expressions have always amused me. I'm certainly not going to deny that Elvis is the King, but I'll admit that I'm not the sort of . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:09:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957903 Tory H. 2009-12-22T02:09:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957589 Yesterday, my mom was having our holiday family party. This meant an hour or so drive north after the snowstorm. Luckily, the north hadn't gotten hit quite as hard, and the snow had stopped overall, so . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:00:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957589 Tory H. 2009-12-21T22:00:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955305 I decided it would be a good idea to go outside and look at the snow in my PJs. But I wore my unicorn bathrobe to protect me from the cold, don't worry! If you're going to explore the snow, you . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:11:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955305 Tory H. 2009-12-20T05:11:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955116 I had a small get-together last night, and did quite a bit of baking and some cooking. Because it was a Saturnalia-themed event, I wanted to use a 'tradition' of sorts where you bake a nut into cake (or, . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:25:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955116 Tory H. 2009-12-20T01:25:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955038 For today's musical number, we're going back to a time when cartoons were a whole lot better than most of the stuff that makes it onto TV nowadays. Simpler, perhaps, but better. And quite amusing. So, . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:26:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955038 Tory H. 2009-12-19T23:26:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953580 Today, we're going to switch gears and go purely instrumental. But, because this is me, we cannot have just any old musical Christmas song. Certainly not. For those that know me well, you might know . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:24:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953580 Tory H. 2009-12-18T20:24:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953330 While decorating my tree with my boyfriend, I came across an ornament my mother had insisted I have. My boyfriend seemed a little confused at the Christmas pickle, and couldn't help himself from making . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:29:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953330 Tory H. 2009-12-18T17:29:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952219 Today's song is one of my less "filled with Christmas spirit" choices. In fact, it's pretty much just a "get me a million presents" sort of song... but I think it's a lot of fun. I certainly don't act . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:00:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952219 Tory H. 2009-12-18T01:00:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950583 Today's song is, in my view, a classic. Others would disagree. My mother, for instance, thinks it's very silly song. But it's a good one! And it has to do with an equine, and I do rather like equines, . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:43:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950583 Tory H. 2009-12-16T22:43:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950029 Oh no! I was so busy baking cookies & such yesterday that I never did one of my holiday songs for my countdown! Eek! So, today, I'll be doubling up.   This little number is one I did a dance . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:30:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950029 Tory H. 2009-12-16T16:30:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947644 I spent part of my night baking horse treats to give as gifts to the various equine-owning people in my life. They came out well, I think. I guess I won't know for sure until they get horse-tested, though. . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:35:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947644 Tory H. 2009-12-15T07:35:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947144 It's Day 4 of my Christmas song countdown, and we're going strong. This day's choice is from my all-time favorite Christmas album-- John Denver and the Muppets. As a child, I can remember my mother . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:26:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947144 Tory H. 2009-12-14T23:26:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946725 The other day while out grocery shopping, I'd found a sale on berries. I bought a container of raspberries (mm!) and one of blackberries. Upon tasting the blackberries, I'd wished I'd just gotten two . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:42:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946725 Tory H. 2009-12-14T18:42:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945390 Well, it's Day 3 of the Christmas Song Countdown! Woohoo! So far, we've had a nice slow one from Amy Grant, and some retro cheer from Paul McCartney. Now, for something a little different! I'll admit, . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:18:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945390 Tory H. 2009-12-13T22:18:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945123 This was in my freezer, and on a day when I couldn't be bothered to cook, I pulled it on out to eat.   As with all of the Marie Callender Al Dente meals, it was quite easy to prepare-- just . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:22:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945123 Tory H. 2009-12-13T18:22:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944331 It's Day 2 of my Christmas Song Countdown! Where you'll be subjected by my varied and sometimes bizarre holiday music tastes. Aren't you excited?! Having been raised on the Beatles, today's song was . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:35:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944331 Tory H. 2009-12-12T22:35:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943304 I have a nice little playlist of various Christmas songs, some traditional, some not, that I like to play while I'm wrapping gifts or writing out cards or such. A lot of them are favorites from my childhood, . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:50:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943304 Tory H. 2009-12-12T00:50:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943016 Around this time, in particular, everyone is busy buying gifts and planning out presents and parties and festivities. For some of us, cash is tighter than the rest of the year, but it's also a time of . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943016 Tory H. 2009-12-11T20:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941918 Gather friends, I call upon you to welcome Kate! :D Kate is horse-mom to Sarge's buddies, Lefty, Scotch & War. In addition to that, she's awesome, so everyone should go say hi. :)   . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:46:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941918 Tory H. 2009-12-11T04:46:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941212   All I need to do is log onto Facebook, and a barrage of “Stop MTV’s Jersey Shore!” groups and statuses assault me. I haven’t watched the show; I have no interest in the . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:04:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941212 Tory H. 2009-12-10T19:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939314 Yesterday, I went to pick out my Christmas tree. I went to my kind-of place of employment, figuring that it's better to support the small businesses instead of getting the tree at a Home Depot or whatnot. . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:05:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939314 Tory H. 2009-12-09T19:05:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936345 The other night, I decided to throw together anohter stirfry of sorts. I had a few random ingredients... To start off, I popped the Buttermilk Biscuit dough into the oven. Then, I chopped up . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:07:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936345 Tory H. 2009-12-08T05:07:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932834 While I don't quite deck out my apartment Griswald-style, I love putting up some festive touches for the holidays. I don't have my tree yet, as I need to wait for the boy (or some other hapless friend) . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:58:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932834 Tory H. 2009-12-06T04:58:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923167 So, I've been pretty absent from Gather lately, aside from posting photos when I can. Life has been moderately busy, but mostly I've just been too distracted to write much on here. NaNoWriMo was taking . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:51:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923167 Tory H. 2009-11-30T05:51:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909330 I had some nice mail the other day...     Portia investigated to make sure it was safe.     Opened it up...   Yay! The books I won in a Gather contest! . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:54:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909330 Tory H. 2009-11-19T23:54:50Z