http://fabgrandma.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Karen E. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:59:29 GMT 2010-01-02T00:59:29Z 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=281474977647162 A new post is ready at FabGrandma, the blog : Taking Care Of Bidness.  Have a great day!     Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:18:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647162 Karen E. 2009-04-05T17:18:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482706 Don’t get me wrong. I love my mother. And maybe she does love me. But I am here to tell you I would rather get bitten by a shark than have to talk to her.   She called me today. She started . . . Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:51:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482706 Karen E. 2008-10-19T21:51:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977481443 There was a blog thing going around last month or so where you were asked to take a picture of where you write, to show where you blog. I live in a travel trailer fulltime, . . . Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:52:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977481443 Karen E. 2008-10-18T13:52:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303063 Since I was 12 years old, I have dreamed about working and living at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Even before I knew that jobs could be had that would actually let you live inside of the national park, . . . Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:52:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303063 Karen E. 2008-04-06T14:52:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214650 My article about how to apply for Veterans Administration Medical Benefits has been published at Associated Content. Please take a minute to look at it. Thanks!       Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:14:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214650 Karen E. 2007-12-29T00:14:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211581 So, help me Pimp My Points, please??? Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:27:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211581 Karen E. 2007-12-24T02:27:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208424 Yesterday when my husband and I went out to go to the grocerystore, we came upon a young man standing in the island in the middle of a busyroad. He was holding a handmade poster, which we assumed before . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:29:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208424 Karen E. 2007-12-20T02:29:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208416 When I was growing up, we always had ham on Christmas Day.My mother cooked it on Christmas Eve, and it made the house smell wonderful. We always got to have ham sandwiches on pumpernickle bread for dinner . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:22:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208416 Karen E. 2007-12-20T02:22:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171557 The other day I was looking at my younger daughter Emily’s MySpace page, and saw that in the space where you can name who your heros are, she had written “My Mom”. So, I went to Rebecca’s . . . Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:00:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171557 Karen E. 2007-11-08T23:00:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977155965 When we got up this morning we had two items on our plan for the day. We had to go to Hagerstown for Jim’s lab appointment at the VA Clinic, to test his TSH level; and I had to go to the bank. You . . . Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:57:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977155965 Karen E. 2007-10-24T03:57:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977155958 My husband and I are going to be volunteering for 3 months beginning around November 15. That means no paycheck for 3 months. I really need some good, cheap, nutritous ideas for meals.   So, . . . Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:17:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977155958 Karen E. 2007-10-23T20:17:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977149720 In 2001 when Jim was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, we were both devastated, overwhelmed, terrified of what the future would bring.  We sat for days in a daze, just looking . . . Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:50:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977149720 Karen E. 2007-10-17T03:50:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132370 Our new grandson, Owen, was born on September 19, 2007 at Malcom Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. He is a perfect little miracle, from the top of his handsome little head to the . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:36:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132370 Karen E. 2007-09-30T04:36:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977100808 Have you ever been to a wine tasting? I have too. But, have you ever been to a garlic tasting? I had not until today.  One of the girls I work with at Granite Hill Camping Resort told me about a . . . Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:04:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977100808 Karen E. 2007-08-29T17:04:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977093845 Last week my husband, Jim had his initial medical exam at a VA Medical Clinic. I have tried for years to get him to fill out the paperwork to see if he was elegible for medical care throught the VA. He . . . Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977093845 Karen E. 2007-08-22T16:00:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081938 My granddaughter, Sarah, lives in Seattle, Washington with her mother. Michael, my grandson, lives with his Dad and step-mother in Washington, DC.  Sarah came to spend two weeks with her her dad . . . Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:59:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081938 Karen E. 2007-08-15T15:59:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080979 Yesterday while my husband and I were on our weekly "Fruit Quest", where we drive around the countryside looking for local farm markets, we found some really beautiful blackberries at a stand . . . Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:49:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080979 Karen E. 2007-08-10T01:49:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977066763 Being a girl from the south, I love cornbread. I used to make cornbread almost every night for dinner. Then, in April, I discovered that I am gluten intolerant. For me, that meant no more cornbread because . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:58:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977066763 Karen E. 2007-07-26T02:58:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039095 I don’t usually write about my dreams because I rarely ever dream, or, if I do, I don’t remember them. But last night I went to bed with a terrible headache, so early after coming in to work . . . Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:23:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039095 Karen E. 2007-06-25T17:23:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034905 Since I sold my house and moved into the travel trailer, and move about every three to six months, I have been having a hard time getting my hair cut the way I like it. Yesterday, I had the chore of chosing . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:47:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034905 Karen E. 2007-06-20T22:47:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034882 At the campground where I work, on Saturday night of Father's Day Weekend, a man who was camping in the tenting area was beating up his wife in front of their three small children, and in front of . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:25:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034882 Karen E. 2007-06-20T22:25:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977031275                   I have been tryng out different pizza dough recipes for a couple weeks now, trying to find one Jim and I can both eat and like. . . . Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:51:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977031275 Karen E. 2007-06-16T18:51:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977030015 On the night before my father died, I spent the night at the hospital with him so that my mother could go home and rest. He slept fitfully, tossing and turning in the hospital bed he had slept in for the . . . Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:52:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977030015 Karen E. 2007-06-15T04:52:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977023690 I don’t know what it is with men and their socks.  Jim always seems to be needing more socks, more often than I do at least. He says they lose their “springyness” and when they do, . . . Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:59:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977023690 Karen E. 2007-06-08T11:59:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018873 My birthday was last week. I turned 55. I used to think that anyone who was 55 was over the hill, old as dirt, on their last leg. Well, I have changed my opinion of that now that I am there. I am enjoying . . . Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:24:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018873 Karen E. 2007-06-03T17:24:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014901 I have been making my own soap for about 10 years now. I started making it because my husband can not use the commercial brands--they make him itch. So, I got online, read and read, and read some more, . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 21:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014901 Karen E. 2007-05-30T21:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014018 I made this last night for a party. It was so good, there wasn't one bite left.  Even the folks who are not gluten intolerant liked it.   6 small ripe tomatoes, chopped 12 "balls" . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 03:32:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014018 Karen E. 2007-05-30T03:32:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977012008 Yep, I am a true GRIT, Girl Raised In The South. So, if any of ya'll got any questions for lil' ol' me, have at it.  If I can't think of an answer today, like Scarlet O'Hara, I'll . . . Mon, 28 May 2007 15:35:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977012008 Karen E. 2007-05-28T15:35:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977011110 My weekend started on Thursday, which is actually my "Monday", because I work in a campground. We had forty checkins on Thursday, which was a  slow pace, but the phone rang off the hook . . . Sun, 27 May 2007 17:57:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977011110 Karen E. 2007-05-27T17:57:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004628 The Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival was held this weekend at the campground where I work.  The music didn’t start until Thursday, but the diehard fans started arriving last weekend.  They . . . Sun, 20 May 2007 06:32:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004628 Karen E. 2007-05-20T06:32:44Z