http://farmandcountry.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Farm and country Living en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:18:52 GMT 2010-01-01T14:18:52Z 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=281474977970418&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace I want to take this moment to thank each and everyone of you for the support and kindness you have all shown me this year. Until I came here, and Lady of Lake Merritt started trying to get me . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:31:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970418&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-31T17:31:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968058&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Hey... I don't make this stuff up, ya know! I got all of the following entries from the Wednesday, December 23 rd , 2009 issue of our small, local, weekly newspaper, The Cloverdale Reveille . (Don't . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:37:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968058&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-12-30T03:37:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967369&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Why is it that people do not want to think for themselves these days?? A couple years ago we had this happen with yahoo maps (I think it was). The father died going for help here in Oregon. In that . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:14:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967369&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2009-12-29T17:14:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966127&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace                                              . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:05:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966127&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace rainne chandler 2009-12-28T22:05:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965269&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace           To all my wonderful Gather friends: I was able to get back into Gather and even open mail through a Foxfire program one of my patients told me about.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:52:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965269&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Karen E. 2009-12-28T06:52:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964463&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Winter time brings such wild critters into our backyards, wild critters such as cougars! Chicke ns are a easy meal and since we are moving into there space, they will take advantage of the easy meal. . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:03:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964463&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2009-12-27T16:03:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963055&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Last Night Was Christmas Eve (DUH!) ©2009 Robert Burnham    Anyhow, last night was Christmas Eve and my church was closed.  Of course we had the Nativity and the Caroling . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:23:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963055&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-12-26T00:23:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962194&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace  `   Here's hoping your Christmas Eve is as peaceful as this song & these pictures~  Peace be with you & yours on . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:05:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962194&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-24T23:05:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961965&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace a line of sixteen cars pulled out of Calvary Baptist Church last Sunday night.  On a mission.  A mission of Caroling.  As a child I went Caroling but I had never been a part of anything . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:04:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961965&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-12-24T19:04:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961912&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace   Scenes from The Nativity ©photos – 2009 Robert Burnham, Calvary Baptist Church Le Roy , NY pastured by Patrick Wilson - words obviously, not . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:11:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961912&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-12-24T18:11:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960895&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace  Merry Christmas to everyone here at Gather~ My second family~    Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:58:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960895&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-23T21:58:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959705&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace My father was not a great man, nor was he a genius, but he tried very hard to be a good man even though he may have failed at times.  Both my parents came from a life of hardship and poverty; however . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:41:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959705&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-23T03:41:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957576&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace I took a walk out to my mailbox today. I hadn't checked it since Thursday.  I left Daisy behind, didn't want her to reinjure herself, plus she hates the snow now anyways.  I didn't get a . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:55:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957576&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-21T21:55:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956069&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace   Mr. John Deere came back this evening and plowed again~ he even plowed a big circle in the mare's pasture for them. So cool to watch him, of course I took more pictures. ~ :)   Do . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:31:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956069&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-20T23:31:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955654&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace   Morning everyone!  First off, there is a music video at the bottom of this post, incase you'd like some music to read and view by~      Miracle of Miracles . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:29:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955654&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-20T16:29:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954856&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace My kitchen window is blocked by the snow. <- amaryllis's are getting snowshine     I thought, okay, let's go out and get a picture of the barn. As you can . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:57:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954856&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-19T19:57:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954596&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace   You got to love a neighbor with a John Deere. We do here today~ Play the video at the bottom of the post while viewing the pictures for the full effect.   :) . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:24:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954596&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-19T15:24:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953731&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace The weather man for Virginia and the tri state area says this will be the first white christmas since the 1960's.  And I remember that one.  They are calling for a foot or more tonight and . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:31:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953731&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-18T22:31:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952137&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace There once was a woman who didnt nag or complain....     Of course that was a long time ago, and it was just the one day.     Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:56:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952137&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace John the woodturner 2009-12-17T23:56:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950414&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace It has been a roller coaster of a ride today.  So cold to begin with. I do not like my job this time of year. Spending most of the morning and evening outside tending to the animals about wore . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:00:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950414&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-16T21:00:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950275&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace I hear women all the time complain about how their husbands don’t pay them enough attention. They never get enough lovin, but they never consider what they may have done to cause it. . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:22:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950275&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-16T19:22:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949161&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace From my earliest days there has been a connection with old women and strong perfume. Even in the days before hardly anyone had perfume, old ladies somehow manage to walk around with a cloud of some . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:02:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949161&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-16T03:02:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948501&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace We all have a vision of what America is or what it should be.  I was born at a momentous itime n American history, and even though my first hand memories begin at the end of it, it has shaped my . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:55:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948501&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-15T18:55:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947077&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace McDonalds Has been importing Beef from South America from the beginning! Read this it is a true statement.                    A . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:33:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947077&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace rainne chandler 2009-12-14T22:33:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947058&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace   I am lucky enough to be able to close my eyes and bring back familiar smells and sounds to my mind. I still remember the sounds of riding on a train pulled by a steam locomotive and can . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:05:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947058&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-14T22:05:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946644&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace This holiday season, times are hard for most people. Do you tip your servers and providers in your life? Such as employees, hairdressers,mailperson,newspaper delivery person,bus drivers, teachers or . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:29:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946644&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-14T17:29:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946295&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Awesome skies this morning in Virginia~ here's some photos from first light to a few minutes ago & some Cat Stevens to put in your head. ~  Morning has broken, like the first . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:47:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946295&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-14T12:47:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944983&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Not to far from where i live is this place.  If I were a rich person, this would be my Summer home. :) If I were a rich man, Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum All . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:14:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944983&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2009-12-13T16:14:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944402&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace A misty cold fog, hanging just above the point of freezing, grips the woods tightly. The sounds of life are swallowed up in the dreary cold, making it as silent as the grave. The woods, damp and cold, . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:02:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944402&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-13T00:02:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944302&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace   2009 Holiday Portfolio Streaker in New York ©all photos – Robert C Burnham       Merry Christmas to All . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:38:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944302&grpId=3659174697252013&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-12-12T22:38:02Z