http://favoritethings.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by A Few Of My Favorite Things en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:18:00 GMT 2009-12-31T23:18:00Z 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=281474977970626&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace The house iwas quiet today, the Christmas Tree unlit, shortly before 2:00 PM on New Years Eve, The fireplace is going. Tootie is on the footstool in front of me. Tucker in his chair. Frosty has mozeyed . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:15:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970626&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace anna g. vanwinkle 2009-12-31T20:15:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace This movie allegedly cost half a billion dollars to both produce and market…and it was worth every penny.  What I envision for the moment is that a young generation of film fans are watching . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:42:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-28T04:42:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, except this time . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:36:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-26T18:36:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957826&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace   By Susan E. Pattishall   I am truly amazed I did not begin this first house diary sooner. Or what? I’ve been busy with the house. Due to all the work done so far, it really isn’t . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:53:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957826&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Susan Pattishall 2009-12-22T00:53:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956838&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace   I have been perusing the internet for weeks now as the ennui of the holiday season slowly climaxes here on my little rural island in Brazil. When it storms, we lose our contact with the outer . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:40:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956838&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Christopher Unseth 2009-12-21T12:40:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace I think ‘ The Van Alen Legacy ’ is probably my favorite book out of the ‘Blue Blood’ novel series and follows, ‘ Blue Bloods ,’ ‘ Masquerade ,’ . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:20:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-18T04:20:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932613&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace And no, I don’t mean in The Zone Diet sense.  I called Richelle Mead’s last book, ‘ Shadow Kiss’ a page turner, but ‘Blood Promise’ is ten times the read . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:06:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932613&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-06T00:06:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931592&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Damn and I mean damn, this book was a fun read!  The ending was intense in an action filled way.  ‘Shadow Kiss’ is the third book of the Vampire Academy franchise by Richelle . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:20:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931592&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-05T02:20:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929058&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace ‘ Frostbite ’ is the second book in Richelle Mead’s vampire academy series.  Like its predecessor ‘ Vampire Academy ’ it spins a good tale about vampires.  . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:05:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929058&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-03T16:05:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928816&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Pattern may be used and shared for free only.  Items made from pattern may be sold. Please leave a comment to let me know you are using my pattern – I would LOVE to see pictures. . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:50:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928816&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Monica Kennedy 2009-12-03T12:50:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927467&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace I know various vampire stories references on how being bitten once is highly addictive, I’m beginning to wonder about myself, I simply can’t stop reading vampire novels, and not just . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:39:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927467&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-02T17:39:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923021&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace In the two years since I wrote the original article, quite a few things have happened in the late night talk show universe.  I still haven’t started to watch Letterman again, but within . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:03:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923021&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-11-30T04:03:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901825&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace If you are anything like me, which I will not presume , you tend to like to stand out from the crowd.  I make jewelry and I know how to knit scarves, thus walk around satisfied that I am wearing . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:52:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901825&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-11-15T17:52:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874346&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Hi, I think when one starts articles like this one should always start with a greeting such as hi!  So hi!  I think I generally come off as a person who is in a good mood and thus I am trying . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:59:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874346&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-28T16:59:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851430&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Whoa is me, once upon a time ‘Project Runway’ mattered to me.  It was the sort of show that if someone didn’t watch it I would spend the next half hour telling them why they . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:41:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851430&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-13T15:41:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848688&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace New York – circa 1977.  There are moments in history that act as postcards from one era to another – a kind of ‘I wish you were here.’  Nothing major happens; no colossal . . . Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:53:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848688&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-11T19:53:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847855&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace I have had a copy of this book since January of 2009 and have been hesitant to read it for fear that in one scene or another a tear provoking death of a large loveable animal with a trunk would be . . . Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:19:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847855&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-11T00:19:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846666&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Wow a Nobel Peace Prize, I don’t think anyone was expecting that!  While I tip my glass back in celebration I have to admit that my mind wonders back to the previous president and I ask . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:50:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846666&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-09T23:50:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845155&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace I’m the first to admit that I do judge books by their cover.  My reasoning is that rightly or wrongly I assume a writer has some say as to the appearance of their novel (as for nonfiction . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:57:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845155&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-09T01:57:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841565&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Have any of you seen Zombieland yet? i went to go see it last week at one of those preview type events and loved it. So far I've heard nothing but good reactions...what did you guys think? Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:38:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841565&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Emily Price 2009-10-06T21:38:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841562&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Check out these fashion accessories that look ike insects. Weird! http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pedderzine-supernatural-editorial Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:32:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841562&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Emily Price 2009-10-06T21:32:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838598&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Pride and Prejudice was originally published in 1813, which most of us assume is the era the story takes place (others have told me that the time period of the story was the late eighteenth century, . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:05:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838598&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-10-05T02:05:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828626&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Beyond all else, this article has recently been churning in my mind in reference to two article conversations.  One, the debate that manifested over the banner for the ‘Obama Sucks’ . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:54:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828626&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-09-28T00:54:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821113&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace My sister, Pam F , introduced the raclette to our family a few years ago after her family visited her husband's family in Luxembourg (a small European country bordering Belgium). Though we do not . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:05:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821113&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Monica Kennedy 2009-09-21T23:05:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817808&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Saturday, August 15                   After cheating on this book with three other novels I decided to . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:53:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817808&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-09-18T18:53:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812890&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Generally speaking, I’m pretty much full of crap.  Whenever I say I’m going to do something there’s a better than even chance it won’t ever happen.  My friends, my family . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:07:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812890&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Carolyn Madden 2009-09-15T07:07:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812681&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace My husband and I fell in love with Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue Restaurant's Brunswick stew. Now that we live in Tennessee, we wanted to be able to have it without making a several hour . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:02:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812681&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Monica Kennedy 2009-09-15T02:02:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804183&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Why is it that we are often so reluctant to forgive? In Matthew 18:21-22 (KJV) it says: "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:56:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804183&grpId=3659174697242290&nav=Groupspace Monica Kennedy 2009-09-08T13:56:56Z