http://karenblue.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by karen v. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:04:26 GMT 2010-01-07T15:04:26Z 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=281474977677023 Continued  (It took a lot of encouragement to get my mom to write this, as she doesn't think she is a 'writer', so if you have time to comment, I will be sharing comments with her as . . . Fri, 08 May 2009 06:55:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677023 karen v. 2009-05-08T06:55:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677021 Continued  (It took a lot of encouragement to get my mom to write this, as she doesn't think she is a 'writer', so if you have time to comment, I will be sharing comments with her as . . . Fri, 08 May 2009 06:50:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677021 karen v. 2009-05-08T06:50:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677019 COMMENTS WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED, AS I WILL SHOW THEM TO MY MOM, AS A GIFT TO HER!  SHE REALLY ENJOYS THIS! Hi dear old friends.  I have not been active on Gather for about a year.  . . . Fri, 08 May 2009 06:42:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677019 karen v. 2009-05-08T06:42:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276758 This was written by my mom, Billie, a few months before she turned 80, almost 3 years ago !  She doesn't have her own computer, so I post her writings and read her your . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:14:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276758 karen v. 2008-03-06T03:14:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977266929 Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness . . . Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:57:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977266929 karen v. 2008-02-24T17:57:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250835 Poem written by my mom, Billie, on September 15th 1979.  Now she is 82 !  I believe she was struggling with her roles as a woman and all the limitations and expectations that were . . . Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:56:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250835 karen v. 2008-02-06T06:56:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977219805 This is a poem written by my mom, Billie, back in 1973.  Now she is 82.  She recently found this and sent it to me.  It is special to read something that my mom wrote, in her few off minutes, . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:27:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977219805 karen v. 2008-01-04T03:27:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977166507 This is a remembrance written by my mom, who is 82.  She was young during the depression and the dust bowl time in Oklahoma.  She was always a tom boy and really close to her dad.  He had . . . Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:04:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977166507 karen v. 2007-11-09T00:04:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977163753 like dusty speckled leaves past their golden gleam under foot and paw scattering beneath and settling nestling back on cold ground   a life of tattered dreams spilled upon . . . Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:39:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977163753 karen v. 2007-10-31T21:39:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977131505   war is hell the swamp is holy refuge from hell war is here again not happy days take me to your swamp drown me in dusty dry gin   your eyes pierce . . . Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977131505 karen v. 2007-09-29T05:17:32Z