http://karenerdmann.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Karen E. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:47:28 GMT 2010-01-04T00:47:28Z 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=281474977965269           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 Karen E. 2009-12-28T06:52:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928410   My favorite artist ( Bruce of course) and my favorite farm.  When I am very old and living in a cozy room, I want this painting on my wall so I can remember the lovely life we had . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:44:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928410 Karen E. 2009-12-03T05:44:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917573 For my birthday Bruce painted me a watercolor.  Coming out of a time of solitude, he felt lifted to try a  new technique.  He rumpled and crumpled the watercolor paper and layered . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:09:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917573 Karen E. 2009-11-25T18:09:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912691 Carolion was one of my first friends on Gather I will miss her dearly and simply wanted to honor the gift that she was on my journey.  Her art charmed and inspired me, her words were like event . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:42:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912691 Karen E. 2009-11-22T18:42:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891312             Frozen in it's space upside-down silliness the drop that has fallen toward the sky has me sitting in the brisk of the morning . . . Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:32:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891312 Karen E. 2009-11-08T21:32:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881367     The busy work of the farm is easing and the weather has us indoors more than out.  It is good to see Bruce painting again.  He has such a beautiful sensibility.  . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881367 Karen E. 2009-11-02T14:21:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859448   It was such a fun day when Alison visited MayHill Farm and the joy still lingers.  Graciously, she sent a thank you gift.    . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:06:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859448 Karen E. 2009-10-19T05:06:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859050   I see so much of the beauty of Puget Sound on my daily travels but this spot just stops me every time.       . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:20:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859050 Karen E. 2009-10-18T21:20:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854404                     fancy how your soft waves bejewelled with the sunshine lapped the shore then carried me out charming . . . Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:09:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854404 Karen E. 2009-10-16T04:09:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828310 I wonder how your days go, you may wonder about mine as well.  This was how my day went yesterday.  It is a bit of a long story, I hope you can carry on. Sending my . . . Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:54:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828310 Karen E. 2009-09-27T19:54:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815506           Every once in a while I visit Mrs. Peel, just to remember you.   Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:57:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815506 Karen E. 2009-09-17T01:57:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805665 Kansan, if you say so. But...can it be that this place this gentle farm, this holy ground has been calling to me from birth? Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:22:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805665 Karen E. 2009-09-09T15:22:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977803674 Autumn each year's sweet exhale...                     . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:38:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977803674 Karen E. 2009-09-08T04:38:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793161 I know the look of crisis, I see it in the eyes, on the skin with the vital signs and in the voices of the caregivers.  Her son opened the door and said, "I think my Mom has a fever but the thermometer . . . Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:32:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793161 Karen E. 2009-08-30T06:32:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792109 Janny invited me to Friday Free Write and since this is the first topic on my mind tonight, here is a steady ten minute stream of writing...9:28-9:38 and now to bed.   MayHill Farms . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:52:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792109 Karen E. 2009-08-29T04:52:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789304                 I find great comfort in the story of Ophelia.   It is an odd comfort that, while it does not feel cozy, . . . Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:24:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789304 Karen E. 2009-08-27T01:24:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977574437   I thought I would say that we talked   when it dawned on me that you talked and I listened.   Well . . . perhaps I tried to break in several times. . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:39:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977574437 Karen E. 2009-08-13T00:39:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763788 Ramish Perfume     In the fall there's a smell on the farm that the ewes find as some sort of charm it's a ramish perfume that will make the girls croon . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:22:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763788 Karen E. 2009-08-05T18:22:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763167 Silently across my path your shadow drew a line “don‘t go cougar roam here tonight” I nod. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:38:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763167 Karen E. 2009-08-05T04:38:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977761747 In love with the Corn Moon Sitka stretched his branches so high that his shadow tickled her heart. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:11:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977761747 Karen E. 2009-08-04T05:11:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760004   and that shadow will ever follow me to speak words of comfort to those who also suffer for that is her noble work on our journey . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:56:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760004 Karen E. 2009-08-02T18:56:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759860               fledglings play in the sun persuading their shadows . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:25:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759860 Karen E. 2009-08-02T16:25:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714255   Prune me but remember how the rain washed . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:31:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714255 Karen E. 2009-06-18T05:31:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704113 These delicate layers of wood seem to appear after a warm night, full moonlight or a bit of midnight glimmer.  I kept finding them in the morning on my labyrinth . . . Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:37:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704113 Karen E. 2009-06-07T17:37:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700927 She went broody.  Mama Duck, with the enabling support  of the gentlemen, became quite a bully.  She began to waddle up into the hen house and distroy all eggs that . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:54:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700927 Karen E. 2009-06-04T04:54:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687591 This has been the odd year on MayHill Farms.  We usually see lambs come in March and mostly come within a week or two of each other.  Lambing season is brisk but then it settles and we see all . . . Wed, 20 May 2009 19:51:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687591 Karen E. 2009-05-20T19:51:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678337 Buried in my blankets I listened to the rain and watched the drops come down my window screen. In a brief but gifting way, they distracted me from the paralizing sorrow . . . Sat, 09 May 2009 20:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678337 Karen E. 2009-05-09T20:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655382 It feels as if I have been gone for a very long time. Starting my new job and building my department from nothing just carried me away.  My days were at least 12 hours and lunch was grabbed quickly . . . Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:06:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655382 Karen E. 2009-04-14T04:06:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642431     The landscape of our life         is ever-changing.           . . . Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:59:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642431 Karen E. 2009-03-31T13:59:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642422 Bamboo, pressed down with the heavy weight of snow will will rise again at the thaw. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:52:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642422 Karen E. 2009-03-31T13:52:30Z