http://linda7315.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Linda G. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:31:20 GMT 2010-01-03T08:31:20Z 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=281474977938878 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:22:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938878 Linda G. 2009-12-09T14:22:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925331 The Boxer and the Spy by Robert Parker I have to admit that this one is a bit thin. It felt more like a short story than a novel. Even though it was written for a teen audience, I thought . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:55:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925331 Linda G. 2009-12-01T13:55:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901360 This Op Ed piece is from today's Boston Globe. JEFF JACOBY Obama’s swelling ego By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist  |   November 14, 2009 PRESIDENT OBAMA was too busy to attend . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:18:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901360 Linda G. 2009-11-15T02:18:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901106 What do you fill your bird with on Thanksgiving?  Is it dressing or stuffing and what is the main type.  I use a pecan cornbread recipe. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:09:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901106 Linda G. 2009-11-14T21:09:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857675 I am no Obama fan, but I also dislike the hard right Republicans that over react to everything Obama does. Does every vote and every issue have to be black & white? If you are a Democrat then the . . . Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:29:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857675 Linda G. 2009-10-17T12:29:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720568 Can you name books, songs, tv shows, or movies that have titles that conain the word "ONE"? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:08:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720568 Linda G. 2009-06-24T21:08:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683813 Go ahead exercise the little gray cells and name a song title that contains a color.   I'll start with:   Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison............have fun!!!1 Sat, 16 May 2009 00:22:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683813 Linda G. 2009-05-16T00:22:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673567 I make a quiche using odds-and-ends veggies that are either leftover in the fridge or come from my yard.  Chives grow wild around here and I use them 6 months of the year as a tasty and colorful . . . Mon, 04 May 2009 17:53:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673567 Linda G. 2009-05-04T17:53:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666766 We went to Mystic, Ct for school vacation week and had the pleasure of visiting Mystic Seaport.  It is a historic village and museum, but is also a working boatyard with restorations underway.  . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:34:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666766 Linda G. 2009-04-27T00:34:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977624845 Name a Movie title that has a peron's name in it. I'll start with : Hannah and her Sisters Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:36:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977624845 Linda G. 2009-03-14T22:36:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620427 I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed. Robert Frost Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:32:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620427 Linda G. 2009-03-11T11:32:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612883   This colorful, jazzed-up mac & cheese recipe pleases kids and adults:   Ingredients: 1 single serving package of Doritos Chips 1/2 cup total of red & green pepper . . . Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:30:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612883 Linda G. 2009-03-03T12:30:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977569912   Okay, this movie isn't high art, but I thought it was funny.   The critics have panned it, yet it was number one at the Box Office this past weekend and when I saw it on Monday, the . . . Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:31:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977569912 Linda G. 2009-01-21T13:31:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566693 (from The Boston Globe)  Nominees and double standards By Joan Vennochi Globe Columnist / January 18, 2009 A WOMAN with Timothy Geithner's baggage would have a tough . . . Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:36:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566693 Linda G. 2009-01-18T13:36:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977565534 Name a movie title that contains a color. One per post please.   I'll start with: THE GREEN MILE     Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:38:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977565534 Linda G. 2009-01-17T01:38:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977558742   Painted by the gods? They arc across the sky Hues of misty colors red , yellow , green , blue , violet and oh....indigo   Carried by a storm? Sunlight . . . Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:29:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977558742 Linda G. 2009-01-10T01:29:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551479 I have been writing a regular weekly real estate feature for a regional Sunday newspaper for about 6 months.  Today, I was offered a second weekly slot.  That is good news in this economy.  . . . Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:44:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551479 Linda G. 2009-01-02T22:44:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549779 There is hardly a town or city in New England that doesn't have a classic white church.  The religous affiliations vary from Unitarian, to Baptist, to Congregational and Epsicopal, but they guard our . . . Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:51:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549779 Linda G. 2009-01-01T00:51:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977545880   Fall of Frost A Novel by Brian Hall This is a work of fiction, but it is well-researched and based on the factual life of the poet Robert Frost.   I read his poems in . . . Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:18:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977545880 Linda G. 2008-12-27T01:18:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977517162 T his book and this author have gotten rave reviews, so I tried it. At first I was put off by the violence and harsh language, I almost gave up.   Then slowly, I got hooked.   It is basically . . . Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:07:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977517162 Linda G. 2008-11-25T13:07:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977507053 List a word that has three of the same letter :  Example: session has "s" in it three times or puppy has "p" three times One per post please.  Thanks for playing! Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:09:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977507053 Linda G. 2008-11-14T23:09:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977483844   Today was my 13-year-old son's annual cardiac evaluation at Children's Hospital in Boston.   Born with a serious congenital heart defect, my son has had 3 heart surgeries, two strokes . . . Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:43:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977483844 Linda G. 2008-10-20T23:43:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977479529 Formerly known as Ashdale Farm, the Stevens-Coolidge Place was the summer home of John Gardner Coolidge and Helen Stevens Coolidge from 1914 to 1962. Mr. Coolidge, a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and . . . Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:22:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977479529 Linda G. 2008-10-16T17:22:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459890   I just finished listening to "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell and I am not happy, at times the book is brilliant and yet it is disappointing. The characters hold such promise, but fail . . . Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:49:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459890 Linda G. 2008-09-26T14:49:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449781   A group of friends and neighbors decide to entertain themselves with a séance on a cold snow evening.   The ominous message from beyond predicts the murder of Captain Trevelyan. Just a . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:03:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449781 Linda G. 2008-09-15T21:03:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449720 We received four variety tray packs of Teddy Grahams in the mail today.  When my son came home from school, I let him open the "big" box.  He was so excited.  He couldn't . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:33:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449720 Linda G. 2008-09-15T19:33:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436379   W hen you think of a golf course, the first color that comes to mind is probably green .   At a nearby golf course, I found a rainbow of colored flowers, a great old red tractor . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:28:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436379 Linda G. 2008-09-01T23:28:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977430310   This delightful tale of murder takes place at the end of World War II when Christie was at her best.   The plot involves a couple, Sophia Leonides and Charles Haywood that fall in love . . . Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:15:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977430310 Linda G. 2008-08-25T23:15:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424467   David Baldacci's thrillers seem to capture the pulse of the nation and current events with unnerving accuracy.   His latest book "The Whole Truth" looks at what would happen . . . Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:43:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424467 Linda G. 2008-08-18T21:43:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421551 I wrote this piece for a regional newspaper and it received a lot of response. In fact, I have been asked to write a follow up piece.  As I prepare for the next one,  I would appreciate . . . Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:52:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421551 Linda G. 2008-08-14T17:52:05Z