http://lindahelen.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Linda B. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:50:17 GMT 2010-01-06T05:50:17Z 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=281474977971993 I want more.... More friends More love More energy More courage to be open-hearted More capacity to be loving to others More appreciation of what is good about myself, by myself More gratitude . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:46:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971993 Linda B. 2010-01-02T02:46:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606056 I watched the candles flicker in the draft of the vent fan. Golden light spread its glow throughout the bathroom. Steam rising from lavender-scented water, a private sea. My eyes spun up and down, . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:33:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606056 Linda B. 2010-01-02T01:33:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971600 Some superstitions state that what you do today will be what you do for the rest of the year. If this is true, then cleaning my house means that I will be investing my time and energy in decluttering . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:06:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971600 Linda B. 2010-01-01T18:06:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964556 I spent Christmas on the road, visiting first my parents and then my mothers' side of the family about 100 miles away. My son and I finally made it back home around 7:00 p.m. Christmas Day. For various . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:01:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964556 Linda B. 2009-12-27T17:01:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955714 My Gather mailbox had over 6,500 emails yesterday when I started deleting. Today I have successfully weeded it down to just over 1,800. A couple of useful things I have learned while trying to save . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:25:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955714 Linda B. 2009-12-20T17:25:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890143 My previous article was about how much I was looking forward to participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year and sort of letting my Gather friends know that I WOULD (eventually) . . . Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:03:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890143 Linda B. 2009-11-07T19:03:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881761 Posting this from work so as not to get distracted when I fire up the laptop tonight when I get home. I'll check in with my word count later on tonight.....oh, I forgot to include a link to Jennifer's . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:35:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881761 Linda B. 2009-11-02T18:35:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879413 I've been 'lurking' off and on for a while though not as frequently or for as long as I normally do. Work has really demanded more and more of me lately and I don't see that that will change anytime . . . Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:07:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879413 Linda B. 2009-10-31T19:07:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858879 This story aired last night on NBC affiliate WLBT-3 in Jackson, Mississippi. http://www.wlbt.com/global/story.asp?s=11332821#   I am disgusted and ashamed of the people in my state who . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:11:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858879 Linda B. 2009-10-18T17:11:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857952 I'm roasting some pie pumpkins today to prep for use in other recipes....they were 4/$1; at that price (and since I'm feeding a teenage boy, cheap and healthy eats are high on the priority list!) I'll . . . Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:27:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857952 Linda B. 2009-10-17T18:27:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856744 Muted murmurous machinery Soft whistling sussurus A lullaby in vain Mists of lassitude part on the fringes of her White-curtained world Transparent glistening snakes Carry their poison through . . . Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:30:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856744 Linda B. 2009-10-16T17:30:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843433 2 large chicken breasts 1 16 oz. can mushrooms (save liquid) 2 15 oz. cans garbanzos (reserve liquid) 1 1/2 C. frozen lima beans 1 1/2 C. shredded carrots 2 C. shredded hashbrown potatoes . . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843433 Linda B. 2009-10-08T01:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802126 In no particular order.....   1.  My son's smile (his grins come with big dimples). 2.  Waking in the morning to my cat Merlin curling up on my chest for a "Mama love belly rub". . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:00:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802126 Linda B. 2009-09-06T19:00:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763019 Small, lavender and frilly...and subtle, not easily seen Rosemary is for remembrance Don't know where I read that But it must be true...too much of my past Never leaves me Deeply rooted, tough . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:53:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763019 Linda B. 2009-08-05T01:53:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763007 Hi everyone...some of y'all know me from the Winter Session and I faded out on the Spring Session, for which behavior I offer my most humble apologies,  particularly to Mariana, who very kindly . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:32:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763007 Linda B. 2009-08-05T01:32:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735511 Gypsy joy Long-lidded blueness flashes endless sensuality Fierce kindness and quicksilver words Fairy fingers wave visions our way Mentally flossed, we savor her images And inventory our souls . . . Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:31:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735511 Linda B. 2009-07-12T21:31:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735500 Crowd Noise on Stage = Perennial Vegetable From the "intelligent unwanted plant" family..... Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:19:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735500 Linda B. 2009-07-12T21:19:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735328 I cannot access my Inbox or My Comments pages. I am also receiving multiple notifications (in my private email account) of 'So and So replied to your post comment' on comments I made up . . . Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:11:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735328 Linda B. 2009-07-12T16:11:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728686 I just read Queen Susan's post about a navigation tool and I made the comment that I was waiting for the version with the pick-a-celebrity-voice option....I want to hear Morgan Freeman's voice telling . . . Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:04:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728686 Linda B. 2009-07-04T03:04:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977723654 My 46th birthday was Thursday, June  25...or, the day Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jacskon died. I was born on my father's birthday and we usually celebrate by the family getting together and going . . . Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:40:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977723654 Linda B. 2009-06-28T16:40:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977723061 A bed of fresh baby spinach, sprinkled with fresh mint, on which is placed roasted whole tomatoes and then shavings of Pecorino cheese. ...or.... Cold slices of potatoes layered over a platter with . . . Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:07:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977723061 Linda B. 2009-06-27T19:07:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710878 In January, I joined Mariana's Spring session of Shedding Light and lost several pounds (yippee!). Events in my personal life heated up in late March/early April and then in mid-April work heated up as . . . Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:44:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710878 Linda B. 2009-06-14T15:44:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700368    I've been experimenting with natural skin care, with a focus on making my own for home use. I'm middle-aged and diabetic and dry skin is the bane of my existence-constantly itching, constantly . . . Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:26:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700368 Linda B. 2009-06-03T17:26:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697412 I trod the same path every day Drive to work and spend the day Drive home and eat and go to bed. Fridays, I am excited for the release into possibilities Saturdays, I wake up and fix my own . . . Sun, 31 May 2009 21:55:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697412 Linda B. 2009-05-31T21:55:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667702 Third Wave: An unreliable witness to my own life The words bring me back to the truth My boat rocks on waves of my own creation When I long for soothing it is there With the tweak of . . . Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:38:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667702 Linda B. 2009-04-28T02:38:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666443 I spent several hours outside yesterday, re-potting my herbs and doing minor gardening tasks in my front yard. I have sensitive skin and develop an itchy rash whenever I am exposed to freshly cut grass--normally . . . Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:00:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666443 Linda B. 2009-04-26T17:00:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666422 Milky soothing bath of calm Smoothing edges of nerves and itchy skin Returning to nature, inside and out.   It's been a while since I posted a Creative Current, but now I'm BACK. . . . Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:00:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666422 Linda B. 2009-04-26T16:00:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666216 Below is a link to the CDC website where you can sign up for automatic email updates. There is also a Twitter address listed on the site.  http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm . . . Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:30:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666216 Linda B. 2009-04-26T05:30:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977657282   Sweat dripped down her forehead;  Francesca shook her head in a futile effort to clear her eyes but the burning continued anyway. Her shoulders ached with the effort of the J-stroke against . . . Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:35:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977657282 Linda B. 2009-04-16T01:35:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651745   Green everywhere, bright, luminescent, tender Lemony scented water soothes my turbulent soul I'll dream sweet dreams tonight.   The lemon balm has taken over my backyard . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:36:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651745 Linda B. 2009-04-10T02:36:09Z