http://ordinarydays.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Celebrating the Joy of Ordinary Days! en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:40:33 GMT 2010-01-01T04:40:33Z 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=281474977931621&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace This came to me from a friend in the U.K., I have known him for over 40 years, his father was the Bishop of Rhodesia, later the Bishop of Liverpool, Bishop Skelton.   There'll be MANY . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:49:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931621&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Georgiana S. 2009-12-05T02:49:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934502&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   I love opera. I know. Most of you will wrinkle your nose and squint your eyes at me as if I suddenly grew two heads. I have always been curious about opera, but since there wasn’t . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:22:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934502&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Cheri Cabot 2009-12-07T07:22:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903342&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace     OUT OF MY HANDS ©2009 Robert Burnham   You know I want to be there To hold you in your trying times I want to dry . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903342&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-11-16T18:29:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898778&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   This little offering is dedicated to the memory of a “Lady” (1967), a “Princess” (1983), and a “Daisy” (2009).  Together, they are chasing rabbits . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:38:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898778&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-11-13T05:38:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901916&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace    I am looking out my window at the snow    I am glad I don't have any where I have to go   Don't know how people work out in that   It would . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:30:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901916&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Deloris Wright 2009-11-15T19:30:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900918&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Have you made out your card list for this Christmas?   Well, mine is complete.  I bought my cards last week at Office Depot, but will still need to imprint them with my own message.  . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:24:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900918&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Aunt Boni H. 2009-11-14T17:24:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903409&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   I didn’t need to look at the calendar today to know it was Monday.    My usual routine on any given morning is to feed the cats, grind the coffee beans, start the . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:03:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903409&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Cheri Cabot 2009-11-16T19:03:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896132&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace The secret of getting ahead is getting started." Mark Twain.   Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896132&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Aunt Boni H. 2009-11-11T16:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977063998&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace  This is a repost, but fitting for today ... to all the veterans reading  THANK YOU!!!   MONUMENT   Let the guns cease to sound and cannons cease their roar So many . . . Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:01:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977063998&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Michelle W. 2007-09-03T00:01:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895943&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace I woke up to a rainy Wednesday morning, but it's the nice kind of rain.  We need it and it doesn't have a dreary feel like the clouds held yesterday.  I think today will be a fairly relaxing . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:25:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895943&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Rebecca [Future Teacher] 2009-11-11T15:25:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894586&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace On this Veterans Day , what will you be doing?  What is your town/city planning to observe this day? There are some things I did not know about the history behind Veterans Day, or maybe I had . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:07:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894586&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Renda B~surviving the storm by dancing in the rain. 2009-11-10T20:07:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893986&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   A Walk on the Waterfront - Robert Burnham, Buffalo , NY         Yesterday morning meant another visit to the vet in Orchard . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:56:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893986&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-11-10T12:56:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893491&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   One can now see the proverbial “fork in the road” in Pasadena, CA. As a 75th birthday surprise for Bob Stane, several friends erected a huge fork in an area where the road splits, . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:18:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893491&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Cheri Cabot 2009-11-10T05:18:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854065&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace This week marks the 40th anniversary of the collaboration of those geniuses, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones , and Michael Palin who came to be known collectively . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:58:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854065&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Spartan * 2009-10-15T01:58:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854085&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace       IF I DIDN’T HAVE A DOG … - post by Robert B.    I could walk around the lawn barefoot, in safety. My house could be carpeted instead . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:31:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854085&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-10-15T02:31:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977827920&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace My friend Jen has finally found someone, the right one, I think.  At least that is my prayer for her.  He makes her happy and excited and brings her roses without cause.  Tonight, I . . . Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:06:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977827920&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-09-27T05:06:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846769&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   Apples we’ve devoured A little fire, a smoke coiling out of the autumn, a short walk to the market and a packet of apples for kitchen; wonder whether the apples . . . Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:29:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846769&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-10-10T01:29:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849208&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Today, my sister and I took a leisurely road trip to visit my daughter.  We saw some beautiful autumn colored trees, cornstalks, pumpkins for sale and other fall and Halloween sights. Come along . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:39:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849208&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Jan S. 2009-10-12T05:39:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780638&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace    Well, having won tickets to see Toby Keith and Trace Adkins at their "Tough Man Tour", Mrs. Doyle and I set out to enjoy our first concert together.  My concert experiences have generally . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:05:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780638&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. 2009-08-20T03:05:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773146&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace I was prompted to post these pics by Kathryn who posted some pics of Big Sur. I love the place, i lived there back in 1967-8 and feel it quite the magical place. In 1967, when I discovered it after . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:21:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773146&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Georgiana S. 2009-08-14T03:21:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779094&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace On August 11th we took another trip over to Huntington Beach State Park.  Yesterday I posted about the Roseate Spoonbills that were a real treat to see, but we saw other birds also. Here I have . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:21:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779094&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-19T01:21:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779739&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace WooHoo!!   Today the kids started back to school!  What a wonderful feeling.  Its just me and the dog in the house and it is so quiet...I LOVE IT!  I do hope that today is not . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:04:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779739&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Sandy C. 2009-08-19T14:04:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780300&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace You all know who you are. The brave dashing forthright speaking and brave women of Gather. Strong in belief, bold in willingness to stand behind what you do. Each of you is different, yet you can . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:51:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780300&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-08-19T20:51:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780720&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Remember how exciting it was to turn 6 years old? Try turning 60! A week ago today I did turn 60.  Certainly a turning point in anyone’s book and it has been fun. On my birthday I went . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:11:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780720&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Cheri Cabot 2009-08-20T04:11:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768111&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Where I live, there is an event called "The Yard Crawl" which takes place once everyyear usually around the early part of August (either 1st or second saturday).  During this time, there is a line . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:36:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768111&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Rebecca [Future Teacher] 2009-08-09T17:36:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767911&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace It is often said that the gift of human kindness is rarely seen anymore.  People are too self centered to notice their neighbors, never mind love them.  Yet each time I witness a small act . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:14:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767911&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Linda T. 2009-08-09T05:14:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767582&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace The old country roads. How many remember those old roads? You drove through endless seeming miles of countryside. Old farms in verdant green meadows interspersed by miles and miles of woods. A lumbermill . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:49:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767582&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-08-08T18:49:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758917&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   THE WOOD MUST DRY ©2009 Robert Burnham This poem is dedicated to master craftsmen of yesterday, today and tomorrow.   The wood . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:11:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758917&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-08-01T14:11:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751415&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace   Women Do Not Follow Men ©2009 Robert Burnham   Women do not follow men They don’t now, they didn’t then They have no wilderness in them . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:18:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751415&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-07-26T20:18:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751170&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Have you ever seen.....   A hanging four way stop sign, instead of a traffic light?   A tree replacing the motor of a 60s Chevy Impala Wagon? I consider . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:26:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751170&grpId=3659174697254354&nav=Groupspace Renda B~surviving the storm by dancing in the rain. 2009-07-26T15:26:02Z