http://sherrieh.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Sherrie H. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:30:17 GMT 2009-12-29T11:30:17Z 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=281474977964093 In this year's Christmas letter, I said,  "I am now a published author of two books, Night and Day, and Stormy Weather - a most wonderful happening, squeezed in between daily stresses that do not . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:53:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964093 Sherrie H. 2009-12-27T03:53:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961316 You've probably heard that the Midwest is getting pommeled by a blizzard and ice storm. So far, we have had snow, sleet, high winds, and freezing rain. The roads are in horrible shape, and sadly, my husband, . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:36:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961316 Sherrie H. 2009-12-24T06:36:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953173 Just wanted to let you know that I'm in the spotlight at Amy De Trempe's blog, Timeless Romance , today. If you make a comment sometime between now and Saturday night, you could win a copy of my new . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:06:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953173 Sherrie H. 2009-12-18T16:06:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920325 Sunshine and Joy After Rain (I'm blogging today at Second Wind Publishing's Blog . Please stop by and say hi!) In my newly released book, Stormy Weather, several pivotal storms wreak havoc in the . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:46:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920325 Sherrie H. 2009-11-27T16:46:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888375 On my birthday, when I was 10 years old, my parents let me invite 6 girlfriends over for a bunking party. My friends rode home with me on the school bus that cold, February afternoon, . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888375 Sherrie H. 2009-11-06T15:16:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876443 November 2009 Menu “Come Ye Thankful People Come” - $20.95   Wonderful Wild Rice Soup Green Salad and Roll Tomato Basil Chicken with Feta . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:05:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876443 Sherrie H. 2009-10-29T20:05:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872411 It is my turn to blog today at Second Wind Publishing's blog at Wordpress . Here's what I blogged about... Please drop by and say hello if you like!   When Night and Day, my first book, was . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:23:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872411 Sherrie H. 2009-10-27T16:23:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869944 Here's my latest attempt at a shorter, better, back-cover blurb... What do you think of this one? The cover is still a work in progress, but we're getting very close...   A storm is brewing, . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:16:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869944 Sherrie H. 2009-10-26T06:16:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860908 Hello! My latest book, Stormy Weather, is one step closer to going to print. I've been so busy I forgot to write a back cover blurb, and am hoping you'll give me some feedback. Does this make you want . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:24:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860908 Sherrie H. 2009-10-20T02:24:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840124 This is the first of my posts about my nephew's wedding in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Although Michael and Abby were officially the stars of the day, the competition from these two cuties was pretty . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840124 Sherrie H. 2009-10-06T01:22:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839192 I've just returned home from a trip to Indiana - my nephew, Michael, was married in Fort Wayne on the 3rd, and instead of rushing there and back in two or three days, we made a mini-vacation out of it. . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:06:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839192 Sherrie H. 2009-10-05T15:06:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811887 I'm playing around with cover art ideas for my new release, Stormy Weather, coming in Oct 2009 from Second Wind Publishing. I tried to get rid of the white space between the photos so you could see how . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:24:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811887 Sherrie H. 2009-09-14T15:24:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977790042 It didn’t take long for Rachael Jones, the oldest and indisputable trend-setter of a trio of sisters raised in a home where nothing you did was ever quite right, to learn that if you were ever going . . . Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:25:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977790042 Sherrie H. 2009-08-27T16:25:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767485 My first published book, Night and Day, was released on Feb. 27 - I thought by now that sales would have died down. Instead, it seems that as people purchase and read the book, and talk about it to . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:41:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767485 Sherrie H. 2009-08-08T15:41:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753657   Blackberry* Brandied Chicken Breasts with Mushrooms 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound total) 1 tsp. bottled minced garlic 2 TBS. cooking oil 1/3 cup . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:00:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753657 Sherrie H. 2009-07-28T16:00:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752296 No, this isn't a post about Lost, the TV show. It's a funeral for the ending of a story that is lost. The last two chapters of Blue Belle of Scotland, a romance / suspense novel I wrote about five years . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:10:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752296 Sherrie H. 2009-07-27T16:10:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737910 First of all, I want to thank each of you who has called the Blue Belle to order a copy of my newly released novel, Night and Day, or ordered a copy online! Because my novel, Night and Day, is published . . . Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:57:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737910 Sherrie H. 2009-07-15T15:57:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735629 I had a wonderful book signing at the Honey Barn Quilt Shop on Saturday. The store was filled with such beautiful fabrics that it was hard to forget about all the quilts I would have liked to make out . . . Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:19:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735629 Sherrie H. 2009-07-13T01:19:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734599 The Blue Belle Inn B&B and Tea House presents its menu for July! Come and visit if you can! July 2009 Summer When It Sizzles Cuisine - $20.95 Strawberry . . . Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:47:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734599 Sherrie H. 2009-07-11T11:47:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729193 I've taken my nieces to the pool twice this summer, the most recent time being yesterday afternoon.  As I make the most miserable pool person ever, I've regarded this as quite a sacrifice on my part. . . . Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:01:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729193 Sherrie H. 2009-07-04T23:01:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727223 This was the event to be at June 30th at the Blue Belle Inn and Tea House. The menu, with a list of the ingredients used to pair the wines, and some photos are posted below! Sixteen guests and 3 staff . . . Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:47:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727223 Sherrie H. 2009-07-02T12:47:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695911 "My heart leaps up when I behold a R A I N B O W in the sky..." Since I was a little girl, I've always arranged things in a rainbow row... M&M's, crayons, my Barbie . . . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:49:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695911 Sherrie H. 2009-07-01T23:49:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725092   My first published book – Night and Day, by Second Wind Publishing – is set in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota and Copenhagen, Denmark with a brief interlude on Prince Edward Island, . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:08:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725092 Sherrie H. 2009-06-30T06:08:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703298 For almost two months now, the members of Rainbow Connections have been seeing wisps of Orchid floating across their screens... We've honored memories of mothers much loved (Aunties, too - waves . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:05:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703298 Sherrie H. 2009-06-29T05:05:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977722897 When I was 10 or 11, my parents decided to sell the tent-top camper we’d had for a number of years and buy a bigger one. They put an ad in the paper and had a few responses, but no buyer. Then, . . . Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:01:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977722897 Sherrie H. 2009-06-27T14:01:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714125 Please pray for my parents. A tornado hit Austin, MN, and my parents are in their van along I-90, right where the tornados are, trying to get home. They've been pulled over - heavy hail, rain, wind. Just . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:46:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714125 Sherrie H. 2009-06-18T01:46:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712579   When Rose H. recently shared a recipe for Vension Stew - Cooking with Wine , it brought to mind this recipe. So by request, the Meat Pie we make at the Blue Belle Inn. The pie crust is a family . . . Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:32:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712579 Sherrie H. 2009-06-16T12:32:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652735 When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I thought this was the perfect quote for our long-awaited Midnight winners at Rainbow Connections . Time and time again . . . Sun, 31 May 2009 03:57:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652735 Sherrie H. 2009-05-31T03:57:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694464   I'm in the Moonlight today at Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem to talk about my book, Night and Day , and what inspires me to write. While you're there... Follow the . . . Thu, 28 May 2009 19:05:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694464 Sherrie H. 2009-05-28T19:05:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694316 Blue Belle Inn B&B Menus for June 2009   Midsummer Night’s   Dream Cuisine - $20.95   Herb-Scented Tomato Basil Soup . . . Thu, 28 May 2009 18:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694316 Sherrie H. 2009-05-28T18:51:52Z