http://sherry12.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Sherry J. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:32:50 GMT 2010-01-08T14:32:50Z 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=281474977965110 With the point increases to get prizes and the decrease in amount of points won,  I was wondering if anyone is still doing video squares? I've been playing slots and it is taking me forever to get . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:17:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965110 Sherry J. 2009-12-28T03:17:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953168 Forrest Mars, founder of the Mars Company, got the idea for M&M's in the 1930s during the Spanish Civil War  when he saw soldiers eating chocolate pellets with a hard shell of tempered chocolate . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:52:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953168 Sherry J. 2009-12-18T15:52:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952069 This was news to me,  I thought Twix had been around longer then this. In the year 1967, the Twix bar was released by Mars in the United Kingdom.   In 1979 Twix  was first introduced . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:55:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952069 Sherry J. 2009-12-17T22:55:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951885 Snickers candy bar was introduced in 1930.  It was a hit  then, and today it continues to be a hit.  So much so, that it has become one of the world's most popular chocolate bars.  . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:08:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951885 Sherry J. 2009-12-17T20:08:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951555 Ingredients 1 small onion, chopped 2 Tbsp. butter 1 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup 2 cups cooked ham, cubed 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley 3 cups sliced cooked potatoes 1/2 cup milk Cook onion . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:38:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951555 Sherry J. 2009-12-17T16:38:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951532 Ingredients 3 TBSP margarine or butter 3 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows or 25 large marshmallows 5 cups Lucky Charms cereal Grease square pan, 8" x 8" x 2".  Place margarine and marshmallows . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:12:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951532 Sherry J. 2009-12-17T16:12:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950660 M any people in the U.S. celebrate the new year by eating black-eyed peas. These legumes are usually accompanied by either hog jowls or ham.  Black-eyed peas and other legumes have been considered . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:46:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950660 Sherry J. 2009-12-16T23:46:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948802 His ministry began with his own miracle healing of tuberculosis at the age of 17. As his older brother drove him to a revival meeting to be prayed for, God spoke to him and said, “Son, I am going . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:58:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948802 Sherry J. 2009-12-15T21:58:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947371 Of all the German cities, Nuremberg became known as the "gingerbread capital" of the world. Sculptors, painters, woodcarvers and goldsmiths all contributed in the creation of the most beautiful cakes . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:00:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947371 Sherry J. 2009-12-15T03:00:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947007 This is fun to make with children, letting them each make their own little gingerbread house.  As long as you aren't particular about the houses being perfect the kids will have lots of fun and . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:45:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947007 Sherry J. 2009-12-14T21:45:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941381 For something so delicious and sweet, the health benefits of honey may seem too good to be true. Imagine: it is sweeter than sugar, but moderate consumption of honey does not cause weight gain. Plus, . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:47:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941381 Sherry J. 2009-12-10T20:47:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940551 James Pierpont was the author of"Jingle Bells" which was first published in 1857 under the title  "One Horse Open Sleigh".  In 1859, he reissued the song under a new name: "Jingle Bells".  . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:36:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940551 Sherry J. 2009-12-10T11:36:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939458 On December 24, 1818  a young priest, named Joseph Mohr assigned to a pilgrimage church in Mariapfarr, Austria traveled to the home of musician-schoolteacher Franz Gruber who lived in an apartment . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:10:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939458 Sherry J. 2009-12-09T20:10:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938150 "Away in a Manger" is a religious Christmas carol that was first published in 1885 in an Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School book. The author of the first two stanzas is unknown. The Sunday school book . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:46:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938150 Sherry J. 2009-12-09T03:46:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938080 I read once that Rose and Jasmine were the fragrances that the angels loved.  And, that by lighting candles or incense in your home in these aromas that you would attract more angels around you and . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:01:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938080 Sherry J. 2009-12-09T03:01:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937709 The fragrance of a rose is usually  more recognized than its relaxing, soothing and balancing applications used in aromatherapy. In aromatherapy, rose oil inspires emotional calm and stability . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:36:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937709 Sherry J. 2009-12-08T22:36:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936844 A married couple are having an argument. They decide not to speak to each other.So they write out their conversations on pieces of paper. Greg needs to be woken up by Kim at 7am to catch his 9.30 flight, . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:25:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936844 Sherry J. 2009-12-08T13:25:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936387 Garlic has been used as both food and medicine in many cultures for thousands of years, dating back to when the Egyptian pyramids were built. In early 18 th -century France, gravediggers drank a concoction . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:38:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936387 Sherry J. 2009-12-08T05:38:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936116 I had no idea there are so many uses for Lavender. Often used for the treatment stress and depression. Lavender has a calming and mood lifting effect. The health benefits of lavender essential oil . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:54:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936116 Sherry J. 2009-12-08T01:54:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934348 As a new bride, Aunt Edna moved into the small home on her husband's ranch near Snowflake. She put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband never to touch it. For fifty years Uncle . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:37:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934348 Sherry J. 2009-12-07T05:37:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934185 You try to enter your password on the microwave. You email your son in his room to tell him that dinner is ready, and he emails you back, 'What's for dinner mom?' Your daughter sets up a web site . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:16:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934185 Sherry J. 2009-12-07T03:16:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934166 There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer. When asked to define "great" he replied, 'I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934166 Sherry J. 2009-12-07T03:00:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933353 House plants will clean the air in your home, giving you nice, fresh and healthy air to breath. Putting natural air cleaning plants in various places will absorb harmful air pollutants in your home and . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:44:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933353 Sherry J. 2009-12-06T16:44:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928502 The odds are 1 out of 9 (11%) that you live with your parents or in-laws if you're between age 35 aned 44. - The Week Magazine, 5/29/09 The odds are 1 out of 167 (.6%) that you have blood type . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:51:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928502 Sherry J. 2009-12-03T06:51:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928496 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump. There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses. Honeybees have hair on their eyes. A jellyfish is 95 percent water. . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:45:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928496 Sherry J. 2009-12-03T06:45:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928177 Things you need: 2 roles of Pillsbury Seamless Crescent Crust 1 12 oz tube of Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese (plain) 1 packet of mixed veggies* (Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower) 1 medium tomato* 1 . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:49:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928177 Sherry J. 2009-12-03T02:49:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926592 He Trotted the Globe Usually, people think of Wilt Chamberlain as a member of the Lakers, Warriors, or 76ers, but his first pro basketball gig was actually with the Harlem Globetrotters. After losing . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:02:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926592 Sherry J. 2009-12-02T05:02:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926486 Introduced in the late 1960s, flower-flavored PEZ was designed to appeal to the hippie generation—complete with a groovy, psychedelic dispenser. But even in the decade of free love, no love could . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:19:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926486 Sherry J. 2009-12-02T03:19:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926463   In 1943, Richard James, a naval engineer, invented the Slinky. A spring fell off of his workbench and began to “walk” across the floor. He figured he could make a toy out of it; his . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:07:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926463 Sherry J. 2009-12-02T03:07:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925037 Russian professor Evgeny Moskalev of Saint Petersburg Technological University has evolved a technique that allows turning alcohol into powder and packing it in pills. The new technique can solidify any . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:35:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925037 Sherry J. 2009-12-01T08:35:10Z