http://toniagfans.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Officially Official Tonia G. Fan Club en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:32:28 GMT 2010-01-04T17:32:28Z 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=281474977974652&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace The snow of the last few days kicked up a notch or two overnight; we got some more snow, but the temperatures plummeted and the wind earned itself a high wind advisory. At 8:30 this morning it was 15º . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:04:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974652&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2010-01-03T23:04:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973222&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace I woke up to find that 4 more inches of light, fluffy snow had fallen overnight, and the forecast is for about that much more in light snow before the front finally moves off Sunday afternoon. This is . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:15:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973222&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2010-01-02T22:15:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971880&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace I took the scenic route to the grocery store today, walking down the Cliff Walk, cutting through the Salve Regina University campus, and walking up Bellevue Ave. to Stop & Shop. I took a few pictures . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:09:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971880&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2010-01-02T00:09:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970716&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace 2009 seems to be a year that most people I know are glad to see go. Too many of my friends lost too many people this past year, the world and national political scene was a mess (thanks so much for the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:04:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970716&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-31T22:04:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967805&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace It's not easy being a pedestrian in Newport, RI. Part of the problem is that we're a tourist resort, and visitors from elsewhere seem to have that typical tourist attitude that local traffic laws . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:54:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967805&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-29T22:54:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace I had an interesting conversation with one of my brothers on Christmas Day.  His job entails negotiating with the Chinese on manufacturing contracts for an industrial firm based in Massachusetts.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:15:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-28T22:15:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964922&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Some shots taken on the Cliff Walk this afternoon. © 2009 by A. Roy Hilbinger Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:54:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964922&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-27T23:54:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964377&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace   The Olden Days (a free write.)   Born in 1945 and raised for the first eight years in a city my memories are of love and family, roller skates that clamped to my shoes, jacks, . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:52:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964377&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-12-27T13:52:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963970&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace So I went wandering down to my usual stomping grounds on Christmas Day. Not much going on in Ballard Park, and the pristine snow of the day after the storm was no longer pristine. Gooseneck Cove was a . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:16:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963970&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-27T01:16:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962132&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace It's a sad fact that down through the ages the celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace has been overshadowed by war, and men and boys (and now women as well) have spent that day trying to . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:38:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962132&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-24T21:38:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960873&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Just some shots taken while walking the streets of Newport today and yesterday, catching the town in festive garb amidst the snow of the weekend storm. Even though the next two days may take us close . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:35:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960873&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-23T21:35:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957477&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Big Fluffy flakes were falling. I need to practice photographing them until I get the Perfect Flake! I used the bows on my porch today to see what I could find.   . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:34:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957477&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-12-21T20:34:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957120&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement, . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:21:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957120&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-21T16:21:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957068&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace This is about The Coke Side of Life .  Yeah, you know.   America's Real Choice .  It's the real thing , or so they tell us.  Americans love drinking Coke....after Coke....after . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:03:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957068&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-21T16:03:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956030&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Last year on Dec. 19 we got a monster snow storm which lasted into the morning hours of Dec. 20. I wandered around on the 20th taking pictures and posted a photo essay here on Gather. Wouldn't you know . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:26:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956030&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-20T23:26:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953678&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace I've been hearing about this "war on Christmas" a lot in the past few years; a lot of people on Fox News, like Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck, and the Dobson family's Focus on the Family empire and . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:04:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953678&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-18T22:04:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951283&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace   Our mother died December 15, 1986. It was a shock although not totally unexpected. She had Parkinson's and was very frail. She died in her sleep in her bed in the house I grew up in. The . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:30:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951283&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-12-17T20:30:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943448&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Not long ago my fellow Blogger blogger Baino dropped a hint that she'd like to see a post on Gooseneck Cove through the seasons. Good idea, thinks I! Except I couldn't do it justice in my usual . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:06:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943448&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-12T04:06:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942711&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule Work-to-rule is an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace, and . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:08:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942711&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-12-11T17:08:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941619&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace I think it is difficult to live in a country where 76% of the population is Christian (51% being Protestant and 25% being Catholic), 16% are unaffiliated with a religion (this includes agnostics or atheists), . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:56:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941619&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Marilee C. 2009-12-10T23:56:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937651&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Bob came down from her home in Massachusetts to visit today. She had bought two of my Yule photo books from Lulu.com , one for herself and one for a gift, and wanted me to sign them. But of course Bob . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:09:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937651&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-08T22:09:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933899&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Seeds and berries are Mama Gaia's storage system to keep the means of getting Spring started again preserved through the cold months of the Winter sleep. Below are White Wood Aster seed heads and Winterberries . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:42:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933899&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-06T22:42:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932169&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Gooseneck Cove from Hazard Rd. Gooseneck Cove from Hazard Rd. On the Valley Trail in Ballard Park On the Twin Ledges Trail in Ballard Park Striped Wintergreen in Morton Park . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:33:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932169&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-05T16:33:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927792&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Today i decided to walk up the old RR tracks again, with an eye toward seeing what I could do with the several bridges which cross over the tracks. I duly took pictures, and when I got home I sat down . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:44:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927792&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-02T21:44:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924365&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace   The snow on the mountains reflects the sun and nearly blinds her as she looks out the window.  She turns away.  Her eyes are drawn to the tree that sits next to the window.  The . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:58:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924365&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Marilee C. 2009-11-30T22:58:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924310&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Recently I've had a spate of old friends from my days as a Baha'i seemingly trying to lure me "back into the fold" through various things like recounting fond memories or sending me the old "hey, . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:32:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924310&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-11-30T22:32:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921995&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace   There's not much left in my yard. My mums are dying. The last of the roses refuse to fall. My bittersweet is beautiful. A . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:14:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921995&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-29T04:14:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921652&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Winter approaches; the nights are longer, the sun sets now only a little after 4 pm, and it gets very dark very early in the evening. It's no wonder that so many of the Winter celebrations, and . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:53:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921652&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-11-28T20:53:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920961&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace The original title of this article was " The Three Graces in Peoria, Illinois". I found it too difficult, however, to focus on the vintage photograph and not to offer commentary on the evolving . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:19:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920961&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Peter Wimsey 2009-11-28T15:19:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919168&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace   SPOTLIGHT YOUR PHOTOS IS A GROUP.  Anyone can join the group as long as you take your own photos and NOT take them from the Internet. If you think you might like to join the group . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:42:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919168&grpId=3659174697255141&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-26T17:42:35Z