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Went to the beach again after dinner tonite. Unlike yesterday, the water was warm and the waves gentle. We saw numerous dolphins playing in the surf, their backs dark and glossy in the evening light. We found an area with good shells and several chunks of jellyfishes (a first for me–I’ve only seen them in [...]
We started our journey at 7:30 yesterday morning with a lift to the train station from Matt. We took a commuter train to Union Station, another train to Burbank airport, and then had a generous wait time until our flight. We then flew to Salt Lake City, had a one-hour layover, and finally landed in [...]
John, in the surf near Newport Pier when a big wave suprises him with a splash on his bare chest. And I am standing next to him, grinning ear-to-ear, droplets of salty water burning the edges of my eyes, and my crutches sinking deeper into the sand with each incoming wave.
I was all set to write a quick post to tell you about me & John’s first-ever podcast where I read a short creative nonfiction piece about the Magna Cemetery [Note: this cemetery is typically called the Pleasant Green cemetery, as this was the name of the town in the late 1800s. After the copper [...]
IMG_6114 Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. I’ve just uploaded a bunch of new photos to flickr (click on the pic above to view more). Included in this bunch are pics of C on his first backpacking trip with the Boy Scouts and his Dad, E’s class fieldtrip to the San Juan Capistrano mission (John was a [...]
I haven’t been posting much lately. As my family-of-origin can attest, silence is pretty atypical in the Jana-verse. :) Some reasons for my silence:1) the garden. taking all of my free moments. no wireless access there…2) the kids’ swim season began. we had out first meet yesterday. six hours in the blazing hot sun. cheering [...]
–I’m not sure which earned the bigger smile today, turning in my final paper of the quarter/school year, or the delightful cup of tea & cherry/almond scone I enjoyed afterwards… –typing on my computer with ellycat draped over my arms like she is right now. One hand around her front legs and the other under [...]
A poem from Jen For the love of a tree, she went out on a limb.For the love of the sea, she rocked the boatFor the love of the earth, she dug deeper.For the love of community, she mended fences.For the love of the stars, she let her light shine.For the love of spirit, she [...]
You’re teaching class, standing up in front of 60 undergrads, and about ten minutes afterwards realize that your fly was down the whole time. And after the realization you’re not even embarrassed. But I am pretty glad that today’s the last day of classes. If one is going to teach with one’s zipper unzipped, the [...]
french vanilla, french-cut green beans, french fries, french hotels, french pastries, french metro, french toast, french water, french cheese, french tea, french lace, french kitty, french film, french surnames, french bookstores, french chocolate (esp when served by sexy Brazilian men on the Rue Cler) and, of course, french kisses! OoLaLa!
Isabelle provides the perfect backdrop music for a morning of grading term papers. Mellow, French, and rather haunting. Lovely.
Find your own pose! This quiz definitely has some interesting questions….I like how it described this ‘bird in hand’ pose: “The experience and wisdom that comes from possessing and then losing love makes Bird in Handers unusually grateful partners, and they revel in the relief of finding themselves in each other’s arms night after night.” [...]
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