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still a rainbow…
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still a rainbow…

written by Jana February 15, 2011

Most of you probably remember our rainbow bookshelves.  Either you saw them in person or you saw the write-up about them in the New Yorker online.

When John left, he took most of the books and most of the bookshelves.  Which was okay with me.  I was ready for something new, and the books seemed so heavy, such a burden.  Both in physical weight and in the weight of memory.  I kept my professional books–moving them to my office at Chapman.  And I have two shelves of personal books in my bedroom.  But for the most part, the books are gone from my space.

So I’ve been working on re-doing my living room in the meantime.  I wanted it to be artful and comfortable, yet also have very clean lines.  And while it’s still a work-in-progress, this is how it now looks (this is the very same wall that used to be covered in books):

The art on the walls is mostly done by the children, with the portraits on the end being painted by my Aunt.  I love that it still retains the whimsical feel of the earlier rainbow bookshelves.  I also love just how much it still feels like home.

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Jeanne Sather February 15, 2011 - 9:37 am

Jana–I like the new look and the openness that it has. Hope you don’t mind my saying that I’m sorry about the break-up.

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janaremy February 15, 2011 - 11:54 am

Jeanne:

I appreciate your sympathy very much. I hope I’ll have the chance to swing by Seattle again soon and have a good chat with you. I enjoyed our last visit so much!

~Jana

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Melinda February 15, 2011 - 3:19 pm

I love the new look. It’s fresh and clean and looks like you. And, while I appreciate the political statement of the rainbow, I think the personal statement of you and your children’s art is lovelier and more personal.

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Becky February 18, 2011 - 7:46 am

Jana, Your “new” space looks so comfortable and inviting. Maybe I will have to drop by sometime. Love you!

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janaremy February 18, 2011 - 5:18 pm

Please do. I would love to share my home with you :)

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Alli Easley February 18, 2011 - 2:32 pm

Beautiful and feminine! That’s what it looks like. And it’s definitely an art space. I wanna snuggle up in that new couch of yours. It’s perfect. I love this new you.

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janaremy February 18, 2011 - 5:17 pm

Come and snuggle on my couch! :) You are welcome anytime!

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KayG February 18, 2011 - 3:42 pm

I love your new sitting/living area. It looks both inviting and personal, all the more-so if the art is personal.

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janaremy February 18, 2011 - 5:20 pm

I was looking at some art prints to purchase when it struck me that I live with two amazing artists (my kids). It made so much more sense to display their work than to buy a print. Every time I look at those pics I feel just wonderful.

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Library-ish | Jana Remy June 28, 2012 - 1:08 pm

[…] we divorced, John took the bulk of our books.  I was happy about that–wanting to shed the weight of so much […]

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Hi there friend, and welcome to my blog. I started writing on the internet more than fifteen years ago. Since then I've started and finished a PhD program, left the Mormon church and became a Quaker, got divorced, remarried, found full-time work in academia, took up rock climbing and outrigger canoeing, and traveled across the globe (China! Belgium! Italy! Chicago! Montana! Portland! Gettysburg! and oh-so-many points in-between). This blog is eclectic and random--it has poetry and cooking and books. And cats. And flowers. And the ocean (my ocean). But in that sense it's a good reflection of me and my wide-ranging, far-reaching, magpie curiosity.

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