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Today, took my first-ever swim in the ocean. Surrounded by jellies, siblings, John, and my kids. Glorious. Spent two hours out swimming in the early morning and another two in the evening. Kudos to John and Chris for rescuing me from the riptide (aka strong-for-me current) more than once. Warm, relaxing, scary, exhilarating. Can’t wait [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
IMG_6061 Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Well, not quite a million. It only cost us a few thousand dollars. E got her braces off on Thursday. She’s been flashing her pearly whites ever since. :)
Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Just returned from the opening ceremony where E’s art is featured front & center. Her official duties for the day included a press conference and a ribbon cutting ceremony. Such a popular girl! E handled all the attention with aplomb. She’s now a pro at public relations. :) Click on the [...]
E addressing the City Council Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. E addressing the City Council last Tuesday. A very intimidating moment for such a young girl :) More pics on flickr (click the above photo to view them)…
[Note: coming soon will be a picture of E w/our local mayor--as soon as I find the cardreader for my dig camera]–you’re supposed to wear black to City Council meetings. Black suits. with a button down shirt for men and pastel blouse for women (unless you’re Christina Shea, then you wear a pale green suit). [...]
Yesterday I send the following email message out to several friends and family members:———-Perhaps you’ve heard that the LDS Church has officially taken the position “that an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is necessary to protect and preserve the institution of marriage between a man and a woman.” The following links show [...]
Thanks to my bro chudacek for sending this link to the pictures of our 2000 trip to England and The Isle of Man. A church in the heart of the town of Peel, IOM, where only a few of the walls remain. Where some of my ancestors were married: (I’m the blur in the middle [...]
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