Monthly Archives: October 2008

What’s all the fuss about?

Posted on October 31, 2008 by jottingjoan

Eager to show-off her baby to former co-workers, my daughter-in-love left home early enough to eat breakfast, drink coffee and visit with regular customers instead of preparing them double lattes, espresso and black coffee with a shot of flavor. The … Continue reading →

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Building a workshop barn

Posted on October 24, 2008 by jottingjoan

This summer, my husband began building his long-dreamed of barn-shaped workshop. From the beginning he ignored everything else: The yard work, his children’s housing projects, physical injuries and family crises. Supper table conversations centered on one topic – the barn. … Continue reading →

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Critters come crawling

Posted on October 17, 2008 by jottingjoan

Creepy, crawly critters stalked us that night in 1968 when we stayed at the mission church’s attached apartment in the southern desert of Arizona. “To begin with, we had an invasion of flying ants in the church. Nasty things,” my … Continue reading →

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lessons I learned from Dad

Posted on October 10, 2008 by jottingjoan

Throughout his life, my father taught me many lessons. First, I learned good work habits from him. When Dad said, “jump,” we asked “how high” on the way up. He did not quibble about details; we worked those out as … Continue reading →

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precious pictures

Posted on October 2, 2008 by jottingjoan

Pictures dominated my spare time last week. It began with a deadline to take advantage of free prints of digital pictures – still in my camera. All I had to do was upload the pictures and sort out the really … Continue reading →

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