Monthly Archives: January 2009

Tent living

Posted on January 29, 2009 by jottingjoan

Henry faithfully followed my parents, my two brothers and two sisters and me everywhere for five or six years. He ensured we had a dry place to sleep and toted our luggage around through many adventures. Henry joined the family … Continue reading →

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changes begins with caring

Posted on January 23, 2009 by jottingjoan

The protests of the 1960s have come to fruition. After centuries of some assuming an inherent right to all the plum positions, this election guaranteed evidence of that change – no matter which party won. In the ‘60s, blacks and … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Florida

Posted on January 16, 2009 by jottingjoan

I fell 13 stories in an elevator, flew over London, took a safari to see elephants, rhinos and crocodiles and had both a spit bug and a stink bug spray me liberally – all in one week’s time. A week … Continue reading →

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holiday letter

Posted on January 12, 2009 by jottingjoan

Forget the old truism that the annual holiday letter lists the bragging rights of the previous year. Not with this year’s sour economy. Not with lay-offs, closings, downsizing and moving production out of the country. No, this year, a significant … Continue reading →

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extra column

Posted on January 2, 2009 by jottingjoan

No not an extra column, we are setting out on vacation and I wrote my column for Jan. 12 to submit before I left. Besides, these two sort of went together in my thinking. I have a third column waiting … Continue reading →

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The gift that keeps on giving

Posted on January 2, 2009 by jottingjoan

It was the gift that kept on giving and giving in a year when we did not expect to give anyone a thing – at least not in person. That was the plan. So early in December, I sent most … Continue reading →

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