I was Named after my grand mother on my father’s side.
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Mother’s delicious breakfast!
Fresh-squeezed orange juice and crisp bacon and a poached egg on toast
My Favorite Things to Wear
Large sweat shirts and pants
Janet’s Story of “JESSE” in one sitting
This is what is on my mind…. Get some coffee. This is a good and long one but one I want to write while I can. In 2020, I had three brain strokes. And I am struggling to get better. I did not anticipate brain damage. But then, I did not anticipate moving to Nice,Continue reading “Janet’s Story of “JESSE” in one sitting”
My time on Earth
A young man asked his grandfather, “Grandpa, how did you live in the past without technology . . . without computers, without Internet connection, without TVs, without air conditioners, without cars, no cell phones?” Grandpa answered: “As your generation lives today . . . there are no prayers, there is no compassion, there is noContinue reading “My time on Earth”
My childhood
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL BORN IN 1930’s, 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and Early 80’s! First, you survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, your baby cots were covered withContinue reading “My childhood”
Happy Birthday Jay, Janet, Mom, Grandma and……
It’s wonderful to be 87 because it is old in experience and not too to old to have time ahead! Besides, I will always be young at heart « Little Janet Jewell from Gainesville, Georgia » Aires/Peach/Little chicken and more …… March 30, 1937 It all started and wow what a great lifetime!!!!! I feel very blessed.
Hello February / Goodbye January
I am soooo glad to see January go! It is hard to get a new year started when everything is changing, and I am getting settled into my apartment after 5 months in a hospital! Finally!!!! But I am snuggled in and happy to back. And most of my friends are on the internet IContinue reading “Hello February / Goodbye January”
Thoughts
“In the last Quarter of Life” A lot of us are in the last quarter of life, and I share the following without politics, religion, or race cards. Just gentle thoughts: You know, time has a way of catching you off-guard about how quickly it travels. It feels like just yesterday that I was youngContinue reading “Thoughts”
Thanksgiving
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroysContinue reading “Thanksgiving”
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