Do you go on a vacation in August? All of Europe goes somewhere else. I don’t! Another city. Another country. I am not going anywhere because I am still working on my memory of what happened in August of 2016 in Nice, France Steve died. Who? Steve Orlandella. My husband and the love of myContinue reading “Europe and August!”
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Sharing the words by another author
I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following: I decided to share this for all my friends. Why do we have to wait to be 60 or 70 or 80, why can’t we practice this atContinue reading “Sharing the words by another author”
JAYSPEAK SPEAKS –
As of May 23, 2018, Jayspeak has 104 posts, 29,997 views, 3,835 visitors, and 1,329 followers. Hopefully, this post will take the views over the 30,000 mark. I am proud of that, especially since I started my blog as a fluke. (See the Jayspeak post entitled “Flukes”). At present, Jayspeak is “under construction”. Not really,Continue reading “JAYSPEAK SPEAKS –”
A PROJECT WORTH DOING
Steve Orlandella loved to write. By July, 2016, he was on a roll – brimming with ideas for his blog “Stevespeak”, his next novel CASINO KILLER, A Vic Landell Mystery, and witty, satiric, sarcastic Facebook posts. He had fun writing, then reading and re-reading what he had to say. I think he had more funContinue reading “A PROJECT WORTH DOING”
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!
LET’S DO IT! HERE’S TO 2018!! New Year Resolutions!! Best, Jay
#SmartAuthor “JOURNAL OF JANET TALLULAH, VOLUME 2”
“Journal of Janet Tallulah, Volume 2 was published this week. (amazon.com and smashwords.com) These Journals, Volume 1 and Volume 2, are the realization of my lifelong dream to publish my journals. Both are intensely personal. I think of them in the following way: Journal 1 is the hatching of a baby chicken – rough aroundContinue reading “#SmartAuthor “JOURNAL OF JANET TALLULAH, VOLUME 2””
ALLEZ-HOPS! cave à bière
This is a Christmas shout-out for Allez-HOPS! What is Allez-HOPS, you ask? It is cave à bière (beer cellar) in the heart of Nice, France. Now, those of you who know me or have seen my pictures KNOW that I am a wine drinker. White at lunch; red at night. That wasn’t always the case.Continue reading “ALLEZ-HOPS! cave à bière”
#SmartAuthor – THE ART OF DELUSION
This week, my son Craig (Craig MacIntosh), posted this on Facebook. Bingo! It spoke to me. It applies to everything – life in Nice, remaining young in mind while growing old, practicing law, working as an actress, teaching, exercising, dieting, marriage, writing blogs, writing books, playing the piano, raising children, growing a garden…. Then, MarkContinue reading “#SmartAuthor – THE ART OF DELUSION”
#SmartAuthor “A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE”
#SmartAuthor The Launch Team is at it again!! As a dedicated member of the Team, I urge all you “writer-want-a-be’s” to investigate these sites and listen to these podcasts. I wish I had heard them in 2012. I am listening to them now, sometimes twice, and amazed at what Steve Orlandella (my deceased husband) andContinue reading “#SmartAuthor “A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE””
#SmartAuthor “FIGURING THINGS OUT”
From one #SmartAuthor to others, I continue to be ‘berry beezy’ in France, figuring things out. It is not easy, being an expat. Each day is full of its own challenges in real life and online. Nothing is as it seems – like opening a door, flushing the john, turning on water, working an elevator,Continue reading “#SmartAuthor “FIGURING THINGS OUT””
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