Jenn, aka JeSais (I know)

My friend Leah is a consultant for The United States of Tara. Hear what she has to say:

Spring!
Birds!
Oh the temptation.
Oh….
the laziness….
sigh.

Clearly spring has sprung and it is time to go out to my garden.
The plot under my pergola is in need of tending.
The weather has warmed.
Spanish broom is in bloom.
I want to plant holly hocks.
and vegetables.

So not only am I uncomfortable with the impermanence, now I find I must analyze,  interpret, find some meaning in the lines and dots and dashes and swoops.
Both manifestations have what could be considered an eye. Is this the opening up of the eye?  a reminder to see?  to look at myself.  Perhaps this is [...]

I’ve always wanted a Buddah Board, and I finally got one when I went to the Georgia O’Keefe Museum in Santa Fe. When I re-upped my membership I got a 20% discount at their museum shop for that day only,  and I couldn’t resist.
There seems to be something soothing about the Buddah Board; it’s  meditative [...]

It used to be fun to travel.  I remember people used to dress up to travel. (They apparently used to serve CAKE !)
NOW you have to wear shoes that slip off easily–  and no you can’t walk through security with flip flops (lord knows what you could hide in your flip flops).  And then there’s [...]

Unless you’ve seen 600+ hot air balloons aloft at one time, it is hard to explain.  I left the house at 5 a.m. to be at the park for Dawn Patrol then the mass ascension at 7:15 a.m.  No time for coffee, too early for breakfast, I practically sleep drove to the Park and Ride [...]

Imagine my surprise when in my email InBox I found this:
!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
My first thought was that some vendor or customer had seen the news about my IMAGE OF WELDING award, and was sending salutations.
And then I read on…
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Promotion Department of the SWISS-LOTTO [...]

… the image of welding at least. I was just informed that I have won the IMAGE OF WELDING AWARD:
Congratulations! The American Welding Society and Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee are pleased to announce that you have been selected to receive the 2009 Image of Welding Award for the Individual category. You will be [...]

Or maybe just a gardener. I’m not sure what the difference is….  but the fact is that for the first time ever in my life I have a vegetable garden.  And it is so awesome!
I’m growing tomatos, squash, corn, peppers, eggplant, melon, sunflower, basil, cilantro and other various herbs (all legal) Here’s some pictures…
This [...]