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Eastern Sierras in the Fall

Posted on October 13, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

Writing by the lake. In my dreams I’ve sat here on a cold rock bathing in the silence of air. No sounds. No talking. Just the tap, tap, tapping of my fingers against the keyboard, which, in this environment, is amplified, sounding vulgar and intrusive. It… Continue Reading “Eastern Sierras in the Fall”

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My new home

Posted on October 10, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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So many times I wanted to write to you—to me—in my sweet-like-a-child attempt to capture the moment, the day, the weeks. But, alas, the day-to-day responsibilities of couch-surfing, of determiming where I am needed, where I need to go for a night or several,… Continue Reading “My new home”

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It’s all a matter of perspective

Posted on May 13, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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Just saying, RV generators are the enemy of quietude-seekers I’ve had some brilliant, peaceful, coastal windy camping days. All of my neighbors have been kind, quiet and respectful. The woman to my right, Clarita, lives in San Luis Obispo and is on a fixed… Continue Reading “It’s all a matter of perspective”

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I jumped

Posted on May 9, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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Sometimes, a lot of times, no, most days, I don’t want to write. I know it may sound strange since I’ve known I was a writer since the 3rd grade and Miss Maxine Way at Beryl Heights Elementary School pronounced in her Southern drawl, “Janet, you… Continue Reading “I jumped”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #grandma, #hope, #love, #moving, #newbeginning, #peace, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #travel

No One Wants to Read a Blog …

Posted on February 8, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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About complaining. About why the world is going to hell. About who’s right and who’s wrong. About Trump. About Biden. About COVID. About masks. About insane, selfish people who value their rights over the health and welfare of others. We want to read about… Continue Reading “No One Wants to Read a Blog …”

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Tick, Tick, Tick

Posted on May 30, 2021 by JANET L BARKER

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It just isn’t right. It’s been almost two months since I last wrote. It’s not that I haven’t been thinking about you. I have. But, I have to be blunt and honest, you haven’t been my priority. Here’s what I have done instead: Been… Continue Reading “Tick, Tick, Tick”

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Spring “Break” 2021

Posted on April 6, 2021 by JANET L BARKER

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Baby Millie’s in da house! She’s a year old now; active, smiling, eating and pooping up a storm. Lil’ Gboy B-man is at the homestead, along with his older cousin, Jack. Daughter’s upstairs remote teaching and I’m holding down the roost as bubbles and… Continue Reading “Spring “Break” 2021″

Category: UncategorizedTags: #covid19, #eduation, #grandma, #grandparents, #motherhood, #retirement #retired teacher, #springbreak19, #teaching