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To Quote Sir David Attenborough

Posted on June 13, 2026 by JANET L BARKER

Life on Paradise Lane is, well, Paradise. Let me explain … My stellar view: inner elbow curve 3D screensaver-scape of the—as of noon on Friday—calm Pacific Ocean. It’s like being an extra on a movie set: the foreground is dewy grass lush with occasional… Continue Reading “To Quote Sir David Attenborough”

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State of Being

Posted on April 1, 2026 by JANET L BARKER

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Aloha. Our last day in Paradise and like most people who visit the lush island of Kauai, we don’t want to leave. It’s been rainy, a bit chilly, windy and seasonably weather-rich in Princeville, our home for a week as we celebrate my kind,… Continue Reading “State of Being”

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I Wrote a Poem

Posted on May 5, 2025 by JANET L BARKER

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It’s been a long while since I blogged. I have so much to share and don’t really know where or how to begin. It’s all good. No worries there. But it’s been a jumble, a rumble, an unfolding, a sorting out—-literally—-of my entire life… Continue Reading “I Wrote a Poem”

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But today, it is.

Posted on May 26, 2024 by JANET L BARKER

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Moss hangs from a sea of aged oak trees, dancing in the wind outside my friends’ forest-shrouded home in Atascadero, California. I’m residing here for a weekish, babysitting their two precious mini dachshunds as their mum and dad vacation in Kauai. Their original dog… Continue Reading “But today, it is.”

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Best laid plans

Posted on February 3, 2023 by JANET L BARKER

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I love to plan. It’s like cleaning a bedroom closet or the fridge; while I dread the getting-started-phase feeling overwhelmed by the task at hand, once I get started, I’m energized by the process, and the end result: Efficiency. Tidiness. Everything in its place.… Continue Reading “Best laid plans”

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l.o.v.e.

Posted on June 22, 2020 by JANET L BARKER

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Look at me: Overweight. Vulnerable. Entering a new chapter of life. Periods separate the letters. If only things were that clear. Like so many of us, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the Fall. I suspect we’ll do some remote teaching/learning and… Continue Reading “l.o.v.e.”

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