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By the Night of the Silvery Harvest Moon

Posted on October 25, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

Living my dream. Really. Truly. Like I have died and gone to heaven. In heaven. Me. Camping at a beautiful, gorgeous winery in San Miguel, CA, Four Sisters Winery, https://www.foursistersranch.com/owned by Serena and Michael, former doctors from Southern California who decided to switch it up. They have two-and-a-half… Continue Reading “By the Night of the Silvery Harvest Moon”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #camping, #foursisterswinery, #harvesthosts, #hope, #ilovewine, #loveeverymoment, #pasorobles, #retirededucator, #retiredteacher, #solocamping, #travelinggranny, #vweurovancamper, #whereeveryouareyouare, @retirement, love

The Gift

Posted on October 18, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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Like opening the fridge door. Like popping a balloon full of amber confetti. Like being immersed in a painting by Claude Monet. Like being in a movie about a woman whose heart is finally open to a life she once only dreamed of. Cinnamon… Continue Reading “The Gift”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #beinthemoment, #bridgeport, #doesn'ttakemuchtobehappy, #easternsierras, #enjoyeverymoment, #eurovancamper, #fall, #fall2022, #fallinthesierras, #gratitude, #homemadeveggiechili, #hope, #love, #peace, #retirededucator, #retiredteacher, #tinycabins, #travelinggrandma, #twinlakes, #vanlife, #virginiacreeksettlement

Hello

Posted on August 25, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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I am in the process of healing those below-the-surface microrganisms–-emotional bacteria. I knew it was there, but the gurgling junk—The Why behind The Why—was easy to bury beneath The List of Tasks and Shoulds. Keep calm and carry on sort of thing. Well, here’s what I… Continue Reading “Hello”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #brothers, #faith, #family, #god, #healing, #love, #newlife, #oregon, #peace, #relationships, #retirededucator, #retirement, #startingover, #thenextchapter

Feeling the feelings

Posted on July 13, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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It’s been hard for me to write. It’s been hard for me to talk. It’s been hard for me to breathe. It’s been hard for me to put one foot in front of the other, knowing that everything is about to change; accepting, crying, laughing, my… Continue Reading “Feeling the feelings”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #change, #grandparents, #historichomes, #home, #hope, #jumpandtheparachutewillappear, #love, #parenting, #parents, #peace, #redondobeach, #retirededucator, #retiredteacher, #selliingthefamilyhome

Finding Peace

Posted on October 8, 2021 by JANET L BARKER

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Don’t expect great writing. Don’t expect interesting character development and twists and turns. It’s just me. My laptop, my 2001 VW Eurovan Camper, the trees, the Pacific Ocean, the squawking jays, the stained blue sky, the chiffon ribbon breeze, a chilled glass of chardonnay,… Continue Reading “Finding Peace”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #befree, #bigsur, #boisset, #cambria, #campinggrandma, #camplife, #coastalcalifornia, #goodfriends, #loveeverymoment, #pasorobles, #retirededucator, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #solowomencamping, #wine

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”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #Californiaeducator, #faith, #grandma, #grandparent, #I'mgoingtodisneyland!, #middleschoolteacher, #redondobeach, #retirededucator, #retiredmom, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #ruhs, #writer

Where have i been?

Posted on March 21, 2021 by JANET L BARKER

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Good question. In the garbage disposal crunching up all the waste, all the debris, all the junk. Behind a screen teaching others. Not sleeping. Hunched over. Worried. Fixing. Building. Grandparenting. Working. Mostly working. Existing. Waiting. Worrying. Worrying. Worrying. Holding my breathe. Counting down the… Continue Reading “Where have i been?”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #Californiasunsets, #covid, #education, #grandparenting, #grandparents, #joyofteaching, #positve, #retirededucator, #retirement, #teaching