Posts By: Jessi

Downloading Beethoven

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Stumbled across a thoroughly impressive classical music blog. On the strength of the post on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, I bought a recording by Jeno Jando, who I learn is one of the few who plays the rhythm correctly. Though of course I love the Moonlight (sonata number 14), I’m loving the whole record, especially the… Read more »

My mom’s garden

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My mom has a passion for gardening, and her Pacific Northwest garden is a beauty. The harmoniously varied shapes, colors, textures and arrangements reflect her deep artistic and natural sensibilities. I wish I were a less horrible photographer and could even begin to do justice to more than a small section of this eden. Click… Read more »

Offline for a few days

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Hi all of my huge readership,  I’m out of town and mostly offline for a few more days, visiting my mom, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. We’re just puttering around with yard work, walks, bookstore shopping, lunch out, that sort of thing. Saw a well-done preview of a play based on Snow Falling on Cedars, done… Read more »

No evil ice cream cone for you, nephew

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My eleven-year-old nephew (I’ll call him L) found the designer toy store! I didn’t know it existed. It’s called Cardboard Spaceship. It is full of all things simultaneously cute and warped. He wanted everything in the store, I suspect, but strategically chose this relatively inexpensive item to ask for: an evil ice cream cone. We… Read more »