God knows how I love my kids. But 24/7 of dishes and “what are we going to do today” is wearisome. So. Yay! School! On another note, my dear friend, Beth has been pronounced “cancer free” after a vigilant six weeks of chemo. But just to make sure they are going to burn her at • Read More »
Archives: Jeanne Ferris
“Cancer Schmancer”
March 21, 2014 | By Jeanne Ferris | Comments Off on “Cancer Schmancer” | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.“Cancer Schmancer” is the title of a humorous autobiography by actress, Fran Drescher of the television sit-com “The Nanny”. It is about her successful fight with uterine cancer. Today, my favorite yoga teacher and one of my ‘besties’ is fighting that bitch of a disease. Beth is the model of dignity, grace and courage…plus she • Read More »
Tags: breast cancer, Fran Drescher, Silver Age yoga, Swagg Salon
A Yummy Recipe for a Healthy and Intermittently Rainy (Drought Go Away!) 2014
January 13, 2014 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.Into each day: Put equal parts of… Faith Patience Courage Work Hope Fidelity Charity Kindness Rest Prayer Meditation Remember to add one teaspoonful of… Good Spirits a Dash of Fun a Pinch of Folly (after all, we are human and not angels) and always, always, top off with a Sprinkle of Play and a Generous • Read More »
Eyes are you SEA WORLD!
November 22, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.With all that we now know about dolphins and whales—it is time for Sea World to catch up with the new information and set aside its archaic way of making money. The damage control on the public relations part of rescuing pelicans, seals, and other hurt animals doesn’t make up for intentionally putting humans (Orca • Read More »
Tags: "Free Tilly", boycott, Dawn Brancheau, Sea World
Festing at San Diego Film Festival
October 7, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.Hello! Festing at San Diego Film Festival (SDFF) felt like I took a vacation in my own town. I got to: preview a big Oscar contender, the harrowing and exhausting “12 Years as a Slave” (hated it but appreciated its objective) spoke with Judd Apatow, a very funny director—I asked him if Brick (a character • Read More »
Tags: actors, Jeffrey Lyons, Judd Apatow, San Diego Film Festival, Sundance, Tribecca
Rest in Peace, Pops
June 24, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.April 20, 1920 ~ June 24, 2013 Your love of life, dance and family will be missed dearly at all gatherings. We love you up to God. See you in heaven. We know the angels are happy to have you back. j
Tags: God, pops, rest in peace
Happy Summer Solstice
June 21, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.One of my favorite seasons for fruits and dining. Everything feels lighter–sunnier. My plums are just now ripening although late this year. Everything seems later. The butterflies have not been so prolific but the hummingbirds have been quite busy. The world spins and the tides continue. Been waiting for: The “hit song” of summer. A • Read More »
Tags: heaven, monarch, summer solstice
TWO WORDS…
May 10, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.A COVER-UP! One more word: “Benghazigate.” Who’s looking out for us in Washington when they are too busy looking out for themselves? j
Tags: Benghazi, Obama administration
Hillary Needs to Hang it Up. Really.
May 7, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.Okay. Tomorrow is the big day when the magnifying glass is held up on Obama and Clinton regarding the death of the Libyan ambassador and three other Americans. And why the complete lack of protection and security at the consulate. If Ambassador Chris Stevens were my husband, I would bring a wrongful death lawsuit against • Read More »
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Libya, President Obama
Governor Brown’s 35 mile “twin tunnels”
April 17, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.It’s bad enough we live at the other end of California buying overpriced truckloads of water to supplement our reservoir from the Goliath: Metropolitan Water District who themselves sucked Owen Valley dry…now we (David) are going to get taxed for sucking the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta dry. Hmm. I wonder who’s going to pay for it? • Read More »
Tags: fresh drinking water, Governor Brown, Sacramento/Delta River, twin tunnels