tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.comments2023-04-25T02:28:04.889-04:00Amazing Adventuresjchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12283988207939351902noreply@blogger.comBlogger960125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-56708530306822966442022-05-30T14:47:15.395-04:002022-05-30T14:47:15.395-04:00First off, what are you doing up reading in zero ...First off, what are you doing up reading in zero dark thirty hours?<br /><br />You broke the chains of repeating what your mother did to you. You are building a legacy of love and admiration. Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605115053290246912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-78156651474162309422021-09-25T15:46:22.068-04:002021-09-25T15:46:22.068-04:00This make me so sad. I have so many voice students...This make me so sad. I have so many voice students that I accompany who are somewhere on the LGBTQ+ rainbow, and I think they are incredibly courageous. To work up the nerve to come out to the world must be very frightening. Thank you for telling the story. jchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283988207939351902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-83117924478268396472021-09-25T15:43:49.755-04:002021-09-25T15:43:49.755-04:00😊😊jchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283988207939351902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-3641299559296884352021-09-25T13:12:35.977-04:002021-09-25T13:12:35.977-04:00I had a friend who I'll call Tom. Tom was a ve...I had a friend who I'll call Tom. Tom was a very talented person, intelligent, funny, a knowledgeable photographer and very talented musician but always seemed to have internal demons. He had a big problem with alcohol and drugs, had trouble keeping a job, had several run-ins with the law, was hospitalized in a psychiatric clinic. Eventually Tom seemed to turn his life around. He stopped JLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954738561175438244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-16847218525070210592021-09-25T12:15:39.000-04:002021-09-25T12:15:39.000-04:00I first heard the "Liberace" joke on &qu...I first heard the "Liberace" joke on "The Benny Hill Show" years ago. I now own a dog who I should have named Liberace.JLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954738561175438244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-17533404685322751722019-02-02T22:23:48.142-05:002019-02-02T22:23:48.142-05:00Dear Risa, I just tonight saw your post from eleve...Dear Risa, I just tonight saw your post from eleven months ago! Thank you for your kind words.<br />Much love, JanJan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-27465320213153984742018-06-12T09:28:59.808-04:002018-06-12T09:28:59.808-04:00Oh, Jan. I opened your blog today, thinking that y...Oh, Jan. I opened your blog today, thinking that you might have posted something about Bali. Finding the story about your mother was such a joy. What heartbreak for her, to give you and your sister up for adoption. She lived in different times, when women had so many fewer choices. I'm so glad that you learned that she was someone worthy of having a church nursery named after. That says a lotrisaryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790986027459814671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-88962002854591477972016-05-19T12:22:44.450-04:002016-05-19T12:22:44.450-04:00Janet, I get goosebumps each time I tell the story...Janet, I get goosebumps each time I tell the story. Debbie and I are thrilled to have each other, and relieved this happened while we were both still alive and in good enough health to get together. Now her granddaughter wants her to move to Ohio, where we'd be an hour-and-a-half apart. My fingers are crossed!Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-63993864947641406912016-05-19T12:20:35.451-04:002016-05-19T12:20:35.451-04:00Lee, thanks for your note and forgive my delaying ...Lee, thanks for your note and forgive my delaying responding. What a wonder this has been in my life.Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-71756225347219951482016-05-19T11:39:23.687-04:002016-05-19T11:39:23.687-04:00I had goosebumps reading this. I am so happy for ...I had goosebumps reading this. I am so happy for you - what a wonderful find.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881564140847669652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-7754316882151849072016-04-26T21:57:14.220-04:002016-04-26T21:57:14.220-04:00Jan, I am so happy to hear that the anchor you thr...Jan, I am so happy to hear that the anchor you threw so many times has finally stopped your ship from being unmoored. You have found a living, blood relative. A sister! How awesome is that?<br /><br />LeeTravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605115053290246912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-9845055903754506972015-09-06T00:42:04.960-04:002015-09-06T00:42:04.960-04:00Thank you for No. 8 ("Don't conduct along...Thank you for No. 8 ("Don't conduct along with the conductor"). It's been a pet peeve of mine for years. And yes, it IS really distracting to others nearby. And it could be construed as insulting, if that person conducting along with the conductor believes he/she is doing a service to their fellow musicians. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-43854492172953932402014-07-15T22:12:58.056-04:002014-07-15T22:12:58.056-04:00Thank you, Janet. I appreciate your comment. Thank you, Janet. I appreciate your comment. Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-45279802345884360392014-07-15T19:04:47.425-04:002014-07-15T19:04:47.425-04:00I read your earlier entry about adoption - it was ...I read your earlier entry about adoption - it was so raw I didn't know what to say; I'm sorry. There was so much pain in it. This, in contrast, seems to be filled with grace. What a wonderful thought - that you were chosen because your dad needed you. Thank you for sharing your insights, your pain and your joy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881564140847669652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-1525428537656638912014-05-06T18:47:59.604-04:002014-05-06T18:47:59.604-04:00Thank you, Janet. I always appreciate hearing othe...Thank you, Janet. I always appreciate hearing other perspectives.Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-24538701307996840512014-05-04T11:56:37.977-04:002014-05-04T11:56:37.977-04:00Self-centered and spoiled because you want your mo...Self-centered and spoiled because you want your mother to pay attention to you and care about your family? No, you sound very human. Listen to the Jazzman.<br />Peace to you.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462201149670398093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-46234427970564856002013-11-18T17:54:01.558-05:002013-11-18T17:54:01.558-05:00Oh, thanks, Lee. Just back from another trip to Eu...Oh, thanks, Lee. Just back from another trip to Europe, so now's a good time to find more content for this site. Thanks for checking here. Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-75280933814556962022013-11-18T15:34:06.600-05:002013-11-18T15:34:06.600-05:00We want more observations!We want more observations!Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-49368670818464404902013-09-05T06:13:13.165-04:002013-09-05T06:13:13.165-04:00Thank you, Jill. Thank you, Jill. Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-69452569450386432422013-09-04T22:54:46.832-04:002013-09-04T22:54:46.832-04:00Oh Jan thanks so much for sharing...
xoxoOh Jan thanks so much for sharing...<br />xoxoJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378203442495795280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-64669886778635705762013-04-08T08:00:05.384-04:002013-04-08T08:00:05.384-04:00Wasn't life simpler when we were young?!
Thank...Wasn't life simpler when we were young?!<br />Thanks for your note.<br />Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-44174912162244386052013-04-08T07:59:22.617-04:002013-04-08T07:59:22.617-04:00Thanks, Candy. I'm seeing the surgeon in an ho...Thanks, Candy. I'm seeing the surgeon in an hour, and just hoping to get this resolved before our vacation.<br />Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-19026598046711005452013-04-07T12:52:49.659-04:002013-04-07T12:52:49.659-04:00This just made me laugh. I am married to a recycle... This just made me laugh. I am married to a recycle nut case. Listen, I am all for taking the plastic water bottles to the recycle dump. But since his retirement he has carried it way to far. I have recycle bags all over my kitchen. (after some visitors he realized how ugly this was and now has regulated the bags to the laundry room) He pulls stuff out of the trash which I try and throw away. Sparroweyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234944110874812577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-89946539733421144772013-04-07T12:43:41.319-04:002013-04-07T12:43:41.319-04:00I had a night of that kind of pain. But it went up... I had a night of that kind of pain. But it went up my left shoulder. The books say gallbladder pain goes up the right side. It went away. Most likely it is acid reflux or a hernia a they tell me I will probably get this due to all my radiation. Ain't getting older grand. My mother always told me. Getting old is not for sissy's. I always was a big baby/sissy. Coffee can calm my stomachSparroweyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234944110874812577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30701959.post-16745261935514051432013-04-05T22:20:45.068-04:002013-04-05T22:20:45.068-04:00Saw surgeon after HIDA scan on Monday of last week...Saw surgeon after HIDA scan on Monday of last week (3/26). He said gallbladder perfectly healthy. Thought it was stomach. I immediately stopped all NSAIDs - haven't had an Excedrin in 11 days, probably the longest period in my life!! Had ultrasound a week ago today. Tech clearly saw gallstones. Big oops to the surgeon! I'll see the surgeon again on Monday, 4/8, and we'll see what'Jan Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571973816419199463noreply@blogger.com