Janet Louise H.

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The Basics

Location: CA
Hometown:

Born in Denver
Gender:

female
Birthday:

April 19
Sexual Orientation:

straight
Relationship Status:

married
Children:

I have children
(Adult children)

Profile updated: Jun 25, 2008
Last signed in: Aug 21, 2008
Member since: Feb 16, 2006

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Janet Louise I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing!

Spotlight

Midsummer's Night Dream ~ A Garden Party

rating: 10 | comments: 12

Kristin and I went to the Flea Market described in a previous article, to purchase supplies for her midsummer night's party. I agreed to help decorate for the event. Dick, her husband . . . more

Love Soup

rating: 8.9 | comments: 22

Summer Time Lime

rating: 10 | comments: 22

Cheap Thrills ~ The Flea Market in Galt, California

rating: 10 | comments: 29

About Me

People say I'm:

a good cook
Describe Yourself:

Almost five feet two
Green eyes of blue
Small hands, Small Feet
Big Heart
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -- Harold Thurman Whitman
On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:

peers and mentors, visual, emotional and intellectual stimulation, connection, and affirmation

Interests

Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:

not rap, not heavy metal., Brazilian, Folk, classical, jazz, my husband's eclectic yearly mixes, George Gershwin, Eva Cassidy, and Much more!, children's music, Bobby McFerrin, , Django Gypsy Jazz. World Music, Leonard Cohen
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:

Remember, Be Here Now, Mutant Message Down Under, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 365 Tao Meditations by Deng Ming-Dao, The Four Agreements, Pronoia is the Antidote for Paranoia by Rob Brezsny, Deepak Chopra~ Seven Spiritual , Laws, Winnie the Poo, Maya Angelou, George Bernard Shaw, Dostoyevski, Thich Nhat Hanh, lots of poets, Emily Dickinson, John F. Walter, George , Rumi, Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Leonard Cohen, Stanley Kunitz, Kenneth Rexroth, My Best Gather friends
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:

Once, King of Hearts, You, me, and Everyone Else, Yes, Bagdad Cafe, Fiddler on the Roof, Ma Vie en Rose, lots of French and foreign films, Mary Poppins, Meryl Streep, Romance films, more to come...
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:

Antique Roadshow (British version best), Cooking shows, Six Feet Under, Posh Nosh., Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline
Favorite Places:

Paris, France, Dingle, Ireland, Inverness, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco, California, here and now
Interests and Activities:

making music, singing/performing, musical instruments, musicology, teaching, merrymaking, mentoring, gardening, art, circle dance, spiritual awakening, Paris and France, metaphysics, herbs, reading and contributing articles on Gather, learning new things everyday!, Writing poetry is like making perfume from flowers, It's distillation, and for some, inhalation, and exhalation., Painting with words, we synthesize our perceptions, to color the world, with our own words. ////////, following my bliss, collecting musical instruments and cook books, writing, plant scaping.
Wish List:

world peas, a better US President, more time, more love

Affiliations

Religious Affiliation:

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Employers:

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Colleges:

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High Schools:

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Selene S., Aug 18, 2008, 10:14AM EDT

Thanks Janet, i get carried away and forget how to spell lol =)

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JustMe 0307, Aug 17, 2008, 4:57PM EDT

Janet, my icon is a painting by Josephine Wall, a very talented woman.

http://www.josephinewall.co.uk/

She is one of my favorite artists.....

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thomas w., Aug 8, 2008, 8:31PM EDT

you made a Comment on one of Poddar's pieces. played with the word "seashells", i believe, and blew my Muse to smithereens--i was off to the races.

the poem you two have (accidentally) inspired is called "seashells", and it's been dedicated to both of you.

With Utmost Affection,

a gardener

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~Lady Neeetah of California~Obama 08 W., Aug 8, 2008, 11:01AM EDT

Janet!

Friday Glitter

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~Lady Neeetah of California~Obama 08 W., Aug 8, 2008, 11:01AM EDT

Janet!

Friday Glitter

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Debra C., Aug 4, 2008, 8:23PM EDT

Just viewed the bridge on business trips -- but what a view!

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Fred Hose, Aug 4, 2008, 9:36AM EDT

Hi Jan thank you for your message. It was a cherry on the icing of my birthday cake..
I must tell you how much I enjoy your poems.Go well, your freind, Fred

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Samara O'Shea, Aug 1, 2008, 11:13AM EDT

Thanks so much for hosting such a cool forum today janet and inviting me to be a part of it.

Samara

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Selene S., Aug 1, 2008, 7:13AM EDT

Thank you, Janet, I just corrected the oversight on my part and posted Best to Poet's Weekly Muse =)
Hugs
Selene

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Laura T., Jul 31, 2008, 7:10AM EDT

your sweetness is refreshing. so glad we've met!

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