Category Archives: beauty

All the wrinkled ladies

Posted on August 11, 2016 by jyourist
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All she wants to do is hold your hand

Posted on February 7, 2016 by jyourist

When Merle died, a man who lived in the same assisted living facility as my mother Pearl, she told me his last words were, “Pearl. Pearl. Pearl.” I asked her how she knew that. Then she said, “I don’t know … Continue reading →

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1,199,232,000 seconds have passed

Posted on December 26, 2015 by jyourist

Christmas Day full moon. An impressive photo that JB took last night just after we finished dinner. 38 years ago was the last time there was a full moon on Christmas. 13,880 days have passed since that date. 1,199,232,000 seconds … Continue reading →

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Just after I complained about how cold it was outside…

Posted on May 31, 2015 by jyourist

…this greeted me on the front step.

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Solid beauty suffices

Posted on December 29, 2014 by jyourist

I took my mother to a beauty shop today. Bonnie washed my mother’s hair with something called Glimmer and Shine which supposedly makes gray hair look less dull and has purple bubbles. “But you don’t want to wash twice with it. … Continue reading →

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Now we glow

Posted on November 23, 2014 by jyourist

Before: After (about 7:30 this morning): IB came over this weekend to help put together sheets of Haruki paper to cover our dining room windows. He actually knew how to handle this project from his experience working with Kyoko Ibe, … Continue reading →

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Two Sisters by Carolyn Leaf

Posted on August 30, 2014 by jyourist

This haunting film created by Caroline Leaf in 1991, is scratched directly onto the film celluloid itself — a masterful technical feat which adds to the power of the narrative.

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The energy of the morning glory

Posted on June 9, 2014 by jyourist

Most everything is planted in the garden and now the battle is on — the battle to keep morning glories from strangling everything that’s growing. Yes, the morning glory flowers are lovely, their colors vibrant, the unswirling of their buds stunning, but … Continue reading →

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Garden reciprocity

Posted on May 26, 2014 by jyourist

  To the left is the list so far of what we have added to the back garden this summer. We’re not quite finished yet, but have accomplished a lot these last two weekends. Tending to this garden is a … Continue reading →

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Centering Beauty

Posted on March 22, 2014 by jyourist

Michael Gardener, ceramic artist.

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