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Monthly Archives: October 2011
It’s Halloween and we’re having fun
So, for the record, the Dawn Jogger was out on her neighborhood circuit well before dawn. One reason is that even though it’s pitch black out, she was wide awake by 5:00 am and decided she might as well get … Continue reading
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Bye to Britain with breakfast for three
One of the things the male Dawn Jogger introduced the female DJ to on their honeymoon in 1981 was the English breakfast. This was even though he most remembered cold spaghetti from his days at Taunton School in Somerset. So, … Continue reading
Walking in the Kent countryside on a mild October day
The rolling hills and fields around Watermill House in Benenden, Kent, England have always been a favorite of the Dawn Joggers. It’s here the male DJ came as a teenager to visit the Barkers, who had taken him under their … Continue reading
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Taize in the morning, Kent in the evening
The Dawn Jogger is running a bit on fumes given that it’s almost 11:00 pm here at Watermill House (photos tomorrow) in Benenden, Kent, UK, the last stop on her journey. The House’s importance to the male DJ’s life also … Continue reading
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Gathering on the first anniversary – c’est bon!
The Dawn Jogger is certain the celebration of the male DJ’s life began in reality when she first set foot in London a few days ago, but it has certainly accelerated since her arrival with friend Kent in Ameungy/Taize yesterday. … Continue reading
M. LeChat’s house in all its fall glory
Accompanied by the male DJ’s good friend Kent, the female Dawn Jogger made her way via two fast trains (Eurostar and TGV) from London to Macon, France – and then by car to Ameungy/Taize, France. That she’s returned here to … Continue reading
Full day of sights in Londontown
The Dawn Jogger thinks of it as her memory march, the six mile loop that took her down Sloane to the Chelsea Bridge, then along the Thames to the Houses of Parliament, up through St. James Park by Buckingham Palace, … Continue reading
Oh Londontown, how did I forgot I loved you?
There is much to not like about London, chief among them, what an expensive city it is. The Dawn Jogger is not sure when she was in central London last (she and the male DJ were at Watermill House in … Continue reading
Grace talks to author Susan Gal
After a good long walk around the neighborhood to look at Halloween decorations (some of which were “too scary”), the Dawn Jogger and Grace went to the story time held each Sunday morning at local book store Kepler’s. Today they … Continue reading
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Halloween time with Grace
The Dawn Jogger did a swift neighborhood circuit quite early this Saturday morning, all the better to be at Grace’s house before noon. The plan was to attend the St. Raymond Pumpkin Festival and then spend the night. The local … Continue reading
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Dawn Jogger 2011 