Stumbling Blocks
JenWelcome to my Substack, reflections on my journey to publishing my first memoir, Stumbling Blocks. I'll be posting once or twice a month. Thanks for visiting!
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Spyhopping in Baja and March event
Last week, Amy and I went whale watching expedition in Baja California Sur (the southernmost province in Baja). Though my wildlife photography skills are limited, this grey whale was about 30 feet from our panga. When the whale gets perpend...
Back in Berkeley
The SF Chronicle dubbed it a “Christmas Miracle” for ski resorts. For my daughter Talia and me, a bit of a nail biter as we drove from Reno to Berkeley on I-80 on the 26th.
Truckee’s Where’s My Plow map was experiencing technical difficul...
Tis the Season
2025 is coming to an end. The year was filled with many wonderful things…as long as I didn’t open the newspaper, which I’m constitutionally incapable of doing. Sharing a few visual highlights:
In January, Amy and I visited Northern India....
Stumbling Blocks "zooming" round the world
Earlier this week, Stumbling Blocks was featured in the Qesher Book Club. Roughly 100 attendees from around the world, including a few familiar faces, heard about my book.
Watch it here!
“Qesher, connection in Hebrew, is a project that i...
The freeze
It’s cold here in the Catskills. A little depression just uphill from our house started freezing last week.
The reservoir started to freeze a day later.
Eight inches predicted for today seems quite possible.
Reminds of snow in years gone...
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Semi-retired bi-coastal writer. My memoir, Stumbling Blocks, to be published in July 2025.
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