Autumn is not my favorite time of the year, as we all say goodbye to summer. We say Hello to the weather changing from hot to the cooler weather. We may have some rain, and other times , it still will be hot outside.
One of the first things that I would like to do is write a Christmas story on paper for myself. The story will be fiction, but I have to figure out what it will be about, and where it will take place.
Autumn will be a good time to also clean out some of my draws to see what I don't want anymore. I don't make big plans for Halloween, but I plan to get together with family to spend Thanksgiving with them.
A belated happy 11th anniversary for Pathways to Paris - and also remembering dear Cairo.
The Autumnal Equinox happened out of view - still the seasonal shift is more than welcome, albeit a little unusual this year. After a long dry spell we finally got rain today. A good soaking rain.
Wondering how the fall colors will be, especially since many of the trees in the holler are already dropping their leaves.
You should be proud of what you've accomplished this month. The ceiling will get fixed and hopefully you will find the right folks to help with what needs restoring - in the midst of it though it looks a mess I'm sure. Plus precious items are just that.
You've got me thinking about how so many see themselves as apart from nature instead of
a part of nature. Now I'm in the mood for some Wendell Berry.
Thank you, Jesse, for all you do. Wishing you a golden Autumn.
You have this way of sharing that feels like a friend. I am there with your woes and concerns, your dreams, your work, your inspiration, ingenuity and dealing with circumstance. It helps me make sense of my life. Yes, September 7 was so powerful. I was grieving and dealing with betrayal and family omission of kindness and the grief of losing a loved one. I came to NYC to soothe my soul. Walk the pace of the streets, go to museums, Hell's Kitchen Broadway show. I went to Elizabeth Street gardens, took in as much as I could in 6 days. Needed the city to help me realign and heal. Resisted getting scammed 3 times and wrote in my journal in Central park. A tourist of the grief of the soul mending it's path with the pace and nesting spaces of the city.
What a mixture of things you’ve experienced this month! Congratulations on all the good works you’ve accomplished and continue to support…. I’m so sorry about the damage to your studio. It’s hard to take. Here’s hoping for the right remedy for the situation.
I’m enjoying the relief from summer heat and gaining more energy. I have an album release concert at the end of October, so all my efforts are toward that event. In the meantime I will attend my 50th high school reunion this weekend. It was there I received my musical education from a wonderful woman who created the music program at our school. Bless the teachers and mentors. ❤️🎶🙏
Hi Clela!! Thank you so so much for your kind words -- just to clarify, my studio is heavenly sanctuary --- the ceiling/roof activity is in my apartment, and the books were in my bedroom! :D
Album release sounds so exciting and wonderful!!!! And so beautiful about your teacher/mentor - it's funny because I JUST reached out to my piano teacher from middleschool/highschool last week and she just replied this morning!!! So excited and happy to read her letter and reconnect with her. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Oh heavens! I’m sorry Jesse. Your bedroom ceiling …yikes. Wishing for a speedy reconstruction and a return to peace.🔧🪚🔨
That’s a funny coincidence…How wonderful to receive a letter from your teacher. I was able to reconnect with my teacher as well and thank her for her care and kindness. ❤️🎶🙏
We have typhoon-adjacent weather happening here--always a reason for caution and cause for potential discomfort, but it hasn't been too bad for us, thankfully. Minor illnesses have been affecting family members here and there, so here I've had to pick up what slack I could, which at least makes me feel useful though it does put me behind on other things. (I'm struggling to finish revising my current chapter--It's a challenging one with some uncomfortable themes so I think I'm a bit anxious about putting it out. I will get there though.)
Again, I was very grateful to have been able to attend the exhibition at Pen+Brush. Though it surely was emotional to bring it to a close ... well, have to make space for new beginnings, eh?
Best of luck getting your ceiling sorted; those things are a pain, but it will end. And it's wonderful having friends to help us get through. Take care, be well, and be safe, Jesse and all!
I am in the middle of a busy season as well—lots of good things, but busy! I was glad to be at home this past weekend. I am really looking forward to being able to burrow down a bit this fall—it certainly would be nice to have a weather forecast that doesn’t have any 90s in it (not yet in middle Georgia!). I would really like some time to be at home and read, write, draw, garden, and play music. Slow down and create.
Happy equinox! And thank you for that Woolf quote—how I love her writing.
It sounds like it’s a very good time for you to sweep aside things for a new season! I’m very curious about the furniture you’re moving around (thank you for teaching me the word vitrine! Like vitreous!). I hope that all of this to-doing will settle into some forms for you soon.
Sorry to hear about the ceiling aftermath. It's not the same, but it reminds me of when I was overseeing the renovation of my friend's apartment. The construction crew were drilling into the walls and ceiling to completely rewire it. The first day I went over to check on progress, there was dust and rubble everywhere. I kept her away from it those first few weeks as I knew she would be upset. However, everything was cleaned up, and it ended up looking incredible. I am predicting the same for your situation:)
Elsewhere, we are currently working very hard to build our new health, wellness, and aesthetics business, and, in my little downtime, doing another round of edits on my book.
I’m so sorry about the ceiling falling. A nightmare, indeed. It will all get fixed, but it sounds truly traumatic.
Jesse, thank you for all that you do and embrace and celebrate and create. Happy to join you in ringing in another autumn. With warm wishes to all for a healthy and hopeful Fall. 🍂
Oh Jesse! I am so sorry about your precious items. I would be a wreck. But hopefully all will be restored. Moving forward is a wonderful life stance. I've said this before-You seem to have an exceptional hold on life and I learn from your your thoughts and ideas! THANK YOU!
Fingers are crossed that you will be in attendance at the Philadelphia Horses tour!
Oh Jesse ……so sorry to hear about your ceiling chaos! I hope that your treasured items can be restored and recovered ! Many years ago our house was flooded twice and we lost so much including some of my beautiful books and personal items …. but somehow there was a sense of liberation and a permission to start again which looking back was exciting!
Autumn is well and truly beginning here in Scotland ,the trees are changing into their glowing colours and the geese are flying back for the winter !
I will strive to finish a painting that has been promised to someone for many weeks and try to embrace change and new beginnings…….not always easy !
So grateful for your posts Jesse ! Thank you ! Happy Autumn ! 🍂
Hi Jesse! I'm sorry some of your sacred belongings have met their end of watch on bringing joy to your soul. May the memories of them be able to still bring a comforting mist through your heart every now and again. I am doing ok. I guess what I am working on is not fighting everything. Learning to only fight for what was really wronged and to just pass through the light things that weren't looking for a fight, but just needed a little attention. Much peace and grace sent to you on this day and I will keep trying to anchor mine. Much love this fall.
I was thinking that this Halloween, I could either spend that time watching Stephen King movies, or spending Halloween evening with my folks.
Autumn is not my favorite time of the year, as we all say goodbye to summer. We say Hello to the weather changing from hot to the cooler weather. We may have some rain, and other times , it still will be hot outside.
One of the first things that I would like to do is write a Christmas story on paper for myself. The story will be fiction, but I have to figure out what it will be about, and where it will take place.
Autumn will be a good time to also clean out some of my draws to see what I don't want anymore. I don't make big plans for Halloween, but I plan to get together with family to spend Thanksgiving with them.
A belated happy 11th anniversary for Pathways to Paris - and also remembering dear Cairo.
The Autumnal Equinox happened out of view - still the seasonal shift is more than welcome, albeit a little unusual this year. After a long dry spell we finally got rain today. A good soaking rain.
Wondering how the fall colors will be, especially since many of the trees in the holler are already dropping their leaves.
You should be proud of what you've accomplished this month. The ceiling will get fixed and hopefully you will find the right folks to help with what needs restoring - in the midst of it though it looks a mess I'm sure. Plus precious items are just that.
You've got me thinking about how so many see themselves as apart from nature instead of
a part of nature. Now I'm in the mood for some Wendell Berry.
Thank you, Jesse, for all you do. Wishing you a golden Autumn.
Happy Anniversary to Pathway to Paris!
You have this way of sharing that feels like a friend. I am there with your woes and concerns, your dreams, your work, your inspiration, ingenuity and dealing with circumstance. It helps me make sense of my life. Yes, September 7 was so powerful. I was grieving and dealing with betrayal and family omission of kindness and the grief of losing a loved one. I came to NYC to soothe my soul. Walk the pace of the streets, go to museums, Hell's Kitchen Broadway show. I went to Elizabeth Street gardens, took in as much as I could in 6 days. Needed the city to help me realign and heal. Resisted getting scammed 3 times and wrote in my journal in Central park. A tourist of the grief of the soul mending it's path with the pace and nesting spaces of the city.
Dear Jesse,
What a mixture of things you’ve experienced this month! Congratulations on all the good works you’ve accomplished and continue to support…. I’m so sorry about the damage to your studio. It’s hard to take. Here’s hoping for the right remedy for the situation.
I’m enjoying the relief from summer heat and gaining more energy. I have an album release concert at the end of October, so all my efforts are toward that event. In the meantime I will attend my 50th high school reunion this weekend. It was there I received my musical education from a wonderful woman who created the music program at our school. Bless the teachers and mentors. ❤️🎶🙏
Hi Clela!! Thank you so so much for your kind words -- just to clarify, my studio is heavenly sanctuary --- the ceiling/roof activity is in my apartment, and the books were in my bedroom! :D
Album release sounds so exciting and wonderful!!!! And so beautiful about your teacher/mentor - it's funny because I JUST reached out to my piano teacher from middleschool/highschool last week and she just replied this morning!!! So excited and happy to read her letter and reconnect with her. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Oh heavens! I’m sorry Jesse. Your bedroom ceiling …yikes. Wishing for a speedy reconstruction and a return to peace.🔧🪚🔨
That’s a funny coincidence…How wonderful to receive a letter from your teacher. I was able to reconnect with my teacher as well and thank her for her care and kindness. ❤️🎶🙏
I love Summer's outdoor living but also welcome the shift in Autumn to go inward and kindle the light within.
It's my favorite time of the year.
Hi Jesse: Somebody just told me to make like a tree and leave. Paul.
Hi Jesse,
We have typhoon-adjacent weather happening here--always a reason for caution and cause for potential discomfort, but it hasn't been too bad for us, thankfully. Minor illnesses have been affecting family members here and there, so here I've had to pick up what slack I could, which at least makes me feel useful though it does put me behind on other things. (I'm struggling to finish revising my current chapter--It's a challenging one with some uncomfortable themes so I think I'm a bit anxious about putting it out. I will get there though.)
Again, I was very grateful to have been able to attend the exhibition at Pen+Brush. Though it surely was emotional to bring it to a close ... well, have to make space for new beginnings, eh?
Best of luck getting your ceiling sorted; those things are a pain, but it will end. And it's wonderful having friends to help us get through. Take care, be well, and be safe, Jesse and all!
I am in the middle of a busy season as well—lots of good things, but busy! I was glad to be at home this past weekend. I am really looking forward to being able to burrow down a bit this fall—it certainly would be nice to have a weather forecast that doesn’t have any 90s in it (not yet in middle Georgia!). I would really like some time to be at home and read, write, draw, garden, and play music. Slow down and create.
Happy equinox! And thank you for that Woolf quote—how I love her writing.
It sounds like it’s a very good time for you to sweep aside things for a new season! I’m very curious about the furniture you’re moving around (thank you for teaching me the word vitrine! Like vitreous!). I hope that all of this to-doing will settle into some forms for you soon.
Sorry to hear about the ceiling aftermath. It's not the same, but it reminds me of when I was overseeing the renovation of my friend's apartment. The construction crew were drilling into the walls and ceiling to completely rewire it. The first day I went over to check on progress, there was dust and rubble everywhere. I kept her away from it those first few weeks as I knew she would be upset. However, everything was cleaned up, and it ended up looking incredible. I am predicting the same for your situation:)
Elsewhere, we are currently working very hard to build our new health, wellness, and aesthetics business, and, in my little downtime, doing another round of edits on my book.
Happy Anniversary to Pathway to Paris!
I’m so sorry about the ceiling falling. A nightmare, indeed. It will all get fixed, but it sounds truly traumatic.
Jesse, thank you for all that you do and embrace and celebrate and create. Happy to join you in ringing in another autumn. With warm wishes to all for a healthy and hopeful Fall. 🍂
Oh Jesse! I am so sorry about your precious items. I would be a wreck. But hopefully all will be restored. Moving forward is a wonderful life stance. I've said this before-You seem to have an exceptional hold on life and I learn from your your thoughts and ideas! THANK YOU!
Fingers are crossed that you will be in attendance at the Philadelphia Horses tour!
Sending good vibes your way.
Mindy
Oh Jesse ……so sorry to hear about your ceiling chaos! I hope that your treasured items can be restored and recovered ! Many years ago our house was flooded twice and we lost so much including some of my beautiful books and personal items …. but somehow there was a sense of liberation and a permission to start again which looking back was exciting!
Autumn is well and truly beginning here in Scotland ,the trees are changing into their glowing colours and the geese are flying back for the winter !
I will strive to finish a painting that has been promised to someone for many weeks and try to embrace change and new beginnings…….not always easy !
So grateful for your posts Jesse ! Thank you ! Happy Autumn ! 🍂
Sending you good vibes for finishing your painting, Sue!
Hi Jesse! I'm sorry some of your sacred belongings have met their end of watch on bringing joy to your soul. May the memories of them be able to still bring a comforting mist through your heart every now and again. I am doing ok. I guess what I am working on is not fighting everything. Learning to only fight for what was really wronged and to just pass through the light things that weren't looking for a fight, but just needed a little attention. Much peace and grace sent to you on this day and I will keep trying to anchor mine. Much love this fall.