That time I chose Self-Care…
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:21:29-04:00Self-care is the new division... As a person who has been on this earth for over a half-century, every new ...
The Vaccination Discrimination…
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00I have said this so many times before, but I mean I really don’t understand people’s thinking. As we have sat through one of the worst periods in our collective history as a WORLD, the divide in this country over vaccinations is mind-boggling. Conspiracy theories abound and my nephew and I can always go back and forth on the plausibility of any one of them, but when public health and the survival of one’s loved ones is in question, do we really need to keep up an argument as people die?
Coming Soon: Self Respect
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00The old saying of “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” is to be considered at its face value – it will not happen again. For that, you can be sure!
Found and Lost
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00My very own United Nations!!! It’s backwards from the usual but it makes sense here. In a year when so ...
The Best Birthday Ever!
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00The Best Birthday Ever! A "speed limit" birthday - what a ride to 55 and for all that lies ahead!
Searching to find the one…
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00Searching to find the one! DNA tests, letters, connections and a whole new extended family. With one more installment to come...
Two Family Trees
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:37-04:00That is my new reality - I have TWO family trees on Ancestry.com TWO. That's the theme for this - ...
Late November back in ’65…..
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:37-04:00Alright, the song goes "Late December back in '63". Bear with me here - its all relevant! Oh the things ...
Do We Really Have Change?
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:37-04:00As a StartingBloc Fellow, I sat in sessions less than one year ago and heard how the racism, marginalization, ...
How Fortunate Were We….
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:23:30-04:00I have always taken inspiration from the women in my life. From when I was a very young ...