You should see the bush—scraggly, wilted khaki-colored leaves—somehow still producing a few of the sweetest, most flavorful yellow pear tomatoes. This little fella dressed himself in this outfit. HE borrowed the feather from the clematis vine growing next door. She has gone to seed and everywhere there was once a small yellow blossom is now… Continue reading My Garden Tomato’s Last Stand…
Author: Anita Gail Jones
Zydeco by the Bay Festival in Sausalito, CA
I’m a little late getting this out (by social media standards), but it’s really never too late for news like this: The Zydeco Bay the Bay Festival happened a week ago yesterday, on October 12th and my feet are still movin’! Don’t worry if you missed it: the City of Sausalito, California obviously knows the… Continue reading Zydeco by the Bay Festival in Sausalito, CA
Dr. Robert J. Jones installed as 19th President of UAlbany, New York
…and…we are first cousins! Our family is so proud! Robert has come a long way from the sharecropping fields of Dawson, near the other Albany (Georgia), to the head office at the University at Albany, New York. Bravo!! See/read more on the website of our family foundation and link to the UAlbany site: http://gaines-jones.org/our-very-own-robert-j-jones-is-19th-president-of-the-university-at-albany-new-york/
Happy 2nd Birthday Peach Seed Monkey Blog!
Thanks once again, Dear Blog Followers, for staying with me through another year! That’s right, October 2013 marks the 2nd birthday for this blog. I say now what I said after writing my first post:
Reminder: Love is (still) Everywhere
A dear friend and blog follower in Brooklyn sent me this today: “I was walking down the street and looked down, saw this and thought of your found heart collection and even though there is nothing special about this image . . . what’s special is that a heart made me think of you.” Photo… Continue reading Reminder: Love is (still) Everywhere
LIKE my page on Facebook
If you’re on Facebook please help me out by LIKING my page. I’m shooting for 100 LIKES by Christmas. Confused about this “Like” business? Bottom line: search engines (ie. Google, et al) are impressed by lots of “LIKES” and rank such pages higher in search results, meaning more visibility. As I revise the novel, I’m… Continue reading LIKE my page on Facebook
Education Under Arrest
I agree with Marian Wright Edelmen, who spoke recently with Tavis Smiley about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, beyond the 60s: “We love our prophets, we love the dream, but we don’t love the bounced promissory note.” On a personal level, I look at how far we have not come since the… Continue reading Education Under Arrest
The March ~ Film narrated by Denzel Washington
I hope you found profound ways to mark today—being the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. In deciding how to celebrate on my blog, the answer came tonight after finding this film on the PBS website: THE MARCH The vital story of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.… Continue reading The March ~ Film narrated by Denzel Washington
Movie ~ The Butler
The story deftly barrels through history and emotions, exploring many of the themes I take on in Peach Seed Monkey. Bypass the media hype and reviews. Go straight to your seat and judge for yourself. Director Lee Daniels,
PARIS Part II ~ Art and Food
Life is busy right now. One day left before we drive off to deliver the college freshman. In between packing and going through boxes of Kleenex, I continue revisions on the novel. I welcome this distraction ~ a chance to keep my promise and bring you Part II of PARIS : Food & Art