November 2021 – Jessica O'Dwyer

Thanksgiving

November 29, 2021

Over Thanksgiving, we visited the de Young Museum for the “Judy Chicago” and “Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love” exhibitions–visual feasts for the soul.

Olivia came home and my sister Patrice joined us for dinner. My BFF from high school, Sharon, stayed with us from Seattle. Charlie was styling: my friend Lisa from NYC knit him a sweater. He led Sharon and me on a pre-dinner hike up our local mountain.

The older I get the more I cherish family and friends close and far, those with us in body and those who live in our memory.

These perfect days.

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17

November 22, 2021

From boy to man in an eyeblink. Mateo is 17!

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Mamalita audiobook

November 19, 2021

Today was Day 2 of taping the audiobook of my memoir, Mamalita. Why tape an audiobook of a book published 11 years ago? I can’t explain why, except that I own the audio rights and the time feels right.

Reading the book from beginning to end brings back many details I’d forgotten. A torrent of emotions. Obviously I’m not a professional book narrator, but I bring passion to the project. With luck, the audiobook should be available by mid-December.

Fingers crossed that it’s good!

xoxoxo

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Textiles by Mayan Hands

November 13, 2021

The last thing I need is another textile from Guatemala. But I love the soft, neutral palette of the Madre Tierra Collection from Mayan Hands so much that I had to share the link. Mayan Hands, as you probably know, is a fair trade non-profit that partners with more than 200 women artisans in 15 communities in the Guatemalan Highlands.

Although I most often buy in Guatemala directly from the artist, I’ve purchased online from Mayan Hands and can vouch for the quality of their merchandise. Just in time for the holidays.