Category Archives: healthy living

High Tides, Low Tides

Posted on October 17, 2022 by @jamieweil

Stroke, prostate cancer, and a new way to be in the world. That’s 2022. Continue reading →

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Divine White Wines That Will Blow Your Mind (and Reds, too!)

Posted on November 3, 2020 by @jamieweil

STANDOUT WINE: 2016 Chardonnay Reserve ($60.00) I wasn’t ready for it, this gorgeous winery in Southern Ashland. It was Labor Day. Yeah, I know I’m behind, but with numerous disastrous fires, near death by fire, PG&E constantly turning off our … Continue reading →

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The Power in No Power: A Woman’s Search for Meaning

Posted on October 29, 2019 by @jamieweil

I’m sitting here on a Sunday thinking about the light side of no power and feeling frustrated by the dark side. I hunt for a narrative that feels good. So many thoughts demand the floor, as it’s been awhile since … Continue reading →

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Ashlandia

Posted on February 18, 2019 by @jamieweil

Nestled in Southern Oregon just across the Oregon border, Ashlandia is a world all its own, a beautiful world indeed. Continue reading →

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Time in All Its Measure

Posted on May 1, 2018 by @jamieweil

Time. It’s a funny thing.  It’s #TuesdayThoughts, and we only have 6 days left to reach our crowdfunding goal. We have a mixture of feelings. Pride, fear, gratitude, exhaustion, love, deep knowing, optimism, nervousness, excitement. The past 24 days have … Continue reading →

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Phew!

Posted on April 9, 2018 by @jamieweil

That’s what I have to say about this crowdfunding gig. At first, I was just going to copy and paste one of the other 4 blogs I wrote here for this crowdfunding campaign that went live this morning and then … Continue reading →

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Putting the Fun in CrowdFUNding

Posted on March 15, 2018 by @jamieweil

It turns out it takes money to make a docuseries. Lots of it. The layers run deep and honestly, it’s overwhelming. It’s different than writing a book. When I sit down to write a novel, I lose myself in a … Continue reading →

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When Things Get Tough

Posted on November 28, 2016 by @jamieweil

A student asked, “When times of great difficulty visit us, how should we meet them? The teacher said, “Welcome.” An essay by John Tarrant, Roshi, director of the Pacific Zen Institute, calls this an ancient koan suitable for our time. He says In hard … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Amador-able

Posted on November 9, 2016 by @jamieweil

Last year around this time, Mike and I grabbed a handful of friends and hit up the California wine region of Amador County, a little pocket of gold country east of Sacramento.           This year, we weren’t planning … Continue reading →

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Falling in Love

Posted on August 29, 2016 by @jamieweil

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”  Albert Camus I love this time of year in Nor-Nor Cal. The 110 degree days slip away slowly, sheepishly sliding into the 90s. The oaks let go of their first … Continue reading →

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