Author Archives: Jeanie French

And We’ll Be In Scotland Afore Ye

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Jeanie French

I’m headed off to Scotland tomorrow with my daughter and a best friend. This is a basically a test to see if this post will appear and go where I want it to from my phone, but it’s also a … Continue reading →

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Watershed

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Jeanie French

WATERSHED is a reality at last. To order my second book of poems, please go to https://foldedword.bigcartel.com/product/watershed . I would write more, but I am in Alaska, and it’s difficult to write on my phone!

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Family Camp

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jeanie French

I’ve just returned from our annual family hunting camp. We pull the travel trailers into the same space every year, close to a spring with a pipe where we can fill water jugs and barrels to refill the water tanks … Continue reading →

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What I Would Have Posted If I’d Had Wi-Fi At Camp

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Jeanie French

On Sunday, after we went into town for a wi-fi connection and a couple of errands (and coffee for Dennis and ice cream for both of us at Cowlicks), we drove north along Highway 1 towards Westport and Rockport, looking … Continue reading →

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Glass Beach

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Jeanie French

Quite a few years ago, I wrote an essay that won first place in an essay contest.  The essay was about a place I’ve visited for years, Glass Beach, in Fort Bragg, California.  The essay appears below, accompanied by photographs … Continue reading →

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Familiar with Curves

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Jeanie French

Yesterday, I drove south from Crescent City along Highway 101 to Arcata, then took Highway 299 east to Redding, then Highway 44 east to Lassen County. It was a beautiful day for travel. I wish I’d had time to stop … Continue reading →

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Crab Heaven in Crescent City

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Jeanie French

There’s nothing like fresh Dungeness crab.  There’s also nothing quite like picking it in the dark.  By the time Dennis got our trailer parked and set up, it was completely dark.  You really don’t want to pick crab at a … Continue reading →

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Bandon, Round Two

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Jeanie French

Tonight from my room, I can really hear the ocean kicking up.  It was very windy today, so windy I couldn’t hold the camera still enough to get clear shots when I was down by the beach.  I’m glad I … Continue reading →

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Beaverton to Bandon, and Beyond

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Jeanie French

This is a post about didn’ts. But don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not a negative thing at all. While this trip has been primarily about research for some writing I’m doing, it’s also been about having thinking time away … Continue reading →

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Pendleton to Beaverton

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Jeanie French

Today’s post is not about places as much as it is about the people I talked to in those places. I left Pendleton today about noonish and drove along the Columbia Gorge on I-84 toward Portland. It was dusty, terribly … Continue reading →

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