http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com Reviews of books, classes, movies and events Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/image-workshop-brings-insights-for-year-ahead/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/image-workshop-brings-insights-for-year-ahead/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:36:05 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1248 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/image-workshop-brings-insights-for-year-ahead/feed/ 2 jlsemmel Sallie Christopher teaches a numerology class at Paradise Valley Community College. The first art image I created at the Image Workshop. When the logical left brain is shut off, "the image does the work," instructs Sallie Christopher in her Image Workshop. The third and final art image for the day encapsulated a world of possibilities for 2012. http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/author-shares-life-writing-insights/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/author-shares-life-writing-insights/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:07:39 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1192 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/author-shares-life-writing-insights/feed/ 0 jlsemmel Anne Lamott writes "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life." A great horned owl perches in a neighborhood tree and looks for breakfast. A roadrunner stops along the Desert Wildflower Loop Trail at the Desert Botanical Garden. A Costa's hummingbird rests on a plant at the Desert Botanical Garden. A phainopepla perches on brush at the Desert Botanical Garden. Gambel's quail cluck and crow while darting along the Desert Botanical Garden's trails. A roadrunner stops for a cool drink at a secluded spot off a Desert Botanical Garden trail. An Anna's hummingbird flutters around blossoms at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. A northern cardinal meanders along a Phoenix Zoo trail. http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/memoir-reveals-abducted-childs-ordeal/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/memoir-reveals-abducted-childs-ordeal/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:15:10 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1145 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/memoir-reveals-abducted-childs-ordeal/feed/ 0 jlsemmel Jaycee Dugard writes "A Stolen Life: A Memoir." http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/remembering-911/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/remembering-911/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:31:43 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1172 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/remembering-911/feed/ 0 jlsemmel On 9/11, the early morning sun lit up the mountains around Cave Creek, Ariz. As I drove home from Cave Creek on 9/11, I saw two hot air balloons at Jomax Road. Hot air balloons soar in the bright, blue skies of Arizona as terror fills the skies back East. The sun rose over Shadow Mountain on Sept. 13, 2001, but the skies remained quiet except for patrolling jets. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the sun still rises over Shadow Mountain, but we will NEVER FORGET! http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/spirits-visit-paradise/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/spirits-visit-paradise/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:24:56 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1126 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/spirits-visit-paradise/feed/ 0 jlsemmel A pastel pink and blue sunset sent by my grandma from above. Vibrant colors start to spread across the morning sky. The colors flared over the mountains. And then not at all by surprise, a new day began in Paradise. http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/gentle-soul-friend-shares-his-magical-poems-stories/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/gentle-soul-friend-shares-his-magical-poems-stories/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:37:28 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1103 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/gentle-soul-friend-shares-his-magical-poems-stories/feed/ 1 jlsemmel Tiger Windwalker presents his poems in "Walk in Beauty: Journey of a Big Sur Mystic." http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/suspense-mystery-invade-national-parks/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/suspense-mystery-invade-national-parks/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 01:50:11 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1076 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/suspense-mystery-invade-national-parks/feed/ 0 jlsemmel Nevada Barr's "Blood Lure" takes place in Glacier National Park. Nevada Barr sets "High Country" in Yosemite National Park. Nevada Barr sets "Hard Truth" in Rocky Mountain National Park. Nevada Barr wrote the thriller "13 1/2." http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/channeled-writing-unlocks-mysteries-of-divine/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/channeled-writing-unlocks-mysteries-of-divine/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:36:02 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1059 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/channeled-writing-unlocks-mysteries-of-divine/feed/ 0 jlsemmel "Writing the Divine" by Sara Wiseman explains channeling and much more. http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/dads-always-there/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/dads-always-there/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:14:43 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1037 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/dads-always-there/feed/ 2 jlsemmel My Dad was pretty handsome at the age of 23. Dad even dressed up for my baptism. I went with my Dad everywhere when we lived on the farm. Dad went with me to get my first car. We both broke the speed limit in that car. Dad just loved getting presents. Dad loved the Horny Toad in Cave Creek. They had good food, but their name fit his sense of humor. Dad loved working in his garage making beautiful things for those he loved. http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/book-focuses-on-family-faith-freedom-2/ http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/book-focuses-on-family-faith-freedom-2/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:47:18 +0000 jlsemmel http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/?p=1029 ]]> http://jlsemmel.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/book-focuses-on-family-faith-freedom-2/feed/ 1 jlsemmel Sarah Palin writes "America by Heart."