About Jan C. Johnson
Welcome! If you like food, reading, laughing over life's little disasters, and maybe thinking about the bigger things of life, you have come to the right place. Besides blogging, I write humorous fiction, though real life tends to leave fictional humor in the shade. But I'm not a total goofball.
No, really. I've also written a most riveting memoir--not mine, which would be boring, but rather the life story of an obscure pastor in Liberia, West Africa. His hair-raising memories of the Liberian Civil War years make for some suspenseful reading! Discover more under the "My Books" tab.
I live in North Texas with my husband, Brent. We enjoy bicycling, Mexican food, and traveling to visit our kids and grandkids.
When I saw this… thing… in an antique store, it stopped me in my tracks. Normally, a large ceramic figure that’s really a two-part container functions as a cookie jar. But… First, cookie jars don’t come with salt and pepper … Continue reading →
Just in time for the new year… another terrifying tale about my maladjusted appliances. Or, in this case, electronics. Whatever. They’re all in cahoots. I don’t turn my phone off very often. Instead, I just silence the ringer when I … Continue reading →
“Write what you know,” goes the usual advice. So… I’m writing this series of short humorous novels. I’ve mentioned before that the stories take place in Palestine, Texas, which happens to be my home town. I set some key events … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories)
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Tagged art, B&B, bed and breakfast, David Tripp, East Texas, Fig Tree Manor, Janice C Johnson, nostalgia, painting, Palestine Texas, railroad art, Redlands Hotel, Smooth Rock, travel, watercolor
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Last time, I promised to tell you all about our Ciclismo Classico bicycle tour in Italy, besides just the amazing food and guides and lodging and cappuccinos. Here’s the bike garage at Il Mollinello, our guide Sandro’s home / B&B … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories), Thoughts on Two Wheels
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Tagged agriturismo, bicycle, bicycling, Ciclismo Classico, gelato, Il Mollinello, Italy, Janice C Johnson, L'Eroica, Montalcino, travel, Tuscany, vineyard
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Greetings, friends! So, our big adventure this fall was our first-ever trip to Europe. Call us ambitious, but we’d booked an 8-day bicycle tour for the first week of October… then our older son got stationed in Germany and moved … Continue reading →
You walk away from the house and the cantankerous appliances for, like, 30 hours, and what happens? Portable electronics take up the rebellion, of course. August 4 was our first time to participate in the “Blazin’ Saddle” bike rally in … Continue reading →
Posted in Maladjusted Mondays, Thoughts on Two Wheels
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Tagged bicycling, bike, bike FAIL, bike rally, Blazin Saddle, cycling, Granbury, Granbury TX, humor, Janice C Johnson
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