Author Archives: Jan C. Johnson

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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.

Lifestyle or “Statement?”

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

Lately I’ve been seeing lots of kerfluffle about “minimalism.” Premise: we Americans tend to live with way too much stuff. Endlessly marketed to, we buy into the idea that we must have more, bigger, better… stuff. Yet the stuff we … Continue reading →

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Return to Exile, by Lynne Gentry

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

Gentry, Lynne. Return to Exile. Howard Books, 2015. The Carthage Chronicles, Book 2 From Amazon.com’s Book Description: How far would you go to save the one you love? Six years ago, impossible circumstances forced Dr. Lisbeth Hastings to leave behind … Continue reading →

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I Blame it On The 70s

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jan C. Johnson

I started high school in the early 70s, after some of the fake-ish fads like beehive hairdos, “go-go boots,” and frosted pink lipstick had mercifully fizzled out. Then the pendulum swung the other way. Now, for a fairly broad swath … Continue reading →

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How to Dye Your Hair a Fashionable Shade of Magenta Without Actually Trying

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Jan C. Johnson

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Step 1: Allow your hair to go grey. (If your hair is light blonde, either by nature or by art, you may skip this very time-consuming step.) Step 2: Wash and dry the…

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What I Didn’t Know About Portland, Oregon

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jan C. Johnson

A few weeks ago Brent and I flew to Portland to visit two of our favorite people: our son Greg and his wife, Katie. The whole time we were there, I had this odd feeling that we had traveled to … Continue reading →

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“Pure Eyes, Clean Heart” – Review and GIVEAWAY!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Jan C. Johnson

Hi, Friends, Between out-of-state travel, family responsibility, bike rallies, freelance work and visits from offspring, I haven’t posted in ages. I’m still writing about some of those adventures, which I hope to share soon. But today I have something special … Continue reading →

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