Jayne Lisbeth
Hiding in Plain Sight
Twelve years ago I visited Costa Rica with a dear friend who was trying to escape an abusive relationship. She never did. Recently I...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Oct 30
- 3 min
Cobwebs from My Past
I had been discouraged and derailed by my lack of creative output in words. I sit and stare at a blank yellow legal pad, thin green lines...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Sep 18
- 4 min
The Deli Man
Publix is my luxury go-to market. Usually I shop at Walmart, Save A Lot and the Tasty-Cake bread store. We are thrifty. When I am feeling...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Lessons in Humility and Respect
The first illness I remember, Measles, dinner with Raggedy Ann, Great Neck, 1953 in my parent's bed, a rare treat In the continuing wake...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Jul 31
- 4 min
Cleaning closets, finding old lives
In December, 2005, Tim and I moved the contents of our two homes, our shop, the “Funky Bazaar” and Tim’s Art Studio, “Funky As A Monkey”...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Jun 19
- 5 min
Raising the Dead
I am thrilled to announce I have signed a contract with my publisher, Austin Macauley, to internationally publish my second book, Raising...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Out of The Box
Dear Readers, The greatest treasures about writing are the comments from my readers, who relate to my memories, and share their own. My...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- May 29
- 4 min
Carpe Saponem
Seize the Soap! A friend of many years advised me as I was exploring gift ideas for my women friends: “So, what’s so hard about buying a...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- May 8
- 3 min
Tribute to my Mother
My Mom, Muriel Jeannette Plage Schmitz November 14, 1912 - January 15, 1997 My Food for Thought today is a tribute to my mother in the...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- May 1
- 5 min
Beach Stories
There is something about the beach that brings out the best in everyone. We smile at one another more. We wave and wish good will towards...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Apr 10
- 7 min
Cleaving a New Life
I wandered, drenched in sweat, through four floors of dust-filled alleys and enormous rooms. Four delightful, enticing floors of...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Mar 13
- 4 min
A Tale of Two Genders
For the first time in almost two years Tim and I were planning a party for our friends from fifteen to fifty-two years. We have not all...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Feb 11
- 6 min
Hearts, Flowers, Candy?
With the approach of Valentine’s Day I examined what romance means to me. In between my dropping pregnant hints to my beloved about how...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Jan 23
- 4 min
My Mother's Hands
The older I become, the more I become my mother. I am a newer upgraded model of the original. Life made my mother and I different, but we...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Jan 9
- 5 min
Sugar Cookie Moments
It is my pleasure to introduce my latest guest columnist, Iris Ruth Pastor. Iris is the author of two books, Slices, Bites and other...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Dec 12, 2021
- 8 min
Ray, My fountain of youth
This Food for Thought was going to be about romance, and in a way, it is. Ray and I met when I was fourteen, a freshman at Ramapo...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
Sarah's Story
In my quest to discover who Sarah, Consort of Reverend Hezekiah Taylor was, I dove into the history of Newfane Hill, which eventually...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
Lives Discovered in a Vermont Cemetery
I obsess over each Food for Thought I write. I take at least two weeks to muse over every word, nuance, and grammatical and spelling...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Oct 3, 2021
- 6 min
For the Love of Food
Quarantine Takeout, Taiwan Contributed by Guest Journalist, Professor and Filmmaker, Dr. Greg LeSar Sep 10, 2021: Craving USA Meals...
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Jayne Lisbeth
- Sep 9, 2021
- 6 min
Travel Journals: September 4-11, 2001
Journals have preserved every important part of my life, as well as many unimportant ones. They range from thoughtful, to joyous,...
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