Author Archives: TheJessicaness

Sitting On

Posted on November 11, 2019 by TheJessicaness

Sitting on a prayer, waiting on Sunday Hoping when people hear my troubles, that help will come my way. Sitting on a toilet, waiting on Monday Hoping my problems will be flushed away, and good things will come my way. … Continue reading →

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Baking After Dark

Posted on November 8, 2019 by TheJessicaness

I was invited to a baking party and was looking forward to sweets. I walked the 50 minutes there and found Frank and Azazel’s place in Segaya where they’ve lived for about a year now. There was some construction going … Continue reading →

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How Things Work

Posted on November 6, 2019 by TheJessicaness

In anticipation of the shipment from America I’ve been slowly inspecting the house – the two sets of speakers can’t connect to the TV in the living room, I don’t want to be bothered with all the cables to set … Continue reading →

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Bahrain National Museum

Posted on November 2, 2019 by TheJessicaness

Since I landed I was looking for things that Caleb and I could do or that I could entice a friend to join me in doing. Caleb had a Saturday off and we got a ride to the Bahrain National … Continue reading →

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The Start of Autumn

Posted on November 1, 2019 by TheJessicaness

The fall season has different markers depending on the locality but there’s now a wider distribution of early Christmas decorations (and in our case setting up for National Day), pumpkin spice flavored anything and everything (hello San Diego), and that … Continue reading →

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