Category Archives: Music

Jared Jacobsen at Spreckels

Posted on April 16, 2017 by TheJessicaness

I went to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park, home to the largest outdoor organ consisting of over 5,000 pipes, some 32 feet long and comprising 80 ranks. This organ was donated from the Spreckels brothers in 1915 for the … Continue reading →

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Octopus Luau 

Posted on November 25, 2016 by TheJessicaness

Caleb has our stuff ready to go as I peel my eyes open. I grab a bottle of the free almond milk we got last night and pour half of it over a bowl of corn flakes with oatmeal. We … Continue reading →

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Multi-Soap Inspiration

Posted on December 29, 2015 by TheJessicaness

Today’s post is inspired by the ten soaps/scrubs in my shower – the one I took after getting the living room light bulbs replaced, working out in the gym for an hour, helping myself to another piece of bread, messaging … Continue reading →

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Pink Drinks in Turkey

Posted on October 12, 2015 by TheJessicaness

I’m up before 7:30am, as is the sun that’s on the other side of buildings and trees, and not to be seen till I go upstairs to the breakfast rooftop patio. I take in the skyscrapers on the horizon, the … Continue reading →

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My First Night in Istanbul

Posted on October 11, 2015 by TheJessicaness

… and then I’m introduced to Mr. Çetinkaya, the partner of Topkapi Carpet by Koyuncu, and a man that I feel comfortable with – to drink tea, to have lunch, and to buy his carpets if I had the money. I can tell … Continue reading →

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