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Ranking the Months of the Year, via Scalzi

Posted on Thu October 1, 2015Tue October 6, 2015 by Ms. Jen

In a blog post today, a one Mr. John Scalzi ranked the months of the year and why. He then asked commenters to do…

Posted in fun stuffTagged humor, Los Angeles, months, Orange County, ranking, SoCal, top to bottom
Snow on Saddleback Mountain

Happy New Year!

Posted on Thu January 1, 2015Thu January 1, 2015 by Ms. Jen

Thurs 01.01.15 – The night before last we had a brief, windy, and cold storm that whipped through SoCal and dropped more snow on…

Posted in fun stuff, news + events, photos + text from the roadTagged california, cold, cool, fun, happy, Nokia Lumia 1020, Orange County, Photo by Jenifer Hanen, rare, Saddleback Mountain, Santa Ana Mountains, snow, SoCal, winter storm

The First Camellia of the Season a Few Months Early

Posted on Thu November 17, 2011 by Ms. Jen

Photo taken by Ms. Jen with a Nokia N950. Thurs 11.17.11 – The one block of south-east and 2 blocks of south facing front…

Posted in oh, californiaTagged banana trees, california, camellias, micro-climate, November, Seal Beach, SoCal

Winter : Janaury 7th, 2010 : Southern California

Posted on Thu January 7, 2010 by Ms. Jen

Photo taken by Ms. Jen with a Nokia N97.

Posted in oh, californiaTagged Alex's Bar, calla lily, flowers, fog, long beach, Seal Beach, SoCal, wimps, winter

‘Tis My Favorite Time of the Year

Posted on Mon December 21, 2009 by Ms. Jen

Winter Solstice, where the Northern Hemisphere has the longest night and shortest day of the year, happened today at 9:47am PST / 17:47 UTC….

Posted in art + photography, fun stuff, oh, californiaTagged 33rd parallel line, December, first day of winter, shortest day of the year, snow, SoCal, solstice, winter, Yule2 Comments on ‘Tis My Favorite Time of the Year

Farewell to NaBloPoMo for Another Year, Unless you are Doing December…

Posted on Mon November 30, 2009 by Ms. Jen

November has been both a good month and a bit of a struggle. The struggle has been family/holiday/death related, as blogged about here, and…

Posted in art + photography, writing + blogsTagged art, autumn, creativity, happy, holidays, life, nablopomo, SoCal, weather, winter

This Morning

Posted on Thu November 19, 2009 by Ms. Jen

Photo by Ms. Jen with a Nokia N97. Thur 11.18.09 – Now that the hot, dry SoCal summer (July – Oct) is behind us,…

Posted in nature + environment, oh, californiaTagged blooming, california, camellias, flowers, growing season, roses, SoCal, weather

Fire Season Has Started

Posted on Mon August 31, 2009 by Ms. Jen

Photo taken by Ms. Jen with her Nokia N95. Mon 08.31.09 – That mushroom cloud is not a thunderhead, nor is it an atomic…

Posted in nature + environment, oh, californiaTagged fire, fire season, Los Angeles, Los Angeles is burning, SoCal

The First Anniversary of the Seal Beach Salon This Saturday!

Posted on Tue November 11, 2008 by Ms. Jen

I may have invited y’all before, but the Seal Beach art | music | writing salon meets once every two months for a night…

Posted in art + photography, news + eventsTagged art, arts, california, literature, meetup, music, party, poetry, salon, Seal Beach, SoCal1 Comment on The First Anniversary of the Seal Beach Salon This Saturday!

Queen of the (beauty) Bar

Posted on Mon March 31, 2008 by Ms. Jen

On Friday night, circumstances evolved that I invited a friend of a friend to join me for Happy Hour at my favorite local restaurant/bar/grill….

Posted in ideas + opinions, oh, californiaTagged beauty, cult of the body, culture, feminism, plastic surgery, self-invention, SoCal1 Comment on Queen of the (beauty) Bar

View of Palos Verdes and Mt. Baldy from the Plane

Posted on Thu March 6, 2008 by Ms. Jen

Thurs March 6, 2008 – Flying to Austin for SXSW 2008. Photo taken by Ms. Jen with a Nokia N82.

Posted in oh, california, photos + text from the road, sxswTagged airplane, SoCal

The Best of SoCal: Snow Covered Mtns. After the Storm

Posted on Mon January 7, 2008 by Ms. Jen
Posted in nature + environment, oh, californiaTagged lovely, mountains, snow, SoCal, Southern California, winter

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