Category Archives: Everyday life

What’s new at the Frankel household

Introduction

The following is an excerpt from my manuscript, In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington, A True Story. With the help of my editor, Angela, it should be ready for publication by the end of … Continue reading

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Synopsis of My Book

In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington By Judy Frankel In this raw memoir, Judy Frankel walks away from her 15-year marriage without a career to fall back on. Worried that she will literally “lose … Continue reading

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Judy’s Garden Becomes Election 2012 Central!

You know how life began in a garden, according to popular sources? So too does democracy begin in a garden.   Judy’s Homegrown is now Writeindependent.org. Why would a Master Gardener focus on politics? Because without a way to legislate … Continue reading

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Meet me at the Healthy Living Festival!

Peggy Curry, my friend and founder of Growing Great, is hosting a Healthy Living Festival this Sunday, May 15th at 12pm-4pm at the Metlox and 13th Street Plaza in Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 This is their 5th year hosting the … Continue reading

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Passionate Letter

Sometimes, we just go for it, and sometimes good things happen. If the ideas in the letter I wrote to the Annenberg Foundation resonate with people here in Palos Verdes, it was meant to be. I’ve included the text here, … Continue reading

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Mark and Kozue

To Mark and Kozue: Thank you for finding me on the internet, and for helping me in the garden! You are people who understand the interconnectedness of everything, and who want to make the world a better place. Congratulations on … Continue reading

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Winter’s Harvest

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Field of Dreams

Build it and they will come …to the Farm! This time, the farm will be bigger and better. I am interested in growing enough food for the PVPUSD’’s school lunches and running a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. Below are … Continue reading

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Cornerstone Elementary learns seed starting!

With the help of Sharona Byrnes, I assisted two classes of 5th grader volunteers in putting together a dozen flats for seed starting yesterday! Then we took the trays to the classrooms to plant winter crops. The kids had so … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Pie Winner!

Add another Pie to my collection of Winning Pies: Pumpkin Pie! I made the graham cracker crust from scratch, and topped it with my own version of whipped cream. The sprinkles on top were crystallized ginger.

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