Jessica Bell

Monday, September 12, 2011

Winter Garden in Davis!

It gardening time in Davis so my mom and I decided to fix up our little backyard boxes with a little winter garden!

                      Veg:                                            Herbs:
                     *Beets                                        *Chives
                     *Cauliflower                                *Basil
                     *Broccoli                                    *Oregano
                     *Leeks                                        *Sage
                     *Radish
                     *Carrots
                     *Sweet Peas
                     *Lettuce
                     *Spinach
                     *Artichoke

Friday, September 9, 2011

Pictures from France

Here are some picture from France! Most are from hiking around Chambon les Gourges, the camping area we were staying in. It is in very rural France so we got to wander around little farm houses and wonder how people survive so far away from everything... literally in two or 3 house "towns" mostly populated by chickens and cows...

Also I have some lovely pictures from a trip up the coast to Brittany...yummy seafood and even yummier coast line...I can see why everyone in England has summer houses here!!

Family Marrin (part!)

How much is that piggy in the window?

Amazing Bretange coast line

le auto

I'm sure its not poisonous!

The path down...

le chateau!

Rouge

Well good morning sunshine!

Satan lives here, or the guy from Chainsaw massacre... French version...massacre à la tronçonneuse

Colors of the farm

Bouef

His name is Pierre

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Back in the Golden State

Hi Everyone!!

Sorry for the lack of posting!! I was disconnected and spending a wonderful two weeks in France with family Marrin! We were staying in a *charming* campground outside of Angeloume (a town 2 hours north of Bourdeaux). It was beautiful there full of French countryside charm ;)

We also took a little trip to Brittany to see the extended family and some amazing coast line and sample the devine cooking of Mami Marrin....

Pictures and recipes coming soon!!

Now I am back in California enjoying some quality time with my parents and the furry family! I am looking for work like oh so many 20 something's recently graduated and like most, having a hard time! But trying to keep positive attitude and hope for the best! I have decided to use the time to do some fun projects such as fixing up moms winder garden, canning (aahhh) and catching up on reading! I will try and get up some posts and recipes from our adventures of unemployment!!

Drop me a line and say hi!

Jessi

Monday, August 1, 2011

St Matthaus Kirchhof Cemetery and the Grimm Brothers

This weekend I visited the burial cite of the Brothers Grimm... A beautiful old cemetery int Schoeberg Berlin. Here are a few snapshots I took on the rainy afternoon.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Berlin Wanderings

Hello all... Sorry I have not posted in a while! This internship is really taking a lot out of me... but here is a taste of my many walks and wanderings around this beautiful city!
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Monday, June 27, 2011

New Feed for the Day- Freedom of Speech and Expression

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Reporters without borders publishes a yearly Press Freedom Index and the 2010 shows a somewhat fall in the ranks for Europe. RWB secretary-general Jean- François Julliard stated that "more than ever before, we see that economic development, institutional reform and respect for fundamental rights do not necessarily go hand in hand" (Reporters without Borders )

Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who champions anti-immigration and anti-Muslim rhetoric, has been acquitted Thursday of hate speech charges (New York Times)

Freedom of Speech and Privately owned companies - When freedom of speech does not extend to private companies (eg. Facebook, Twitter, social media) what are the implications (eg. revolutions)? JillianC. York weighs in at Aljazeera and Human Rights Watch´sLetter to Mark Zuckerberg before entering the Chinese market. (Aljazeera and Human Rights Watch)

Freedom House released its Freedom in the World Report for 2011 in January, it has been published every year sense 1972 the report looks at 193 countries and 15 disputed territories and is great resource for information on freedom and a chance to historically compare change and movements (Freedom House)

Learn about China´sVoices of Dissent on the BBC which profiles 10 activists in China and provides insights and interviews on what they have to say (BBC).

Also published on ICD News Blog