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1461
1461 days 48 months 4 years As posted before, time is weird. Those amounts sometimes feel incredibly short and also feel like an eternity. Frame of mind really dictates. Love. Honor. Laughter. Live. Respect. and a little bit of Guilt. Words to live by, words to drive yourself nuts by. Such is the life of…
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A birthday adjacent tail
Yesterday (10/10/2024) would have been John’s 63rd birthday. I had the opportunity to see Lee Asher (The Asher House (animal sanctuary)) speak in Morristown last night and it reminded me so much of John’s love of animals. Lee was engaging and had quite the story and I could imagine him and John sharing stories and taking…
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Eat the Tofu
I still maintain that the sauce for this recipe would make cardboard edible. Eat the tofu, but don’t skip the sauce. Or the joy. Or the “woo hoo” when you cook! And scroll down for the video clips 🙂 Recipe, as recorded by us a bunch of years ago: Champagne Scallops(except, not actual scallops, because,…
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1095
1095 days since the world lost the light that was John N. Rogers. Those that had spent time with John know the light I’m talking about. The enthusiasm over something new (or new to him). The joy he found in teaching a friend or colleague a new tidbit. The “in the moment” pleasure of all…
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Birthday Thoughts
It’s 10/10/23 … John N. Rogers was born 62 years ago today to Ernie and Evelyn Rogers on the island of Oahu. The (very) youngest of 4 kids, John had an interesting childhood that eventually landed him in south New Jersey. One of the things I remember most and best is how much John loved…
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Time is Weird
My brain kept reminding me I should post something “soon” but that it wasn’t urgent because I recently shared an update. “Well, shit” (as John would have said) … last post was February 2023. Time is weird. On Friday 7/14/2023 I hit a personal milestone that was both rewarding and melancholy. I officially marked the…
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2 Years
Sometimes you just have to ask yourself: “What the F?” Two years that have felt like twenty years most of the time and then occasionally they have felt like two days. Missing him will be eternal. I’m a bit short on words right now but I’m so grateful to be able to share this video…
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Rules Were Meant to be Broken
“They” said not to take the road … assess and then maybe take the road anyway. Noting ventured; nothing gained … and all those other good idioms. Click for a short video from our 2020 Northeast camper van trip.
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Motorcycle Riding Lessons
Super short but smile-inducing clips of John teaching Erich how to ride a motorcycle on the farm. Circa Summer 2015. Love the classic Johnny-isms in these two short clips!
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Cats, Dogs, Tomatoes & Love
The last collage is one of pure happiness – click the image of John with baby Kona to access it.