Cristina Jill

Late Ripeness “Not soon, as late as the approach of my ninetieth year, I felt a door opening in me and I entered the clarity of early morning. One after another my former lives were departing, like ships, together with their sorrow. And the countries, cities, gardens, the bays of seas assigned to my brush came closer, ready now to be described better than they were before. I was not separated from people, grief and pity joined us. We forget - I kept saying - that we are all children of the King. For where we come from there is no division into Yes and No, into is, was, and will be. We were miserable, we used no more than a hundredth part of the gift we received for our long journey. Moments from yesterday and from centuries ago - a sword blow, the painting of eyelashes before a mirror of polished metal, a lethal musket shot, a caravel staving its hull against a reef - they dwell in us, waiting for a fulfillment. I knew, always, that I would be a worker in the vineyard, as are all men and women living at the same time, whether they are aware of it or not.” ~ Czeslaw Milosz ~ My name is Cristina Jill Mosqueda Cooper. I pause looking at my name, and think about how much there is to explain with those words alone. My mother gave me a name to use in each of my worlds, Cristina for my Cuban life, and Jill for the American life. I suppose it is there were the paradoxes of my life began. I have been many things in my life, from a housekeeper to a high school history teacher; but no matter what else I did, I was always a writer. I love words and the power and passion which they can be used to create. I love reading words, writing words, speaking words, and listening to words – especially words from people that I love and respect. It is my desire to live life on my own terms, and willingly or not, I have paid the price demanded, by the world, to be myself. I share my life with Kate, with whom I have lived for the last 23 years, and Miss Merry Margaret, our little mutt who really is the world’s most perfect dog. I also travel, cook, garden, sculpt, and make large messes doing all of the above. Welcome to my world, that is all for now.

Web Site: http://thatisallfornow.com


Public Square

March 26, 2020

Boston Irish Famine Memorial   I hope you have never known hunger, true and prolonged hunger, which is not the result of being late to a meal or not having cooked yet or gotten to the grocery store; but rather the kind of hunger which comes when there is no food to be had....
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Nature

March 24, 2020

Ginger (The ginger is to the right of the horse, in the big, black, round pot.) I have harvested a portion of my ginger crop!  Every day I drink a ginger and lemon tea; I often add powdered ginger to pork and chicken;  and of course use it to bake with and as a...
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Poet’s Corner

March 22, 2020

Be Found Will there be another lost generation A different type perhaps But lost never-the-less I know you have already heard it Will this generation step up And be counted on Or fade into the background Never to be heard from In any meaningful way Not much has yet been asked of you But...
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From the Editor

March 22, 2020

Trying to “Keep Calm and Carrying On”   Hello Friends, I know, we are all not friends, but I like to think you are more than just readers, especially during these current times. I wanted to let you know that I have changed the information, which I am sharing on our ThatIsAllForNow.Com Facebook page....
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Food

March 19, 2020

Sharing with Patty And all Connoisseur’s Of Great Food Black Garlic This month’s suggestion was a gift from Marcial.   I love garlic, and I am an adventuress eater, thus I did not hesitate to try these, and I am so glad I did. They are delicious. I do not know if you can get...
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Art

March 15, 2020

To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~    The Rainbow by Robert Henri  My photography does not do the vibrance of the color in this work justice; for which I am sorry.  However, this charming painting certainly screams out, at...
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Nature

March 11, 2020

Indiana Dunes     At separate times, Kate and I each happened to watch a program on PBS about these Dunes; we were both left with a desire to explore this stretch of sand. Of course, as our travels are so often serendipitous, we did not find ourselves in Indiana on a warm, sunny,...
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A View from the Road

March 7, 2020

The Temperance Fountain     Did you know we had a Temperance Fountain in Washington D.C.? Or that it is considered to be the ugliest statue in the city? It was considered to be so hideous that it led to public art commissions being established for the approval of such civic gifts. I happened...
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From the Editor

March 1, 2020

The Village This place deserves a book; but at the moment it will have to settle for a post. I know there are thousands of neighborhoods, perhaps many more interesting, but not that I have called home. One of the things I have realized is that when we moved into this house, living in...
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Public Square

February 29, 2020

The Last Picture Show – Tamarac 5 Too frequently we go about our lives mesmerized by our “to do list”, and do not stop to take note of the moment, in front of us. How often do we not realize that we are either a witness to history or experiencing “the last time”? I...
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