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Jo Giese

Things I miss most (during the pandemic)

For years an especially thoughtful neighbor has picked up our morning papers from where they’re tossed in front of the garage and…

3 min readAug 16, 2020

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Things I miss most (during the pandemic)

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Jo Giese

The Swing!

We have a swing inside our house.

6 min readJun 12, 2019

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The Swing!

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Jo Giese

Never Leave A Compliment Unsaid

I try to never let a compliment go unsaid. If I ever thinksomething positive about someone or something, I share it before it vanishes.

2 min readApr 26, 2019

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Never Leave A Compliment Unsaid

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Jo Giese

What Heals?

I have not walked for 75 days. I also have not driven a car, or showered, or cooked a meal, or had much sex

5 min readApr 16, 2019

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What Heals?

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Jo Giese

Maybe We All Need Someone Waiting For Us in the Parking Lot

More than a decade before Gloria Steinhem, I looked down on my Mom and her silly embroidery work. A French knot here, a fly stitch there…

6 min readApr 16, 2019

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Jo Giese

ON THE ROAD WITH NEVER SIT IF YOU CAN DANCE

The official launch of my mother-daughter memoir Never Sit If You Can Dance: Lessons from My Motherisn’t until April 23rd. But because of…

3 min readApr 15, 2019

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ON THE ROAD WITH NEVER SIT IF YOU CAN DANCE

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Jo Giese

NOW THAT’S ROMANTIC!

When Bond, my husband’s piano teacher, learned that I’d torn my Achilles tendon and after the reattachment surgery I’d be house-bound…

4 min readApr 15, 2019

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NOW THAT’S ROMANTIC!

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Jo Giese

THE ACHILLES THAT TOOK HIKING AWAY… FOR NOW

Probably my favorite activity in the world is hiking. Hiking anywhere in the world — from Bhutan, to Chilean Patagonia, to Big Sur. And my…

4 min readApr 12, 2019

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THE ACHILLES THAT TOOK HIKING AWAY… FOR NOW

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Jo Giese

The Story of a Real Tooth Fairy

Nobody had ever called me the Tooth Fairy, but about two years ago I acquired that nickname.

5 min readJul 18, 2017

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The Story of a Real Tooth Fairy

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Jo Giese

Montana Vacation: The Bear in the House

Our place in Montana is called Little Bear Ranch. The name is a joke because the place isn’t really a ranch, and the bear in the kitchen…

7 min readMar 16, 2017

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Montana Vacation: The Bear in the House

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Jo Giese

Jo Giese

Jo Giese is an award-winning radio journalist, author, teacher, community activist, & global traveler. www.jogiese.com Follow the conversation: #lessonsfrombabe

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