Literary Letter

IN THE END

SCRIPT:

“My dearest, future daughter,

While you are not in my life now, I have complete faith that you will one day be.

If you are truly to be your mother’s daughter, then I know that you will go through life in many of the ways that I have.

You are going to have doubts, fears, anxious thoughts, days of sadness, and more mistakes than you can possibly imagine.

But with each time you find yourself frustrated, and as though you are merely troubleshooting through life, remember these words:

sometimes we have the tendency to choose exactly what is worst for us, but you owe it to yourself to find happiness.

Enjoy the little things in life.

Do more than just exist.

Train your mind to see the good in everything.

Dream as big as can be.

Eat the cookie, for god’s sake.

Do not forget to laugh at yourself.

Make art, and make a lot of it.

Dress up.

Blast the music and sing along.

Remember to breathe.

Forgive them even if they are not sorry.

But most of all, forgive yourself.

And when you find yourself stumbling and tripping through life, yell plot twist and move on, and know that if you are truly your mother’s daughter, then everything will be okay in the end.”

 

 

 

 

 

Sound Portrait: Spicy Living

SPICY LIVING: A personal listen to the cookings of Kristina Pham-Loo.

 

SCRIPT:

Ambience: boiling water

“The moment I stepped into Kristina’s kitchen, I was overcome with the strong, spicy scents of her homemade chili oil”

Ambiance: quinoa and rice pouring

“The first time I cooked something was with my mom. I was five, but I was watching her the entire time”

Ambiance: water running, sizzling vegetables, stirring, drawers opening

“There was the constant chaos of vegetables sizzling, water boiling, and quick stirring, but Kristina made it seem relaxing and peaceful as she danced from task to task”

“After a long day, it’s really relaxing for me to just go into my kitchen and get into the zone and cook up a really good meal”

Ambiance: water boiling, silverware clanking in drawer, spoon and fork scraping, wine bottle opening and pouring

“Let’s eat!”

Ambiance: water running, drain

“This is Jordyn Prince reporting from Kristina Pham-Loo’s home kitchen in Eugene, Oregon”

 

Photo Essay

 A TRIP TO LONE PINE FARMS

Clumps of pumpkins, in varying shapes and sizes, cling to their vines at Eugene’s beloved Lone Pine Farms. Visitors decide between taking the scenic route past the farm animals, while pushing wagons to bring their choice of pumpkins back, or enjoying the tractor and horse drawn rides offered. In the distance, a packed horse drawn ride takes families around the farm grounds.

A visitor at Lone Pine Farm’s holds up a Honeycrisp Apple in awe of it’s size. The apple weighed over one pound and was delicious once eaten. The market included of a variety of fresh, mouth-watering fruits and vegetables to choose from.

The “Country Roller Coaster Cow Train Trail Ride” is a highlight for pumpkin patch-goers. On a huge hilly field next to the corn maze, the Cow Train loads up squealing kids to take them for a bumpy ride.

The petting barn is a fairly new addition to Lone Pine Farms and deems to be extremely popular. From chickens to bunnies to sheep and goats, there are plenty of furry friends to pet and feed.

Next to the pumpkin patch the many acres of filbert trees can be found. With hazelnuts and fallen autumn leaves on the ground, children explore by sprinting down the shaded aisles. One visitor climbs into the branches of a filbert to get a better look at her surroundings.