exercise numbers & food note

F 2.25
S 5.5
Sn 7.5
M rest
T 3.25
W 12
Th 5 (3 walk/2 jog)

Total= 35.5 miles

Food note: the som tam turned out very nicely! It was almost pretty food food porn perfection on my plate. :) I even tried carving a cucumber into lotus blossom garnishes. I guessed just about right on the number of peppers to use; low by most Thai standards, I'm sure, but still noticeably seasoned for me. The sushi was a lovely cool accompaniment. Am saving the dates for a fruit snack/dessert later this evening.

family history: Darling Jennie

Whiteside, Jane 1855 - 1875
Tightrope dancer, gymnast, magician


In 1872 Jane (Jennie) Whiteside appeared on the stage as a gymnast and tightrope dancer. In December 1873 she now also performed as a magician. She became a success overnight, and as the star of the Oxford Combination Troupe delighted audiences in Auckland, Thames and Coromandel (New Zealand) The newspapers contained glowing reports of her skill and charm. Jane presented two skilled sleight-of-hand acts of stage magic, and is believed to be the first professional New Zealand magician. Handbills advertised her as an 'English Magicienne and Japanese Impersonator' and a 'Female Magician, in her Grand Drawing Room Entertainment of Legerdemain Séances.' On 17 January, 1875 while most of the troupe were walking across the Waitaki River by bridge and Jane was fording it in their coach, the vehicle capsized and she drowned. Her death, at the tender age of 19, when she was on the threshold of a promising stage career, touched the hearts of many.

above biographical information from:
http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/

How about that, a Victorian showgirl in my family heritage! (My father mentioned in an email that he is currently doing genealogical research about her, and I begged him to share the information).

I'm hoping somewhere there is an old photograph or poster image of her.
This is of a slightly later circus performer: