#FlashbackFriday one of my favorite Maura photoshoots. The fedora pictures from 2008. My first autograph pic of her is the second picture from this shoot! #MauraWest #ATWT #GH

I will always love and miss this era of Maura. I miss her as my all-time favorite character, Carly Tenney Snyder, so much. And Carly and Jack truly were EVERYTHING. #ATWT #GH #MauraWest Maura has now been on GH just about as long as she was on ATWT. I love Ava Jerome, just not as much as Carly.

I remember the CarJack days! 🥰

24 years ago today, Norah Jones released her debut album Come Away With Me on the way to winning 5 Grammys, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year for "Don't Know Why," and Best New Artist.

I will always love and miss this era of Maura. I miss her as my all-time favorite character, Carly Tenney Snyder, so much. And Carly and Jack truly were EVERYTHING. #ATWT #GH #MauraWest Maura has now been on GH just about as long as she was on ATWT. I love Ava Jerome, just not as much as Carly.

Both U.S. Olympic hockey teams won gold. But only the men got a presidential call and celebration, while the women were met with a joke at their expense. The contrast isn’t just about sports. It’s about how respect, power, and attention are allocated in our culture.

A Corner of the Studio - 1861 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/6171

I know the 90s photoshot of Maura is probably her bleach blonde, but the lighting in the picture makes it look strawberry blonde. She was already bleach blonde by the time she started on #ATWT and her hair was that length. It still gives you an idea. #GH

That one time Maura was strawberry blonde in like 2018. Strawberry blonde is actually her natural hair color. The fact that she has been bleaching her hair for 30 plus years and it looks so healthy. I LOVED the strawberry blonde on her in-between coloring break that one time. #GH

Maura's hair is EVERYTHING. #GH 😍 Laura Wright has gorgeous hair, too. But Maura has always rocked her hairstyles, no matter what they were. Short, short pixie, long bob, short bob, layered bob, bangs or no bangs. I'm always going to be partial to her long hair.

This better end in Ava reminding everyone of the badass mobstress she used to be!!!!! This Ava falling for Sidwell stuff, as I have already said many times, is dumbbbbbb! I want some actual storyline payoff for Ava, dangit!!!!! That is most likely just asking or expecting too much from #GH.

Carly Tenney Snyder would have so kicked Caroline's butt! She actually did when Sarah Joy Brown played Julia Larabee (Julia number 2) on #ATWT. I'm just sayin'. #GH #MauraWest

Daylilies at the water's edge - 1914/1917 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110355

Dante, like Franco, might actually make Elizabeth interesting. I loved Dante with Sam. But typical #GH. This is all typical #GH. I've always found Elizabeth so incredibly boring.

If Lucas & Ava team up to take down Sidwell, that's a storyline twist that I could get behind. #GH

SO, we had Ric pining over Elizabeth the whole entirety of Rava's relationship, only for her to end up with Dante now? They also act like Ric and Ava were never a thing. That sounds about right for #GH. PREDICTABLE.

Maura is rocking that red blazer! She's always rocked the red, and also jewel tones! #GH #MauraWest #ATWT

Long before Ava Jerome had half of her face burned, Maura played a character that also had half her face burned. That scene was AMAZING, btw! Maura, in the movie Come Back To Me, released in 2014. Adapted for screenplay by her former #ATWT co-star, Paul Leyden. #GH #MauraWest #trivia

Long before Ava Jerome had half of her face burned, Maura played a character that also had half her face burned. That scene was AMAZING, btw! Maura, in the movie Come Back To Me, released in 2014. Adapted for screenplay by her former #ATWT co-star, Paul Leyden. #GH #MauraWest #trivia

But #GH also loves to bring back past relationships that were freaking Titanic-ed a couple of decades ago. Ric's romantic relationships are a prime example of that.

With Ric still around, him and Ava deserve some kind of closure, even if it's with them arguing. #GH just loves to cut off the characters' relationships as if they never happened, especially Ava's. She's still not over Nik, and she always will carry Morgan with her... regardless of this writing

Dorothy: Look, look. I've got to get some rest. Tomorrow, I am seeing Barry Glick for the first time in 35 years. If I don't get at least six hours' sleep, I look like Buddy Ebsen! Blanche: Now that you mention it– Dorothy: Shut up, Blanche. #GoldenGirls

Just missing them, like always. Mikey and Mojo! CarJack FOREVER. 🧭 #ATWT #MauraWest #GH

Ballet Dancer Seated on a Stool, 1927 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16798

Bed of Chrysanthemums - 1897 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10674

Beatrix Potter, Four rabbits on bicycles, 1895 #womensart #Sunday

I've been mostly only watching the Olympics figure skating this last week.

I forgot that Maura and Rick Hearst are in Florida this weekend. I wish I could see Maura in person again, but I've been so blessed to see her as many times as I have already. I've been a diehard Maura fan for over 15 years now. #GH #ATWT #MauraWest

Just missing them, like always. Mikey and Mojo! CarJack FOREVER. 🧭 #ATWT #MauraWest #GH

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Louise Moillon (c. 1610–1696) French painter in the Baroque era. One of the best still life painters of her time, she was trained by her father as she was unable to attend academies as a woman- who were thought to lack the ability required for artists #WomensArt

Alysa Liu won the gold medal!!!!!!

She even mentioned him last week, and it sounded like she’s not over him, and still in love with him.

Ava's still not over Nik. I'm positive that this wasn't GH's writers' intention--it's just their typical lazy writing why Ava has gone on relationship to relationship on autopilot lately: GH 101. BUT they could write her a good story and bring Nik back. Give Maura something to work her magic. #GH

So true! The show would be better for it. I'd love to see her given material fitting her talent. I wasn't a regular ATWT viewer, but I caught enough to see her talent and range.

I miss them like crazy! Maura and Michael Park had the most magical sparkly chemistry. We got 13 beautiful years of Carly and Jack! They really were lightning in a bottle. #ATWT #MauraWest #GH The Magic Flower episode from ATWT in 2008.

I really see no point in this Ava falling for Sidwell. There's nothing there. Nothing. At All. Unless this leads into badass Ava reappearing and having the upper hand, I don't see the point of it. She was just with Ric 1.5 seconds ago. Sidwell doesn't seem her type. #GH

This Sidwell stuff is dumbbbbb. But I've so missed Ava and Maura. LOL, about what she said about Jacinda, "I see Michael's hooker is still on the payroll." #GH

'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt

It's freaking DUMBBBBBB. Ava is way outta of that icky Sidwell dude's league anyway. Ava should still be with Ric or having hate sex with him, at the very least. She never even got time to get over Ric! #GH

Maura is ALWAYS going to shine. However, when she is given writing that truly gives her amazing acting talent justice, she sparkles so much. Ava is a complex character, and she needs a happy medium of her old badass self and her growth... #GH hasn't really known how to do that in the past few yrs.

Maura's SO GORGEOUS! I've mentioned this before, but my favorite era of hers is 2010 CarJack era long hair Maura, and her current long hair era is giving her 2010 long hair vibes! She's had long hair on GH in the past, but this is very 2010 MW! #GH #MauraWest #ATWT

I always enjoy Ava's conversations with Trina. I hate being overly negative about #GH 99.9 of the time, especially when it comes to Ava. I just know Maura can shine so much if she's given the writing to do so. She deserves more than her character barely existing. #ATWT

Sunlight Effect under the Poplars - 1887 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10237

My beautiful Ultimate OTP. They will always have my heart, no matter how much time has passed. #ATWT #MauraWest #GH CarJack 🧭 FOREVER.

Sanne Rasmussen (Danish Artist, born 1960) "Quiet Morning", 2025. Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt