You know the expression, "count your blessings"? 5 years ago today, it was hot, the air was toxic, wildfires raged around us, AND we were in the midst of a terrible deadly pandemic with no vaccine as yet. So let's all count our blessings today. Well, I'm going to, anyway. 🙏

And pumpkin pie. And bay laurel trees. And coffee. And cats. And a world where there is you. 🧡 Good morning, Friends!

Thinking of all of my friends who will be in services tonight and tomorrow. (We shall be, too.) Also thinking of my friends who won't be in services, but for whom this holiday has special meaning. Perhaps a connection to family. Tradition. G'mar chatima tovah.

And once you have found them, never let them go. (Apologies to Rodgers & Hammerstein.)

Good morning, Friends. Let's make this the best darned month ever! 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 🧡 🐰🐰 #rabbitrabbit

Happy 90th birthday to 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐬, the only person who ever made me think for five minutes that I wanted to be a nun so I could be good and kind and beautiful and holy, too. Thanks for so generously sharing your talents with us for so many years. ❤️

On October 1, 2024, the New York Times Editorial Board's prominent editorial endorsed Kamala Harris for president, arguing that Donald Trump was "morally unfit" for office. #waybackwednesday

God, the LIES. www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

“I used to watch ‘Victory at Sea.’ I love ‘Victory at Sea.’” -The President of the United States of America to the military's top brass ordered to assemble to hear him ramble about autopens, Joe Biden, and deserving the Nobel Prize

New York Times headline: Trump refers to a racial slur during address to the military. “We can’t let people throw around that word,” the president said. “I call [nuclear] the n-word. There are two n-words, and you can’t use either of them.” -The President of the United States

Sometimes a photo will pop up that is so beautiful that I can't even believe I took it. This is one of those. We were crossing a bridge over a dry creekbed and saw this guy looking up at us. Stunning. 📷 Ann, 9-30-24

“Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable - the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.” ~Hal Borland

"Autumn in New York... why does it seem so inviting?" Good morning, Friends ~ Did you ever hear Ella sing this song? Yum. I've never been to NY but I hope to someday. I imagine that Autumn is the very best time to visit. Have a beautiful day! 🧡🍂🍁 📷 New York, Karen Bee

Did you know this? "Even jokes or comments made in jest" were punished.

“This can be done the easy way or it can be done the hard way." - The Beebster, today What is this, the new favorite phrase of dictators and wannabe dictators?

Felon wants to mine the US for copper, nickel, rare earth minerals, uranium, coal, zinc, & copper. Arizonians, Alaskans, and Minnesotans: you okay with the feds destroying your wilderness? Felon plans "to reverse a Biden-era ban" to get at Boundary Waters. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Woke up feeling extra politically pissed today. No apologies.

Felon signed 220 executive orders during his first term. As of September 25, 2025, he's signed 207. Total so far, then: 𝟒𝟐𝟕 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 From 2009–17, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟕𝟕.

"What’s been the media’s response to Trump’s bonkers postings and announcements this weekend? Nada." @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com Again: Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Good morning, Friends! Happy #MotivationMonday2025 Thought for the day: Be like a lake - calm, still, and a reflection of beautiful things. 🧡❤️🧡 📷 Collage by Ann; photographers unknown

Pray for Portland. 🙏

Watching a 70s episode of "Streets of San Francisco" (Stefanie Powers played a woman working for an elite escort service in SF), I yelled to him in the other room, "Hey, do they still have escort services?" Him: "I don't know." Me, laughing: "Well that was the right answer." 😁☺️

Good morning, Friends! A favorite autumnal collage that I put together: Canning, Corn, Cornucopia, Coffee, Cupcakes - a few reasons why Fall is my favorite "C-son." 😊🌽🧁☕

Good-night; sweet dreams. ❤️ 📷 Ann, 9-26-24

What else is happening in #WarRavagedPortland right now? Pilates classes? Pumpkin-spice latte drinking? Hot yoga? Fun Runs? I've been. I've seen the horrors there. Stay safe, Nancy and friends!

Good morning, Friends! It's the weekend - time to surround yourself with those who look upon you with love and admiration. 😊 #HappyCaturday

Social media question: if you could have been at any event in history, which would you choose? Me: This party. 😄 Photo: Alice Cooper, Paul Lynde, Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Sharing for no particular reason at all: President Barack Obama - loved, respected, and admired worldwide - receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." ☮️💜 #NobelPeacePrize

Well, do your best, anyway. I know it's hard right now. If you can't bubble, simmer. Happy Friday, Friends. 🐘 "Keep bubbling over with abundant joy, peace and love. You may be the only well-watered oasis for someone going through a desert in their lives." ~Caroline Naoroji

Now was that so hard?

Still true, still my go-to RSVP. 😊

Good morning, Friends. Here's a thing I read: Don’t aim to feel good. Feelings come and go. Aim to 𝐝𝐨 good. Doing good has a positive ripple effect on the life of others. This will ultimately bring you greater satisfaction. -D. Tsatiris _______ Photo: Sky Angels, 9-14-18

Whatever works. Good-night; sweet dreams. ❤️

His unhinged U.N. speech should surprise no one. He's been sounding unhinged for years. Remember 2017, when he told an assembly of Boy Scouts about sexy yacht parties? www.cnn.com/2017/07/25/p...

For some, though, it's acetaminophen.

From Heather Cox Richardson this morning, on the felon's UN ramblings, quoting foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor: “A senior foreign diplomat posted at the U.N. texts me,” Tharoor wrote, “‘This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’” Yes. Yes we do.

Would someone with courage actually face him and tell him he can stop lying about "stopping 7 wars" now. He repeats it over and over again because he knows when he does that, it becomes truth to the brainless. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Rumors are that the president of the organization will be speaking. Remember to bring your membership cards for admittance!

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul." ~Luther Burbank Good morning! Here are some flowers for you, in case your soul needs some nourishment today. 🥰 📷 Bouquets I Received 🌷🌹🥀🌺🌸🌼🌻

Friends ~ I hope you've had a good day and a good evening. Good-night; sweet dreams. 🧡 📷 Roses and Leaves, 10-22-17

So say we all.

Okay, which person at Kenvue, the company that owns Tylenol, hurt the felon's feelings? Clearly that's why they're being cancelled.

"Vaccines Don't Cause Autism" - Says a highly respected authority in medicine, public health, and various scientific fields, consistently ranking among the world's top universities, recognized for its groundbreaking research & trusted health information. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-evi...

Watch this. "We have more dead canaries than coal." Also, his final four words should be a resistance mantra. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPT...

Can we do something to stop our "naval forces" from blowing up people in the ocean (followed by the Admin thinking it's hilarious that they're terrifying fisherman and keeping them from fishing?) Can we? Political leaders on either side? Anyone? www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Yep. Every year. 😊

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓶𝓷 𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓷𝓸𝔁 𝓐𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 𝓜𝓸𝓷, 𝓢𝓮𝓹 22, 2025, 11:19 𝓐𝓜 𝓟𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓕𝓪𝓵𝓵! 🍂🍁 📷 Ann, 10-23-22