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SPRING IN THE GARDEN

20.05.25 08:44 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

Elegant Annie likes to dress fancy.

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 YOU DON’T SAY!

24.04.25 12:20 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

“You made me what I am today, and I hope you’re satisfied.”  Do you recognize the words of this song?  It was on the “hit parade” well before our time.  I don’t know who wrote it, but it speaks to the fact that our words and actions may, unbeknownst to us, affect others in a profound ...

RE: Book purchase

25.03.25 09:56 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

To those of you who have not been able to complete on-line purchases of Picketing The President: Delia's Dilemma - Grandmother Nolan and the Suffragists or Trouble In Texas: A Summer Adventure, both are now available on-line at Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon.  Please let me k...

WHERE HAVE GOOD MANNERS GONE? LONG TIME PASSING!

13.03.25 03:32 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

I will preface this by saying I am not making a political statement, but an observation of a lowering of standards in society in general.

Have you noticed there seems to be a deliberate coarsening of language on TV?  Words that a well-mannered adult would never have used in mixed company are now...

It seems to me the time has come to have a conversation. A civil discourse to clear the air, no strident confrontation.   - Mary Nolan Brown

18.02.25 11:36 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

The first thing we need to do is see ourselves as one. No “us” and “them”. Take a close look at them and decide what you can agree on.  Be pleasant – don’t call each other names.  (Does it sound as though I’m talking to the children?)  Our very existence depends on our worki...