Month: February 2019

CHAIN OF FOOLS – ARETHA FRANKLIN – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/28/2019 • ( 8 )

FOWC with Fandango — Chain We always think of this song as “lovers” or at the least relationships. How about our whole country — a chain of fools. As a nation, that’s what we are. A chain of fools. From wherever… Read More ›

A SNOWY DAY WITH SUNFLOWERS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/28/2019 • ( 14 )

A Snowy Day With Sunflowers – 02/28/2019 Garry came back from the grocery while the snow was softly falling. I already had flowers from last week, so I picked out the ones that were dead, left the chrysanthemums which were… Read More ›

THE CHANGING SEASONS: FEBRUARY 2019 – Marilyn and Garry Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/27/2019 • ( 34 )

The Changing Seasons: February 2019 This has been a very strange winter. Instead of what we usually get — mountains of snow accompanied by very cold weather — we got a tiny bit of snow, a fair amount of sleet, and… Read More ›

FANATICISM AND IGNORANCE IS FOREVER BUSY AND NEEDS FEEDING – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/27/2019 • ( 13 )

One-Liner Wednesday — The Monkey Trial This is a bit more than one line. “Inherit the Wind” is one of the best movies of its kind ever made. If you have not yet seen it, I highly recommend it. Not only… Read More ›

SMOOTH AS A BABY’S CHEEK … Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/27/2019 • ( 17 )

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smooth Smooth as silk. Smooth as a quiet lake on a sunny day. Smooth as a baby’s cheek. Smooth …

SHINING AGAIN – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/27/2019 • ( 11 )

I just read a really interesting post on Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo called: SHINE. In her final paragraphs she said: Don’t we all wish to be loved and accepted for who we are in our entirety? Yet we hide the… Read More ›

A COLLAPSING WORLD IN “SAN ANDREAS FAULT” – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/26/2019 • ( 29 )

RDP Tuesday: Fault Last night, tired of the endless depressing, appalling, horrible news from around the world, Garry played a movie he had previously recorded. San Andreas Fault is not merely a disaster film. It is every disaster film you have ever seen… Read More ›

A BIG DAY FOR THE FINCHES – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/26/2019 • ( 14 )

Having not picked up the camera except to shoot a flower or two, once I got started shooting, I didn’t stop for quite a while. I missed the Cardinal who was sitting there until the exact minute I pointed my… Read More ›

ON THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF THINGS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/26/2019 • ( 22 )

The late great Douglas Adams (who shared my birthday, March 11th — I’m sure that means something, but I have no idea what) created a character that I dearly love. Dirk Gently (also known by a number of other names, including… Read More ›

SOUTHBOUND END OF NORTHBOUND BIRD – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/25/2019 • ( 12 )

FOWC with Fandango — Reverse I was wondering what to do with some of my bird butts. There are always a lot of them and I’m never sure where to put them. So … Birds in reverse. The southbound end of… Read More ›

Everything is Figureoutable – REBLOG – Chris Donner

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/25/2019 • ( 1 )

Originally posted on Cee and Chris:
I am a big fan of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Conversations podcasts. For those who might not know Oprah, she’s an American talk show host and interviewer, writer, philanthropist, actor and, well, almost anything else…

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