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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.

• HOLIDAY FLOWERS AND A BRIGHT RED BIRD

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/08/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  FOTD – December 8 – Holiday Blossoms

• I AM THE SCARECROW

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/07/2021 • ( 9 )

  

  Usually, I try not to scare the birds. I like birds. I like squirrels. I like chipmunks. I like most creatures feathered or furry but I admit, the Grackles make me uncomfortable. They are beautiful to look at, gleaming blue,… Read More ›

• The day before infamy: December 6, 1941.

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/07/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  We all know what happened the morning after. What was Saturday, December 6, 1941 like? Sean Munger Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged the United States into World War II. I have… Read More ›

• WORLD SHARING – EARLY DECEMBER

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/07/2021 • ( 2 )

  

  SHARE YOUR WORLD  12/7/2021 – with bloggers and a holiday special from Melanie (DI – 11-2-2021)  What really turns your stomach?  (politicians aside)  Honestly? Fatty food, especially burgers. I know they look yummy on television — well, I don’t think they look… Read More ›

• LIKE VULTURES, COVID IS CIRCLING

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/06/2021 • ( 13 )

  

  It’s almost Christmas again. We got a call last night from a very close friend who discovered he has COVID. He got both vaccinations and the booster three weeks ago. He caught it anyway. He thought he had a mild… Read More ›

• COLORS OF THE SEASON

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/06/2021 • ( 4 )

  

  FOTD – December 6 – Red, green and a sunny window Red Anthurium and scarlet Christmas cactus and a sunny east-facing window. I notice the last time this cactus bloomed was last April — just a bit out of season… Read More ›

• THE GRACKLES ARE BACK

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/06/2021 • ( 23 )

  

  How many Grackles can you fit in a small wooden bird feeder? I would have guessed “none,” but the Grackles had the final word. I believe somehow they managed to fit five into the feeder. They are going to clean… Read More ›

• CATCHING UP ON SLEEP

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/05/2021 • ( 7 )

  

  I stopped sleeping soundly when Owen was a baby. It turns out newborns don’t make a lot of noise. It takes a few weeks before they develop the lung power to jar you out of a deep sleep and get… Read More ›

• MIDWEEK MADNESS – A CLOSE UP CLOSEUP

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/05/2021 • ( 2 )

  

  CMMC December Close Up or Macro As it happens, I did some work on close up closeups yesterday, but by the time I got through picking out the best ones from the pack, I was too tired to do much… Read More ›

• AROUND IT COMES

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/04/2021 • ( 14 )

  

  Twenty-five years ago, I had surgery on both my feet to remove arthritis that attacks the joints in your big toes. Its Latin name means “stiff toe” and it’s genetic. Two of my aunts had the same problem. DNA being… Read More ›

• PREJUDICE AND PERILS

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/04/2021 • ( 15 )

  

  Prejudice I was reading a beautifully written post yesterday about how we need to find something positive in those we encounter in our lives — even when we utterly disagree with them in every possible way. The problem is not… Read More ›

• TWO OF A KIND IN BLACK & WHITE

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/03/2021 • ( 10 )

  

  CBWC: Matching Things Are two flowers of the same plant “matching”? Are a father and son a pair? These are the thoughts I pondered.