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peace, kindness, nature, storytelling, humor, activist, ally, liberal, arts, film, music, politics, educator, mother, grandmother, news, books, celebration, writing, puzzles, true crime, odd bits of knowledge. wp blogger at: ididnthavemyglasseson.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When Linus asked me how he could make the world a better place, it made me think: What could the world look like if more adults asked that question every day?

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with a thousand memories. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/10/03/w...

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with a thousand memories.

Under the harvest moon, When the soft silver Drips shimmering Over the garden nights, Death, the gray mocker, Comes and whispers to you As a beautiful friend Who remembers. Under the summer ro…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

sloth and the air of possibility. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/10/02/s...

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sloth and the air of possibility.

one of my favorite fund-raisers ever i love this cause sitting quietly by the register at my favorite local mexican street food carryout place. — “it is better to aim high and miss than to ai…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

welcome october, let the 'ber months begin. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/10/01/w...

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welcome october, let the ‘ber months begin.

the united states of snowfall when will your state see its first snowfall in 2026? this map shows when to expect it. the cold-weather snow key (looks like mine will be november, the next ‘ber…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

'there are two kinds of people in this world, and i am one.' - dave barry ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/30/t...

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‘there are two kinds of people in this world, and i am one.’ – dave barry

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

exercise your right. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/29/e...

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exercise your right.

so this arrived yesterday gettiing my exercise walking it back to the clerk’s office to return it today filled out. my votes are in. exercised my right to vote let’s go, america! &nbsp…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

never the answer. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/28/n...

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never the answer.

War Is Never The Answer – Kana Handel, acrylic, dry pigment, on canvas — “all war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.” – john steinbeck — I’ve lo…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

humans without borders. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/27/h...

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humans without borders.

yes, this. — “humans without borders, that’s what the world needs – beings of conscience and courage, with no rigidity of religion, gender, nationality, or any other.” – abhijit naskar, ain’t enou…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

research. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/26/r...

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swing sets were made for climbing, towering, twirling, standing maybe on occasion swinging jumping off. — ‘play is the highest form of research.’ — Albert Einstein, theoretical …

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

door knocker. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/25/d...

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wooden woodpecker door knocker handcrafted wooden woodpecker door knocker combines function and creativity in one every tap mimics a pecking bird, making it a delightful accent for your home design…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

radiant. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/24/r...

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walking to breakfast i passed by this freshly tidied and planted garden outside of apartment #1 judging by what was left behind all the tools and supplies needed to nurture and grow …

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

the scent of a candy corn. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/23/t...

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the scent of a candy corn.

Ode to Candy Corn’ Fragrance – The Official Scent of Fall Candy corn season is here, and Brach’s is launching its first-ever fragrance. The official scent of fall: Ode to …

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

autumn comes and autumn leaves. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/22/a...

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autumn comes and autumn leaves.

“Autumn Leaves”, Carol Collette, Etching on Paper with Watercolor autumn comes to us on this fine first day, september 22 — Carol Collette was born in 1945 in Toronto, Canada, and grad…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

mizzle. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/21/m...

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Baby cheetah in Africa by National Wildlife Photo Contest entrant Greg Cortopassi. — it’s been mizzling for a few days straight here not everyone is amused by being in a mizzle but the …

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

still life? ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/20/s...

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lollipops, necklace, menu, glasses, application, hat, baby doll all in one little corner tiny bits of life come and go left behind still waiting still life? — ‘… life, by definit…

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

¡ THIS ¡ is The Kennedy Center! 💥💯 ❤️‍🔥👑🥲😍🤩😘 #KennedyCenter

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

'the dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.'- mata hari ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/19/t...

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‘the dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.’- mata hari

baby ballerinas wait backstage for their moment in the sun  emotions are mixed at last in the spotlight shining bright one tiny dancer goes rogue decides to solo sure sign she is of my clan …

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

' wonder what it's like to be able to put your hair in a low ponytail and not look like a founding father..' author unknown ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/18/w...

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‘ wonder what it’s like to be able to put your hair in a low ponytail and not look like a founding father..’ author unknown

founding fathers working on yet another rewrite — relaxing into having my hair cut on a busy, bright morning sudden burst of excitement behind me founding father hair! founding father hair! f…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

magic and illusion. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/17/m...

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magic and illusion.

2 paintings by the same artist, painted 11 years apart. Top: The Sun Sets Sail, 2001 Bottom: Toward the Horizon, 2012 Artist: Rob Gonsalves, acrylic on canvas — *Robert “Rob&#822…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

joy doesn't have to wait. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/16/j...

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joy doesn’t have to wait.

this is what this library did on sunday brilliant — Out of School Book Fair for Adults Are you still chasing the feeling of your school’s annual book fair? Nostalgic for bendy pencils, scente…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

'don't let the pigeon drive the bus.'- mo willems ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/15/d...

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‘don’t let the pigeon drive the bus.’- mo willems

bus-ku great big yellow bus new shoes bouncing kids drivers joy tears school’s coming — ‘you can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

totem. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/14/t...

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walking the neighborhood totem stands waiting to be discovered neighbor’s yard an artist who often has something to say with his work the details here lightning bolt at the top red fi…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

true north. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/13/t...

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stopping to ‘fuel up’ with my six-pack of grandies on our road trip to the north. — “never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” -ernest hemingway — a road food break above, posted ten y…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

'the world needs people who save lives.' - frederick buechner ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/12/t...

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‘the world needs people who save lives.’ – frederick buechner

after a day of remembering and honoring those who were lost, helped, survived, changed forever a calming evening walk in the park brought soft pastel skies trees full of life if you look very clos…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

'i've never had my hair cut by anybody, i do it all by myself.' - keith richards, rolling stones ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/10/i...

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‘i’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, i do it all by myself.’ – keith richards, rolling stones

not me or my mom or my hair but similar situation except for the smile — ’tis the season kids return to classrooms it’s school picture day mom looks at your hair finds the sewin…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

dropped. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/09/d...

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‘when your first baby drops her pacifier, you sterilize it. when your second baby drops her pacifier, you tell the dog: ‘fetch!’ *-bruce lansky * Bruce Lansky is an Americ…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

'i should have had the pickle.' - preston sturges ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/08/i...

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‘i should have had the pickle.’ – preston sturges

i’m always up for trying something new after reading an article about how to make quick and easy pickles i gave it whirl so simple tasted quite good. — here’s my recipe for what…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

a direct passage to the soul. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/07/a...

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a direct passage to the soul.

national cinema day 2026 is listed as the 5th or 6th or 7tth or 12th of september depending on the source in honor of the holiday i plan to celebrate it a number of times in September beginning wit…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

'wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling.' -russian proverb ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/06/w...

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‘wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling.’ -russian proverb

-before- skies dark and murky tornado warning screaming strong winds blow the trees -after- sun returns, wind stops clouds dot skies of powder blue tornado moves course — the ducks, …

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

marathon du medoc. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/05/m...

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marathon du medoc.

The Marathon des Chateaux du Medoc is a famous 42.195 km (26.2 mile) marathon held every September through the wine-producing vineyards of the Médoc region in Bordeaux, France. The 40th Edition o…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

two birds. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/04/t...

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Two Birds M.C. Escher, Regular Division of the Plane (Birds) no. 18, India ink, pencil and watercolor, February 1938 About Two Birds M.C. Escher created his iconic interlocking motif Two Birds in 1…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

tiny spaces in big places. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/03/t...

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tiny spaces in big places.

on a visit to the university of michigan’s law library walking through the arch to the quad inside waits the reading room silent and beautiful downstairs in the underground library among all…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

a quiet day. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/02/a...

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‘september is like a quiet day after a whole week of wind.’ *mildred walker *mildred walker was( 1905 – 1998) was an American novelist who published 12 novels and was nominated f…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

the melody lingers on. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/09/01/t...

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the melody lingers on.

A Dolly Parton-inspired corn maze in Grand Rapids that was planned before her death has been given new meaning as a memorial to the late American icon ahead of its opening today. — Michigand…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'i don't hear anything, do you?' - olive to pete the cat. 'nope.'- pete the cat to olive ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/31/i...

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‘i don’t hear anything, do you?’ – olive to pete the cat. ‘nope.’- pete the cat to olive

olive and pete the cat, actively ignoring me using their selective hearing skills when i call their names — Why do cats ignore humans? Cats pretend not to hear you on purpose. They clock you…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

toothy tips. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/30/t...

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(not me, or my teeth, but i loved his toothy grin) i read an article about the top tips and habits that dentists wish we’d stop doing to our teeth it began with the list of the usual s…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

why didn't the chicken cross the road? ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/29/w...

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why didn’t the chicken cross the road?

driving down the track leading to my granddaughter’s house we met one of her pet chickens mr. rooster who had made the choice to just stand in the middle of the road not inclined nor heading…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

may just be fairies? ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/27/m...

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may just be fairies?

hummingbird moth (Strawberry Clearwing) on an american germander plant enjoying a visit to my daughter’s native garden — Hummingbird moths have been seen as a lucky omen. Lore h…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“i wake up with new dreams everyday.” - Dolly Parton ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/26/i...

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“i wake up with new dreams everyday.” – Dolly Parton

“Now the night I graduated from Sevier County High School, back in 1964, we were all asked to stand up and talk about what we were going to do with the rest of our lives. And everybody…

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

on the 110th anniversay of the U.S. National Parks. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/25/o...

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on the 110th anniversay of the U.S. National Parks.

Some of the country’s first park rangers were Buffalo Soldiers, African Americans who served in all-Black U.S. Army regiments starting in 1866. When Yellowstone and several other national parks wer…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.” - elizabeth taylor ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/24/p...

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“put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.” – elizabeth taylor

Neanderthals Wore Makeup Tens of thousands of years before skin care routines started popping up on social media, Neanderthals – our supposedly brutish, decidedly unglamorous evolutionary co…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

misfit society coffee club. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/23/m...

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misfit society coffee club.

welcome to the misfit society coffee club pull up a lawn chair outside or head on in for a hot or cold drink and a treat enjoy the warm and eclectic vintage and pop decor happy music art all aroun…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

speak softly. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/22/s...

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soft message left under the bridge in the park — ‘speak softly but carry a big can of paint.’ -banksy — bandemer park, ann …

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

may? ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/21/m...

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SIDEWALK MAY —————? — is this a safety warning of some sort? i was on the sidewalk when i saw the sign is it this sidewalk? is it too late for me? i hope the sid…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

floored. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/20/f...

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ODE TO THE GUY IN THE FLOOR stopped by my friend’s house rebuilding after the storm while talking looked over lo and behold a builder guy popped up out of the floor nonchalant half a body h…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

any door. anyone. ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/19/a...

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any door. anyone.

this should cover it, works for me — ‘i was smart enough to go through any door that opened.’ -joan rivers, american comedian — ann arbor, michigan, usa – summe…

peaches - beth @peaches18.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

let him make toast! ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2026/08/18/l...

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let him make toast!

(not the guy who passed me, but it might as well have been, if you can imagine him going uphill) — riding my bike downhill using my brakes to slow down a bit when a unicyclist passed …