This year’s LIAC was great fun, and the weather was just perfect. It was mostly sunny, though windy. The temperatures were mostly in the 70s, which was just right for wandering around town. The crowds were manageable and there was enough seating everywhere. Here are some of the sights. Beautiful flowers everywhere Thomas and Cadence …
Continue reading Sights and Sounds from the 2025 Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration
Yes, they do go together. We are in Leavenworth for the weekend, partaking of activities in the Leavenworth International Accordion celebration. We got to town around 5:00PM, offloaded our gear at our hotel, and attended the first performance of the amateur bands. Of course, Tempo Trends Music, from Victoria, BC, had their normal extensive display …
I sure hope the Eyer Sisters win the Bands category in the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration. Here are Ivy on the accordion and Nelia on two different instruments. They call themselves Radio Helper. https://videopress.com/v/vYsY9UQi?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Ivy and Nelia Eyer I think they were just wonderful. But then, I am prejudiced. I have been following them since …
Continue reading These musical sisters deserve a post of their own.
The NYC Democratic Primary election was held today, and this was the result. Most often in NYC, the winner of the DemocRAT primary wins the general election, since New York is the most heavily Democrat place in the Northeast. The Republican nominee will be Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels group, who kept …
The Fairies are supposed to change their residence on the Solstice, and maybe become visible to people. In any case, fairy art fills social media with delightful whimsy. Here are some examples I found just within the last few minutes. Happy Summer!
I'm sure everyone has heard and seen multiple news and social media accounts of the "No Kings" demonstrations that took place all over the country this past weekend. Were they all showing the same videos? Were all the news stories and social media posts emphasizing how "peaceful" all the activities were? Or, did they tell …
Continue reading This was Seattle. This is Seattle. Mostly peaceful? You be the Judge.
The obligatory Simon’s Cat. https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1933506605338767856?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Aah, little kitties! Who hasn’t encountered this, and almost fallen down the stairs?! In honor of Israel’s attacks on its arch-enemy Iran: And in honor of this past Friday the Thirteenth, some black cats. Kikyo in her happy place. Here I am! Eeeek!!! Parting shots, now that I am retired. …
These two news stories involve such gruesome, heinous crimes that the ordinary mind simply cannot comprehend them. The “marriage” (scare quotes fully intended) granted to homosexual couples by numerous Western countries, has led to an increasing number of cases like the two that are newsworthy today. First, from the US state of Georgia: https://twitter.com/truthtroll_x/status/1929454362667229264?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Adopted …
For the 25 years we have been together, I have sung the praises of rural Britain to my husband, who has never been to Europe. In my younger days, I traveled to Britain twice, and I have longed to return, to show him the loveliest places I have ever been. So, I found numerous great …
The Feds started it with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. They attempted to right all the wrongs of Jim Crow by injecting bias into federal hiring and contracting. Companies doing work for the government were required to hire minority employees, and contractors were required to testify that they have some of their business …
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