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Views from My Nineties: Love, Food, Life! Reflections of a ninety-year-old woman on her world.
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Views from My Nineties @goodoldsylvia.bsky.social · 3d
Christmas Beauty in February!

"Just thought you’d appreciate seeing what can come of friendship, light, patience…and good faith…"

Read More: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/2375-2/

#TraderJoes #ChristmasGift #Amaryllis #AmaryllisFlower #AmaryllisBulb
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Christmas Beauty in February!

"Just thought you’d appreciate seeing what can come of friendship, light, patience…and good faith…"

Read More: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/2375-2/

#TraderJoes #ChristmasGift #Amaryllis #AmaryllisFlower #AmaryllisBulb
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Fast Easy Yummy Eggs Florentine Weeknight Supper
"Better than sending out for pizza."
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/fast-easy-yu...

#EggsFlorentine #WeeknightSupper #WeeknightDinner #WeekNightDinnerIdeas #Recpe #RecipeShare #BetterThanPizza #WhatsCooking #CookingSky #HomeCooking #FoodBlogging
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Love the Old-Fashioned Ritual of Washing My Face!!!

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#WashYourFace #OldFashioned #Ritual #Sudsy
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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In Praise of–and Gratitude for–Green Tea, 2026
"Here’s something I’m moved to share with you in launching our brave new year."
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#NewYear2026 #GreenTea #GreenTeaBenefits #GreenTeaLover #JasmineGreenTea #KidneyStones #KidneyStonesTreatment #Oxalates
January 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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"To close out this—for us—momentous year, a light deft touch by the inimitable #BillyCollins (formerly #PoetLaureate of the 3UnitedStates).
"…a mind-bending-yea-saying note for a #New ear…"
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/poem-for-the...

#NewYear2026 #OldYear2025 #MindBending #TheAfterlife
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Blessings on Tatiana ....
Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Aspects of Learning ~ 1
"Tuesday, Dec 24…Sitting with Bill in Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz.....
"Bill was scheduled to have a pacemaker installed… "
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#Pacemaker #HospiceCare #HospitalVolunteer #HospiceVolunteer #DeathandDying #DealingWithGrief
December 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Don’t Return That Vessel Empty!
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#Gingercake #StrawberryJam #GivingBack #GivingBackTogether #GivingBackMatters #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #NeighborsandFriends #Community #LemonMarmalade #HappyHanukkah #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays2025 #GivingTime
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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" ... the above-mentioned leveler appeared by way of #CarolineKennedy’s daughter, #TatianaSchlossberg. ....
"I turned the page in #TheNewYorker and there was #AFurtherShore.
"How does a child of legends get on with her life?"
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#Leveler #Inspiration
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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#love #kindness #compassion #GivingBack #HelpingOthers #light #healing #humanity
a poster that says be kind because everyone you meet is fighting their own battle ..
ALT: a poster that says be kind because everyone you meet is fighting their own battle ..
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November 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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From Dr. Jane Goodall, originally posted by The Jane Goodall Institute.

#JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #JaneGoodallQuotes #JaneGoodallLegacy
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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"I apologize that I couldn’t get myself together today to do some recipe testing, but I did pull together a number of ideas from my cookbook collection. They are fun and interesting."
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#BrusselsSprouts #ThanksgivingDinner #Thanksgiving2025 #Recipes
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"It was tricky finding a place in his room to sit. There was a constant stream of visitors….
"The nurses said they’d never seen so many friends in a patient’s room."
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/my-son-david/

#Hospice #HospiceCare #Family #LifeAndDeath #MotherAndSonBond #MotherAndSon #GrievingMom
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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“Turn the volume up!!!”

Full Post: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/turn-the-vol...

#TurnTheVolumeUp #NoKings #NoKingsProtest #NoKingsSantaCruz #Democrats #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #HardWork #Focus #Primaries #Yeson50 #Prop50 #California
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Just Checking In...

"Life is a crazy mix, perhaps you’ve noticed."

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#CheckingIn #Bronchitis #Brandy #LifeandDeath #EldestSon #FirstBornSon
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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"The March"
"Nothing I can add to what you’ve likely read and heard about the tens of thousands of us across the country. Just that I’m so glad I did it…."
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/the-march/

#NoKings #NoKingsProtest #SantaCruz #NoKingsSantaCruz #NoKingsInAmerica #NoKingsDay #Indivisible
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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My I Love America Morning!

"This Saturday (October 19th) I’m going to join the No-Kings Protest here in Santa Cruz."

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#NoKings #NoKingsProtest #SantaCruz #SantaCruzCalifornia
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The Trip That Settled Traveling Again?

" ... travel ain’t what it used to be.

"I loved it until this last trip."

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#Travel #Travelling #TravellingChallenge #OnlineCheckIn #LovetoTravel
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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"I can’t imagine there is even a handful of women of a certain age on this planet who, this morning, don’t feel diminished by the loss of their sister, Jane Goodall."
Read the full post: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/the-inspirin...

#DrJaneGoodall #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #Gombe
October 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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A Happy Accident
Excerpt: "Bill broke the cup by accident … Fate tore it at a good time. .... In perfect harmony with the rest of my life…."
Full Post: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/a-happy/

#Malibu #Limoges #LimogesPorcelain #TeaCup #Stoneware #HappyAccident #Chaotic #Kitchen #LettingGo #Fate
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Crazy to Sing!
"Each year there was a Spring Sing–the annual meeting of all the clubs focused on the competition of clubs singing."

Read on: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/crazy-to-sing/

#SpringSing #Choir #ChoirCompetition #PerfectPitch #Soprano #GleeClub #ChurchChoir #YMCA
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A Cinematographer to Keep an Eye on
We are over the moon exultant at the news of #cinematographer Christopher Ripley’s achievement in the #VeniceFilmFestival.
Chris is boon companion of our granddaughter, James Francis Whelan IV.
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/a-cinematogr...
September 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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September 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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And #1 as well. Thank you SO much!
September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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all of the above, please!
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14 #BannedBooks
15 #Immigration
16 #Feminism / #WomensRights
17 #Library / #Librarians
18 #BookLovers / #Books

You can choose any or all. Whichever pack(s) you feel are most applicable to you 😉

FINAL CALL is 3 PM EST
September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM