Lori Bonati
@loribuffalo.bsky.social
Admirer of Rosa Parks, Parks & Rec, & U.S. National Parks; fan of Steve Martin, Doc Martin, & Martin guitars; ardent supporter of ampersands.
Schooled in Spain (Part 1)
I recently took an 8-day Road Scholar trip to Andalucía, a small slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The area can be quite touristy, but in November, not so much. The trip was stimulating and relaxing … and educational, too. For a glimpse of my activities during…
I recently took an 8-day Road Scholar trip to Andalucía, a small slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The area can be quite touristy, but in November, not so much. The trip was stimulating and relaxing … and educational, too. For a glimpse of my activities during…
Schooled in Spain (Part 1)
I recently took an 8-day Road Scholar trip to Andalucía, a small slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The area can be quite touristy, but in November, not so much. The trip was stimulating and relaxing … and educational, too. For a glimpse of my activities during the trip, see my Photos page (with captions). I’ve included photos from days 1-3 today.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Schooled in Spain (Part 1)
I recently took an 8-day Road Scholar trip to Andalucía, a small slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The area can be quite touristy, but in November, not so much. The trip was stimulating and relaxing … and educational, too. For a glimpse of my activities during…
I recently took an 8-day Road Scholar trip to Andalucía, a small slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The area can be quite touristy, but in November, not so much. The trip was stimulating and relaxing … and educational, too. For a glimpse of my activities during…
Sketches of Spain, and Sweetness
This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never…
This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never…
Sketches of Spain, and Sweetness
This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never heard the terms "Spanish" and "Celtic" together in the same sentence. To me, Celtic meant Irish, Welsh, and Scottish.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sketches of Spain, and Sweetness
This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never…
This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never…
Same old blog, whole new look, with extras on the menu, and a "subscribe" button, too. Come see what I've scribbled.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Same old blog, whole new look, with extras on the menu, and a "subscribe" button, too. Come see what I've scribbled.
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José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...
Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza
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July 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...
My latest blog post will take you in and out of the politics box (and back in again). loribonati.com/blog/f/so-li...
SO LITTLE CARDBOARD
Recently, I attended a protest rally and took pictures of some clever and inspiring signs. One of my favorites was:
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April 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My latest blog post will take you in and out of the politics box (and back in again). loribonati.com/blog/f/so-li...
Here’s a book for kids about how to help an endangered species … and, as the author, I highly recommend it! a.co/d/f9t0nda
IGUANA IN THE ROAD
IGUANA IN THE ROAD [Bonati, Lori, Ronning, Diane] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. IGUANA IN THE ROAD
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April 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Here’s a book for kids about how to help an endangered species … and, as the author, I highly recommend it! a.co/d/f9t0nda
This book inspired me to refill my bird feeders. A pair of cardinals came by to check it out. The male ate from the feeder; the female stayed on the ground, but she caught a worm. Then the two of them kissed. It was so romantic. Or did he just want what she was having? #EarthDayisEveryDay #birding
April 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This book inspired me to refill my bird feeders. A pair of cardinals came by to check it out. The male ate from the feeder; the female stayed on the ground, but she caught a worm. Then the two of them kissed. It was so romantic. Or did he just want what she was having? #EarthDayisEveryDay #birding
Another April day, another library book borrowed!
#EarthDayBookList #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Activism #Resist
#EarthDayBookList #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Activism #Resist
April 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Another April day, another library book borrowed!
#EarthDayBookList #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Activism #Resist
#EarthDayBookList #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Activism #Resist
April 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
To celebrate Earth Day (4/22/25), I’ll be visiting my local library in search of one or more of these books: yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/book... #EarthDay
Books to help you stay inspired to fight climate change » Yale Climate Connections
These 12 books could help restore your grit and bolster your hopes.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
To celebrate Earth Day (4/22/25), I’ll be visiting my local library in search of one or more of these books: yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/book... #EarthDay
Mandy Patinkin’s show, Being Alive, was sweet, powerful, moving, funny & inspiring, from the opening “Inchworm” to “Over the Rainbow” (sung in Yiddish), with a lovely synopsis of his life as an actor sandwiched in between. I’m convinced Mandy has the world’s biggest heart!
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April 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Mandy Patinkin’s show, Being Alive, was sweet, powerful, moving, funny & inspiring, from the opening “Inchworm” to “Over the Rainbow” (sung in Yiddish), with a lovely synopsis of his life as an actor sandwiched in between. I’m convinced Mandy has the world’s biggest heart!
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My latest protest song, about the Gulf of Mexico, is on YouTube!!! Please share! It's kind of as if Jimmy Buffett + Joni Mitchell wrote a political song together, and then got me to sing it. What could possibly go wrong? youtu.be/FxCm-JsVdvc?... #protestsong #indiesongwriter #GulfofMexico #resist
NO GOOD REASON ... a song about the Gulf of Mexico
YouTube video by Lori Bonati
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March 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My latest protest song, about the Gulf of Mexico, is on YouTube!!! Please share! It's kind of as if Jimmy Buffett + Joni Mitchell wrote a political song together, and then got me to sing it. What could possibly go wrong? youtu.be/FxCm-JsVdvc?... #protestsong #indiesongwriter #GulfofMexico #resist
The moon up above us
is like a well-worn dime …
— from my song, “Kinda New,” which is kinda almost ready to be recorded. (Photo by me 3/14/25)
is like a well-worn dime …
— from my song, “Kinda New,” which is kinda almost ready to be recorded. (Photo by me 3/14/25)
March 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The moon up above us
is like a well-worn dime …
— from my song, “Kinda New,” which is kinda almost ready to be recorded. (Photo by me 3/14/25)
is like a well-worn dime …
— from my song, “Kinda New,” which is kinda almost ready to be recorded. (Photo by me 3/14/25)
Re: The confusion over Musk’s email to Federal workers, never fear. Felon47 clarified everything during a visit with President Emmanuel Macron of France, saying that employees who did not respond to the email would be “semi-fired” or “fired.” Good to semi-know, or know!
February 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Re: The confusion over Musk’s email to Federal workers, never fear. Felon47 clarified everything during a visit with President Emmanuel Macron of France, saying that employees who did not respond to the email would be “semi-fired” or “fired.” Good to semi-know, or know!
Lyrics to my new song, "No Good Reason" (c. L. Bonati 2025). Here's verse 1. See more verses below. Share!
When I was a child I saw a map at school
a planet to explore, a fascinating jewel
and right here in our hemisphere, a place for me to go
I knew that someday I would see the Gulf of Mexico
When I was a child I saw a map at school
a planet to explore, a fascinating jewel
and right here in our hemisphere, a place for me to go
I knew that someday I would see the Gulf of Mexico
February 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Lyrics to my new song, "No Good Reason" (c. L. Bonati 2025). Here's verse 1. See more verses below. Share!
When I was a child I saw a map at school
a planet to explore, a fascinating jewel
and right here in our hemisphere, a place for me to go
I knew that someday I would see the Gulf of Mexico
When I was a child I saw a map at school
a planet to explore, a fascinating jewel
and right here in our hemisphere, a place for me to go
I knew that someday I would see the Gulf of Mexico
I will no longer refer to the present White House gang of con-artists as an "administration." It's a regime. Please remind me if I accidentally slip and call it anything that implies that it has an ounce of respectability. #resist
February 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I will no longer refer to the present White House gang of con-artists as an "administration." It's a regime. Please remind me if I accidentally slip and call it anything that implies that it has an ounce of respectability. #resist
It was cold outside today and the rec center was closed, so I walked in my basement and took this photo of the floor when I was done.
February 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It was cold outside today and the rec center was closed, so I walked in my basement and took this photo of the floor when I was done.
The richest person in the world has just gained control of the US Treasury. Humanitarian aid at risk. Musk and those writing & signing these executive orders are intent on breaking our country. We must call our representatives and demand strong action! It’s a Constitutional crisis. Spread the word.
February 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The richest person in the world has just gained control of the US Treasury. Humanitarian aid at risk. Musk and those writing & signing these executive orders are intent on breaking our country. We must call our representatives and demand strong action! It’s a Constitutional crisis. Spread the word.
I’ve just written a song about a body of water. Hint: “Smaller than an ocean, bigger than a bay …”
January 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I’ve just written a song about a body of water. Hint: “Smaller than an ocean, bigger than a bay …”
I just read the final page of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. This was a book that I truly couldn’t put down, with a protagonist right up there with Holden Caulfield, imho. And that’s setting the bar high.
January 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I just read the final page of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. This was a book that I truly couldn’t put down, with a protagonist right up there with Holden Caulfield, imho. And that’s setting the bar high.
My first attempt at making Cacio e Pepe (Cheese and Pepper) Pasta. Somebody has to test my cookbook recipes, right? It might as well be me. #pasta #cooking #writing #writingacookbook
January 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My first attempt at making Cacio e Pepe (Cheese and Pepper) Pasta. Somebody has to test my cookbook recipes, right? It might as well be me. #pasta #cooking #writing #writingacookbook
I’m almost halfway done writing a cookbook with a twist. Meanwhile, here’s a photo I took yesterday of my Amish Custard Pie.
January 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I’m almost halfway done writing a cookbook with a twist. Meanwhile, here’s a photo I took yesterday of my Amish Custard Pie.
I woke up today with the line “ten little pumpkins sitting on a shelf” in my head. I sat down at my laptop, typed those words, and kept going. Before I knew it, I’d drafted a picture book. But it had absolutely nothing to do with pumpkins! You never know where writing will take you.
November 25, 2024 at 4:38 AM
I woke up today with the line “ten little pumpkins sitting on a shelf” in my head. I sat down at my laptop, typed those words, and kept going. Before I knew it, I’d drafted a picture book. But it had absolutely nothing to do with pumpkins! You never know where writing will take you.
My grandson shared two school successes today: his art project (a stunning sci-fi-ish looking painting inspired by a spotted bean) and his “narrative” about the time he caught a fly ball while squinting up into the sun.
He said I could read his narrative when we got home, “if you don’t mind.” ♥️
He said I could read his narrative when we got home, “if you don’t mind.” ♥️
November 21, 2024 at 9:51 PM
My grandson shared two school successes today: his art project (a stunning sci-fi-ish looking painting inspired by a spotted bean) and his “narrative” about the time he caught a fly ball while squinting up into the sun.
He said I could read his narrative when we got home, “if you don’t mind.” ♥️
He said I could read his narrative when we got home, “if you don’t mind.” ♥️
Still going to school, still learning from kids! This was so rewarding. Have you ever taught poetry to kids?
#literacy #poetry #poems #inspiration #kids #school
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#literacy #poetry #poems #inspiration #kids #school
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Teaching Kids About Poetry
“What does an iguana have to do with poetry?”
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October 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Still going to school, still learning from kids! This was so rewarding. Have you ever taught poetry to kids?
#literacy #poetry #poems #inspiration #kids #school
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#literacy #poetry #poems #inspiration #kids #school
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