Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson
@jastucaz.bsky.social
Former U.S. Ambassador, retired career Foreign Service officer, still writing that long-delayed biography of Tudor humanist Mildred Cooke Cecil, helped by the cat. Not as diplomatic as I once was.
Necessary timeline cleanse: Molly helping to make the guest room bed. Or not.
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Necessary timeline cleanse: Molly helping to make the guest room bed. Or not.
Molly will do anything for a treat.
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Molly will do anything for a treat.
Best damn city in the world. So happy to be back again.
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Best damn city in the world. So happy to be back again.
Glorious “Ragtime” tonite at Lincoln Center.
“Go out and tell our story to your daughters and your sons
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
And tell them, in our struggle
We were not the only ones
Make them hear you
Make them hear you .”
“Go out and tell our story to your daughters and your sons
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
And tell them, in our struggle
We were not the only ones
Make them hear you
Make them hear you .”
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Glorious “Ragtime” tonite at Lincoln Center.
“Go out and tell our story to your daughters and your sons
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
And tell them, in our struggle
We were not the only ones
Make them hear you
Make them hear you .”
“Go out and tell our story to your daughters and your sons
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
And tell them, in our struggle
We were not the only ones
Make them hear you
Make them hear you .”
It took 7 weeks for Adelita Grijalva, on the left in this photo, to be sworn in as AZ CD-7’s representative. She will serve our neighbors well.
The guy on the right? Well, he’s the feckless Speaker of the House who could easily be replaced by the Pillsbury dough boy.
The guy on the right? Well, he’s the feckless Speaker of the House who could easily be replaced by the Pillsbury dough boy.
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It took 7 weeks for Adelita Grijalva, on the left in this photo, to be sworn in as AZ CD-7’s representative. She will serve our neighbors well.
The guy on the right? Well, he’s the feckless Speaker of the House who could easily be replaced by the Pillsbury dough boy.
The guy on the right? Well, he’s the feckless Speaker of the House who could easily be replaced by the Pillsbury dough boy.
Too much talk about cats tonite (to which I have contributed). Molly tells me pictures are better than words.
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Too much talk about cats tonite (to which I have contributed). Molly tells me pictures are better than words.
Molly and I send our best thoughts to you. Losing member of our fur family is so hard but your wonderful posts show how loved Pancakes was — and that’s what you must hold onto.
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Molly and I send our best thoughts to you. Losing member of our fur family is so hard but your wonderful posts show how loved Pancakes was — and that’s what you must hold onto.
Molly demanding dinner an hour earlier in the wake of the end of Daylights Savings Time.
Molly does not live in a state which goes on Daylight Savings Time.
Molly does not live in a state which goes on Daylight Savings Time.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Molly demanding dinner an hour earlier in the wake of the end of Daylights Savings Time.
Molly does not live in a state which goes on Daylight Savings Time.
Molly does not live in a state which goes on Daylight Savings Time.
From the Guardian.
Cartoonist Ella Baron.
Cartoonist Ella Baron.
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
From the Guardian.
Cartoonist Ella Baron.
Cartoonist Ella Baron.
Sunspot is warm, there’s a catnip cactus, and the human is finally home: what more could a cat ask for?
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sunspot is warm, there’s a catnip cactus, and the human is finally home: what more could a cat ask for?
Molly reminds you it’s National Cat Day.
She is waiting for her treats.
She is waiting for her treats.
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Molly reminds you it’s National Cat Day.
She is waiting for her treats.
She is waiting for her treats.
Until this administration willfully destroyed USAID, we had the best disaster response team in the world in OFDA, the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
Also, thanks to this administration, any relief effort will be under resourced—and staffed by federal employees who not being paid.
Also, thanks to this administration, any relief effort will be under resourced—and staffed by federal employees who not being paid.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Until this administration willfully destroyed USAID, we had the best disaster response team in the world in OFDA, the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
Also, thanks to this administration, any relief effort will be under resourced—and staffed by federal employees who not being paid.
Also, thanks to this administration, any relief effort will be under resourced—and staffed by federal employees who not being paid.
Atlanta.
CDC saves lives.
CDC saves lives.
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Atlanta.
CDC saves lives.
CDC saves lives.
A lovely autumn day at Hatfield House for the wonderful Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival.
Peace and music.
Peace and music.
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A lovely autumn day at Hatfield House for the wonderful Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival.
Peace and music.
Peace and music.
So sorry, Tahar! Such a cutie! Some days pets are the best things in life. And just as we rescue them, they rescue us. Sending you all. best thoughts from Mollyland.
October 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So sorry, Tahar! Such a cutie! Some days pets are the best things in life. And just as we rescue them, they rescue us. Sending you all. best thoughts from Mollyland.
Keep fighting, Ana Marie. So Molly can keep playing with her toys.
September 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Keep fighting, Ana Marie. So Molly can keep playing with her toys.
Molly offers herself as a timeline cleanse. And why not? She’s got plenty of time before dinner.
September 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Molly offers herself as a timeline cleanse. And why not? She’s got plenty of time before dinner.
The American Foreign Service Association @afsaorg.bsky.social offers an alternative draft to the insipid message that USAID employees received as the agency died today. We will regret USAID’s loss —and soon.
A heartfelt thank you to my many USAID colleagues over the years and to all who served.
A heartfelt thank you to my many USAID colleagues over the years and to all who served.
September 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The American Foreign Service Association @afsaorg.bsky.social offers an alternative draft to the insipid message that USAID employees received as the agency died today. We will regret USAID’s loss —and soon.
A heartfelt thank you to my many USAID colleagues over the years and to all who served.
A heartfelt thank you to my many USAID colleagues over the years and to all who served.
Oh dear, poor baby! Molly wants to share her toys with him to make him better.
September 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Oh dear, poor baby! Molly wants to share her toys with him to make him better.
Minor dust storm tonight set the stage for a pretty Arizona sunset.
September 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Minor dust storm tonight set the stage for a pretty Arizona sunset.
Even after all these years and from a distance, I know my Cairo. Such a fabulous city. Some of the best times of my life.
September 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Even after all these years and from a distance, I know my Cairo. Such a fabulous city. Some of the best times of my life.
Happy 250th birthday, Tucson. Stronger together.
(Could have done without the extreme heat warning today, though.)
(Could have done without the extreme heat warning today, though.)
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Happy 250th birthday, Tucson. Stronger together.
(Could have done without the extreme heat warning today, though.)
(Could have done without the extreme heat warning today, though.)
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell hole it is.
August 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell hole it is.
Today is the 5th anniversary of Molly’s homecoming. As covid ravaged the country in 2020, her original family could no longer home her and she unexpectedly came to me. Fat and sassy, Molly may well be the most loving of all the cats who have owned me over the years.
Our pets bless us.
Our pets bless us.
August 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today is the 5th anniversary of Molly’s homecoming. As covid ravaged the country in 2020, her original family could no longer home her and she unexpectedly came to me. Fat and sassy, Molly may well be the most loving of all the cats who have owned me over the years.
Our pets bless us.
Our pets bless us.