Melanie Jackson
@mjjaxn.bsky.social
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... and look at cats. Author of Chloe Boston, Butterscotch Jones and Miss Henry mysteries, artist and animal lover. Not a fan of DM. No Crypto.
I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. ~Bernard Berenson
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. ~Bernard Berenson
"For all that has been, Thanks. To all that shall be, Yes." ~ Dag Hammarskjold
November 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"For all that has been, Thanks. To all that shall be, Yes." ~ Dag Hammarskjold
The doors to the world of the wildSelf are few but precious. If you have a deepscar, thatis a door, if you have an old, old story, thatis a door. If you love thesky&water so much you almost cannot bear it, thatis a door. If you yearn for a deeperlife, a full life, a sane life, thatis a door.~CPEstes
November 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The doors to the world of the wildSelf are few but precious. If you have a deepscar, thatis a door, if you have an old, old story, thatis a door. If you love thesky&water so much you almost cannot bear it, thatis a door. If you yearn for a deeperlife, a full life, a sane life, thatis a door.~CPEstes
“You can't instantly reap what you sow today, it does not work like instant grits, no matter what you sow in life it takes time to grow and be ready for harvest.”
― James D Wilson
― James D Wilson
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“You can't instantly reap what you sow today, it does not work like instant grits, no matter what you sow in life it takes time to grow and be ready for harvest.”
― James D Wilson
― James D Wilson
"A thankful heart is never half-full or half-empty, but always overflowing with love." ~ Wes Fesler
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"A thankful heart is never half-full or half-empty, but always overflowing with love." ~ Wes Fesler
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart." ~ Seneca the Younger
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart." ~ Seneca the Younger
Today I walked on lion-colored hills
With only cypresses for company
Until the sunset caught me,
set the clouds
to one great roof of flame
so that I walked thru fire, beneath fire,
&inbeauty.
Myhappiness ran thru thecenturies
&linked itself to otherhappiness
In one continual brightness.-ECoatsworth
With only cypresses for company
Until the sunset caught me,
set the clouds
to one great roof of flame
so that I walked thru fire, beneath fire,
&inbeauty.
Myhappiness ran thru thecenturies
&linked itself to otherhappiness
In one continual brightness.-ECoatsworth
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today I walked on lion-colored hills
With only cypresses for company
Until the sunset caught me,
set the clouds
to one great roof of flame
so that I walked thru fire, beneath fire,
&inbeauty.
Myhappiness ran thru thecenturies
&linked itself to otherhappiness
In one continual brightness.-ECoatsworth
With only cypresses for company
Until the sunset caught me,
set the clouds
to one great roof of flame
so that I walked thru fire, beneath fire,
&inbeauty.
Myhappiness ran thru thecenturies
&linked itself to otherhappiness
In one continual brightness.-ECoatsworth
“Let him that would move the world first move himself.” -Socrates
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Let him that would move the world first move himself.” -Socrates
The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway--
Thanksgiving comes again!
-Old Rhyme
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway--
Thanksgiving comes again!
-Old Rhyme
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway--
Thanksgiving comes again!
-Old Rhyme
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway--
Thanksgiving comes again!
-Old Rhyme
True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.
-Happy birthday, Andre Gide
-Happy birthday, Andre Gide
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.
-Happy birthday, Andre Gide
-Happy birthday, Andre Gide
Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections,
because it is founded on principle and cemented by time.
- Mary Wollstonecraft
because it is founded on principle and cemented by time.
- Mary Wollstonecraft
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections,
because it is founded on principle and cemented by time.
- Mary Wollstonecraft
because it is founded on principle and cemented by time.
- Mary Wollstonecraft
To get joy, we must give it and to keep joy, we must scatter it.
-John Templeton
-John Templeton
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
To get joy, we must give it and to keep joy, we must scatter it.
-John Templeton
-John Templeton
"It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on." ~ Nicholas Sparks
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on." ~ Nicholas Sparks
Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a sparrow looking for a place to deposit its droppings.
-Robert Brustein
-Robert Brustein
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a sparrow looking for a place to deposit its droppings.
-Robert Brustein
-Robert Brustein
Under the summer roses
When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands,
Comes and touches you
With a thousand memories,
And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.
-Carl Sandburg
When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands,
Comes and touches you
With a thousand memories,
And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.
-Carl Sandburg
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Under the summer roses
When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands,
Comes and touches you
With a thousand memories,
And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.
-Carl Sandburg
When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands,
Comes and touches you
With a thousand memories,
And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.
-Carl Sandburg
Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in.
-Phillips Brooks
-Phillips Brooks
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in.
-Phillips Brooks
-Phillips Brooks
"You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out." —Jay Leno
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out." —Jay Leno
"I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you." ~ Ashleigh Brilliant
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you." ~ Ashleigh Brilliant
"Some people have told me that I'm grumpy; it's not something that I'm aware of. It's not like I walk around poking children in the eye... not very small ones, anyway." ~ Dylan Moran
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Some people have told me that I'm grumpy; it's not something that I'm aware of. It's not like I walk around poking children in the eye... not very small ones, anyway." ~ Dylan Moran
Bears are made of thesamedust as we&they breathe thesame winds&drinkthesamewaters. A bear's days arewarmed by the samesun, his dwellings are overdomed by the samebluesky&his life turns&ebbs with heartpulsing likeours&whether he atlast goesto ourstingyHeaven ornot, hehas terrestrial immortality-JMuir
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Bears are made of thesamedust as we&they breathe thesame winds&drinkthesamewaters. A bear's days arewarmed by the samesun, his dwellings are overdomed by the samebluesky&his life turns&ebbs with heartpulsing likeours&whether he atlast goesto ourstingyHeaven ornot, hehas terrestrial immortality-JMuir
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
"Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way." ~ Aaron Allston
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way." ~ Aaron Allston
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." ~ Mao Zedong
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." ~ Mao Zedong
"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little." - Mark Twain
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little." - Mark Twain