Vine Maple, Living Room and Speaking My Truth

We have a few vine maples around our property and this is the view out of our family room window.  

This is the window to the front yard.

I rarely show photos of the living room as we spend most of our time in the family room.  But my friend and house-sitter Shirley did some rearranging and dusting and it looks so nice I snapped a few photos.

This cabinet was Dayle's mother's prize possession and we are happy to have it in our home after her passing.  I have filled it with my collection of Shawnee Pottery in their King Corn line.  Crystal vases on the top.

I admit to having a bit of a cabinet obsession.  :-D  The first in the room was the antique oak secretary.  Then we inherited the oak china cabinet, and THEN I inherited the etagere from my friend Sally when she passed last year.  

On election day I took a photo of my little 4th of July parade figurines.  

Now my friends - I apologize for not speaking my mind in my last post about our current election situation.  I was assured by my readers that it is my blog and I should speak my truth so here goes.

4 years ago after the election I wrote a blog post called "Bye Bye, Miss American Pie" - you can click on the link to read it.  I just re-read it and stand by everything I wrote.

I tried my best to accept that man as our leader but each and every day after he took office he proved to me, my fellow liberals and progressives and to our allies around the world that he was ill-suited for this important leadership position - and we all looked on in horror at those reprobates he put in his cabinet, the lies, the horrific way he treated reporters and the press calling them the enemy of the people, the ripping of crying babies and children out of their mother's arms and put them in cages with inadequate food and just a thin space blanket to keep them warm (545 children still have not been returned), the way he took America out of the Paris Climate Accord, struck down all the environmental protections, spent $142,000,000.00 on golf trips in 4 years, attempting to eliminate the Affordable Care Act during a deadly global pandemic... and the list goes on and on,

The worst part is, he cares more about being re-elected than the 240,000 Americans dead.  He has not allowed the scientists to speak the truth and has been the worst role model for our safety by not wearing a mask because he is too vain and thinks he looks bad with one on.  So now his followers refuse to wear masks and brag about their risky behavior.  They go to his super spreader rallies and have parties as they are emulating him.  And they are dying and they are killing friends and family.  So their leader will be proud of them for being like him.

The election is still waiting for ballot counting.  But I hope like heck that this evil man is removed from office before he can do more damage to our country and our people and yes.. to the world.

So.  There it is.  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)