How are you? What's going on in your neck of the woods?
Does your mail look like this? Bills and donation requests? One of my pet peeves is giving to a charity and them selling your name so everyone can ask for a place in your wallet.
In the Garden
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The blackberries are ripening
And I found some baby grapes on the vine:)
The Critters
Nori, Frank, and Callie
Louie and Maisy
And in the news
I studiously avoid politics on this blog because A. I feel very strongly about them. And B. I have friends on the other side of the fence that feel just as strongly about their beliefs and I seriously doubt if we are going to change one another's mind. This one though hit close to home and I'd like to share it. Our nephew is one of the scientists who lost government funding. He works on brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and other neurological issues. He recently took part in an AP interview and because of that he has been getting hate mail from the opposing party, which I find to be so very sad. (And to be perfectly fair, my side of the fence can get pretty raw too. It's a bad situation all around.) He is truly a kind, gentle soul whose goal in life is to make the world a better place.
The article itself, I found to be well-written, informative, and thought-provoking. What in it incited hate mail is beyond me. If you'd like to read it, here is the link.
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them.
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