Category Archives: USA

Dog Raised With a Bunny. . . . . Can You Tell?

Posted on December 10, 2016 by annetbell

Fast friends!    For Silly Saturday ! GO  ARMY , BEAT NAVY!    

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Let It Snow, Let It Snow. . . . . .

Posted on December 9, 2016 by annetbell

Pile of the white stuff in a parking lot in New Hampshire. This week was the first snowfall in Montreal , Canada which is about 5 hours north of  where I live in Upstate New York. Each year people have … Continue reading →

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Deadly Mistake the Morning of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 8, 2016 by annetbell

Kermit A. Tyler was on duty at Fort Shafter’s radar information center on Dec. 7, 1941.(Earnie Grafton/associated Press) Kermit A. Tyler, 96 Pearl Harbor figure Kermit A. Tyler, 96 By Dennis McLellan Sunday, February 28, 2010 “Don’t worry about it.” … Continue reading →

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Longmire. . . . . Netflix

Posted on December 5, 2016 by annetbell

Baby boomers were brought up on Westerns.  Do you  remember Gun Smoke, Wagon Train, Bonanza, and Rawhide?  Longmire is a crime drama but also a  Neo-Western. Similarities but modernized in plots. Longmire is the local sherif who works to solve … Continue reading →

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“In Bruges” . . . . . . . . Film Review

Posted on December 3, 2016 by annetbell

Here I am on another Saturday morning reviewing one of my favorite old films from 2008.  There are several layers of story, setting  and actors which which come together to entertain in “In Bruges.” Collin Farrell and Brendon Geason star … Continue reading →

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Hackshaw Ridge. . . . . A Film

Posted on November 29, 2016 by annetbell

Medic, Desmond Doss, running into the battle without a gun, only his medic supplies ,to try to save lives. This film has some of the bloodiest and authentic battlefield scenes since “Saving Private Ryan”  and actually is reminiscent of the … Continue reading →

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Scaredy Cats

Posted on November 29, 2016 by annetbell

I couldn’t resist this!   For Karen and Liz my cat lady friends!   Over 1,000, 000 hits can’t be wrong, can they?  

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The Queen of Soul Honors America

Posted on November 25, 2016 by annetbell

The above image will become clear when you hear the  Queen’s rendition  of the Star Spangled Banner last night at the hometown  game hosted by Miss Franklin’s Lions of Detroit.   She is 74 years old and still has her … Continue reading →

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Native American’s Perspective on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2016 by annetbell

It is important to tell the whole story.  The English who settled in what is now Massachusetts  did take the land, some of the natives into slavery and inadvertently spread European disease to the unsuspecting   people.  After I posted … Continue reading →

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What is Thanksgiving Anyway?

Posted on November 24, 2016 by annetbell

My blogger friends from other countries have asked what exactly America is celebrating each year on the fourth Thursday in   November?  It is not just overeating , football , and Black Friday shopping which has made its way into … Continue reading →

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