Author | Lightnews

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · 29d

Sketches of Spain, and Sweetness

This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never…

Sketches of Spain, and Sweetness

This post is about a part of Spain I'd never heard of ... and it's about my grandsons, too. Yesterday, while listening to a local radio program about world reggae music, I was surprised to hear a reggae song described as Spanish, Celtic, and Galician. I'd never heard the terms "Spanish" and "Celtic" together in the same sentence. To me, Celtic meant Irish, Welsh, and Scottish.

loribonati.com

2

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Aug 5

Same old blog, whole new look, with extras on the menu, and a "subscribe" button, too. Come see what I've scribbled.
loribonati.com

loristory

Come see what I've scribbled!

loribonati.com

1

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Jul 27

José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza

www.nytimes.com

2

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 26

My latest blog post will take you in and out of the politics box (and back in again). loribonati.com/blog/f/so-li...

SO LITTLE CARDBOARD

Recently, I attended a protest rally and took pictures of some clever and inspiring signs. One of my favorites was:

loribonati.com

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 26

Here’s a book for kids about how to help an endangered species … and, as the author, I highly recommend it! a.co/d/f9t0nda

IGUANA IN THE ROAD

IGUANA IN THE ROAD [Bonati, Lori, Ronning, Diane] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. IGUANA IN THE ROAD

a.co

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 25

This book inspired me to refill my bird feeders. A pair of cardinals came by to check it out. The male ate from the feeder; the female stayed on the ground, but she caught a worm. Then the two of them kissed. It was so romantic. Or did he just want what she was having? #EarthDayisEveryDay #birding

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 23

Another April day, another library book borrowed!
#EarthDayBookList #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Activism #Resist

1

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks so much! Yes, I sang all the parts throughout. Happy you’re humming it!

1

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 22

My Earth Day gift to myself: I borrowed this library audiobook! #EarthDay #ClimateAction #Resist

1 8

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 22

To celebrate Earth Day (4/22/25), I’ll be visiting my local library in search of one or more of these books: yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/book... #EarthDay

Books to help you stay inspired to fight climate change » Yale Climate Connections

These 12 books could help restore your grit and bolster your hopes.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 22

Count me in. I’ll post book list recommendations like this one: yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/book...

Books to help you stay inspired to fight climate change » Yale Climate Connections

These 12 books could help restore your grit and bolster your hopes.

yaleclimateconnections.org

2

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Apr 7

Mandy Patinkin’s show, Being Alive, was sweet, powerful, moving, funny & inspiring, from the opening “Inchworm” to “Over the Rainbow” (sung in Yiddish), with a lovely synopsis of his life as an actor sandwiched in between. I’m convinced Mandy has the world’s biggest heart!
@mandykathryn.bsky.social

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Mar 31

My latest protest song, about the Gulf of Mexico, is on YouTube!!! Please share! It's kind of as if Jimmy Buffett + Joni Mitchell wrote a political song together, and then got me to sing it. What could possibly go wrong? youtu.be/FxCm-JsVdvc?... #protestsong #indiesongwriter #GulfofMexico #resist

NO GOOD REASON ... a song about the Gulf of Mexico

YouTube video by Lori Bonati

youtu.be

3 2

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Mar 16

The moon up above us
is like a well-worn dime …
— from my song, “Kinda New,” which is kinda almost ready to be recorded. (Photo by me 3/14/25)

Lunar eclipse showing Earth’s shadow and Moon’s surface against a black sky

1

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Feb 25

I learned that the Don McLean song about a “starry starry night” is about Vincent VanGogh. (And I learned a lot about chord progressions, after googling “how to write a chord progression for a bridge in a song.” Much of it was over my head, like a starry starry night.

1

Lori Bonati @loribuffalo.bsky.social · Feb 25

Re: The confusion over Musk’s email to Federal workers, never fear. Felon47 clarified everything during a visit with President Emmanuel Macron of France, saying that employees who did not respond to the email would be “semi-fired” or “fired.” Good to semi-know, or know!

1