Ann Autumn
@ladyann.bsky.social
Licensed Listener, into Informed Appreciation, the one at your party playing with your cat. Outraged citizen and peacemaker - I contain multitudes. No DMs please. she/her
Few Americans remember that, before the ACA, aka Obamacare, we were denied health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. We applied, but were denied for any condition we ever had, including headaches or asthma. It was only Obamacare that did away with that.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Few Americans remember that, before the ACA, aka Obamacare, we were denied health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. We applied, but were denied for any condition we ever had, including headaches or asthma. It was only Obamacare that did away with that.
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Good morning! A favorite quote:
"Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it - look at it and really see it, try it on, live it, exhaust it … and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it."
—Erma Bombeck 🧡
📷 "Really Seeing" Leaves On Our Walk, 12-9-23
"Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it - look at it and really see it, try it on, live it, exhaust it … and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it."
—Erma Bombeck 🧡
📷 "Really Seeing" Leaves On Our Walk, 12-9-23
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good morning! A favorite quote:
"Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it - look at it and really see it, try it on, live it, exhaust it … and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it."
—Erma Bombeck 🧡
📷 "Really Seeing" Leaves On Our Walk, 12-9-23
"Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it - look at it and really see it, try it on, live it, exhaust it … and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it."
—Erma Bombeck 🧡
📷 "Really Seeing" Leaves On Our Walk, 12-9-23
“Stars give the illusion of permanence, but they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. So I pretend. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust.
But I can pretend.” -Neil Gaiman*
But I can pretend.” -Neil Gaiman*
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“Stars give the illusion of permanence, but they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. So I pretend. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust.
But I can pretend.” -Neil Gaiman*
But I can pretend.” -Neil Gaiman*
This is a heart-shaped mud puddle that appears on the side of one of our streets in town every single year after the first rainfall. If you ever wonder what I mean when I say that beauty is everywhere, waiting for us to notice, this is one example. 🥰
📷 Ann 4-5-25
📷 Ann 4-5-25
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is a heart-shaped mud puddle that appears on the side of one of our streets in town every single year after the first rainfall. If you ever wonder what I mean when I say that beauty is everywhere, waiting for us to notice, this is one example. 🥰
📷 Ann 4-5-25
📷 Ann 4-5-25
"When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.”
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
📷 "Sun Leaf" by Ann, 12-8-23
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
📷 "Sun Leaf" by Ann, 12-8-23
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.”
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
📷 "Sun Leaf" by Ann, 12-8-23
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
📷 "Sun Leaf" by Ann, 12-8-23
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end."
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end."
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
John Winston Lennon 10/9/40 - 12/8/80
Remember when you complained that I never bring you flowers for no reason at all? Out of the blue? Well here you go. 😄
#CHEERFUL
🪻🌺🌸🌼🌻🪷💐🌷🌹🥀🪻🌺🌸🌼💐🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌼🌷💮🪻🪷🌸🌹🌷🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹
#CHEERFUL
🪻🌺🌸🌼🌻🪷💐🌷🌹🥀🪻🌺🌸🌼💐🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌼🌷💮🪻🪷🌸🌹🌷🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Remember when you complained that I never bring you flowers for no reason at all? Out of the blue? Well here you go. 😄
#CHEERFUL
🪻🌺🌸🌼🌻🪷💐🌷🌹🥀🪻🌺🌸🌼💐🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌼🌷💮🪻🪷🌸🌹🌷🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹
#CHEERFUL
🪻🌺🌸🌼🌻🪷💐🌷🌹🥀🪻🌺🌸🌼💐🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌼🌷💮🪻🪷🌸🌹🌷🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻🌹
Sunday, December 7, 1941
My Dad was there that day.
The day that 2,403 service members and civilians were killed.
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." -Gen. MacArthur
#PearlHarborDay #warishell
My Dad was there that day.
The day that 2,403 service members and civilians were killed.
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." -Gen. MacArthur
#PearlHarborDay #warishell
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Sunday, December 7, 1941
My Dad was there that day.
The day that 2,403 service members and civilians were killed.
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." -Gen. MacArthur
#PearlHarborDay #warishell
My Dad was there that day.
The day that 2,403 service members and civilians were killed.
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." -Gen. MacArthur
#PearlHarborDay #warishell
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” -A. Karr
Photo: Ann, 12-7-24
Photo: Ann, 12-7-24
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” -A. Karr
Photo: Ann, 12-7-24
Photo: Ann, 12-7-24
Good morning, Friends. Thought for the day:
“You can live three days without water. You can live three weeks without food. But you cannot live for three minutes without hope.” 🩷💚
Photo: Tulip and Construction Paper by Ann, April 2023
“You can live three days without water. You can live three weeks without food. But you cannot live for three minutes without hope.” 🩷💚
Photo: Tulip and Construction Paper by Ann, April 2023
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Good morning, Friends. Thought for the day:
“You can live three days without water. You can live three weeks without food. But you cannot live for three minutes without hope.” 🩷💚
Photo: Tulip and Construction Paper by Ann, April 2023
“You can live three days without water. You can live three weeks without food. But you cannot live for three minutes without hope.” 🩷💚
Photo: Tulip and Construction Paper by Ann, April 2023
Good morning, Friends. You, good humans that you are, likely don't need this reminder. But others might.
Merry Everything and a Happy New Forever! 🥰
Merry Everything and a Happy New Forever! 🥰
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Good morning, Friends. You, good humans that you are, likely don't need this reminder. But others might.
Merry Everything and a Happy New Forever! 🥰
Merry Everything and a Happy New Forever! 🥰
Possibly my most favorite social media post ever.
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Possibly my most favorite social media post ever.
Even "libertarian conservative" George Will recognizes this administration for what it is. From 12/2/25.
#firehegseth #PeteHegseth
#firehegseth #PeteHegseth
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Even "libertarian conservative" George Will recognizes this administration for what it is. From 12/2/25.
#firehegseth #PeteHegseth
#firehegseth #PeteHegseth
Good morning. Today the humble cookie gets recognition. Every December 4th.
For those who celebrate. ❤️💚❤️
#NationalCookieDay
For those who celebrate. ❤️💚❤️
#NationalCookieDay
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Good morning. Today the humble cookie gets recognition. Every December 4th.
For those who celebrate. ❤️💚❤️
#NationalCookieDay
For those who celebrate. ❤️💚❤️
#NationalCookieDay
"May all your wishes find their wings." ~a favorite blessing
It's feeling very wintry these days, what with California-cold temps and pink sunrises. Bundle up, buttercups.
Artist Unknown
It's feeling very wintry these days, what with California-cold temps and pink sunrises. Bundle up, buttercups.
Artist Unknown
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"May all your wishes find their wings." ~a favorite blessing
It's feeling very wintry these days, what with California-cold temps and pink sunrises. Bundle up, buttercups.
Artist Unknown
It's feeling very wintry these days, what with California-cold temps and pink sunrises. Bundle up, buttercups.
Artist Unknown
Good morning, Friends. This. This right here. Got it? Good. Love you all. Just as you are.
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Good morning, Friends. This. This right here. Got it? Good. Love you all. Just as you are.
Do your art from the heart!
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Do your art from the heart!
"How did it get so late so soon?
It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn."
~Dr. Seuss
Wishing you all a lovely last month of the year, full of light and laughter and friends and food and celebration and joy. ❤️
It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn."
~Dr. Seuss
Wishing you all a lovely last month of the year, full of light and laughter and friends and food and celebration and joy. ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"How did it get so late so soon?
It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn."
~Dr. Seuss
Wishing you all a lovely last month of the year, full of light and laughter and friends and food and celebration and joy. ❤️
It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn."
~Dr. Seuss
Wishing you all a lovely last month of the year, full of light and laughter and friends and food and celebration and joy. ❤️
Making my Christmas wish list. Same as last year.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Making my Christmas wish list. Same as last year.
"My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better." - Marlo Thomas
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better." - Marlo Thomas
Good morning, Friends!
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” -Virginia Satir, pioneer family therapist
(Hugging your animal companions counts. Virtual counts in a pinch. Sending you one now.)
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” -Virginia Satir, pioneer family therapist
(Hugging your animal companions counts. Virtual counts in a pinch. Sending you one now.)
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Good morning, Friends!
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” -Virginia Satir, pioneer family therapist
(Hugging your animal companions counts. Virtual counts in a pinch. Sending you one now.)
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” -Virginia Satir, pioneer family therapist
(Hugging your animal companions counts. Virtual counts in a pinch. Sending you one now.)
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer
Good morning, Beauties. May your miseries be few and your joys multiply daily. Have a lovely Caturday.
Good morning, Beauties. May your miseries be few and your joys multiply daily. Have a lovely Caturday.
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer
Good morning, Beauties. May your miseries be few and your joys multiply daily. Have a lovely Caturday.
Good morning, Beauties. May your miseries be few and your joys multiply daily. Have a lovely Caturday.
Good morning, Friends! Wishing you much potatoes, many stuffing, and very pie. 😊🧡
#HappyThanksgiving2025
#HappyThanksgiving2025
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Good morning, Friends! Wishing you much potatoes, many stuffing, and very pie. 😊🧡
#HappyThanksgiving2025
#HappyThanksgiving2025
Memory eternal. ❤️💔
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Born March 22, 1930
Died November 26, 2021 (aged 91)
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mr. Sondheim at the White House in 2015.
Photo credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Born March 22, 1930
Died November 26, 2021 (aged 91)
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mr. Sondheim at the White House in 2015.
Photo credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Memory eternal. ❤️💔
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Born March 22, 1930
Died November 26, 2021 (aged 91)
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mr. Sondheim at the White House in 2015.
Photo credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Born March 22, 1930
Died November 26, 2021 (aged 91)
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mr. Sondheim at the White House in 2015.
Photo credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images