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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 17h

Garden cheer from yesteryear in France sud
Nothing marks the roll of the seasons like the vines and now it is time to cast off leaves and rest across the winter months.
"Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go"

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 17h

Pam Bondi, the US AG faced intense questioning over the Epstein files, James Comey and was accused of weaponizing the justice dept. An evasive Sun Neptune in Scorpio with a turbo-charged Mercury, she will be slipping and sliding through the next year.
star4cast.com/pam-bondi-a-...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 21h

Responses from die-hard traditionalists within the Anglican Church at the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury suggest Sarah Mullally will face considerable challenges. The road ahead on all charts looks more than stormy.
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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 1d

GARDEN CHEER FROM THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

Red sparkling berries brighten the dark-leaved holly for a pre-festive feel.
Thought to guard against misfortune. In pre-Christian times, the holly tree was thought to stop witches from flying along hedgerows, thanks to its prickly leaves.

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 1d

Two years since the Hamas attack there is a slender hope of a negotiated peace deal on the Gaza war with Donald Trump pushing hard for a settlement. Whatever emerges, Israel and the Middle East look far from settled for years ahead.
star4cast.com/israel-gaza-...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 1d

Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving UK PM was born 100 years ago. A polarising and divisive figure she strode the world stage with assurance. With an argumentative Sun Mars in Libra tied into a pushily confident Jupiter Pluto, she was a force to be reckoned with.
star4cast.com/maggie-thatc...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 2d

Novelist Jilly Cooper who brought sex and sharp-eyed social observation to the Cotswolds polo-playing classes, has died after a fall. A Sun Pisces, Moon in Cancer, she had a tougher, more angst-ridden chart than her happy-go-lucky persona suggested.
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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 3d

Garden cheer from yesteryear in South of France
The one plant I miss having moved north is the blue-leaved Yucca rigida. Bought small it grew and grew, producing white spikes of flowers in spring. Tough as nails is how the Native Americans describe it, symbolizing endurance.

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 4d

Garden cheer.
Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum, can cheer the chillier months. In South Africa and elsewhere it is regarded as a weed. In the nightshade family it has mildly poisonous fruit.[
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." William Blake

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 4d

James I of England and VI of Scotland, has had a less than glowing reputation. A new biography shows an assured intellectual who promoted peace. A Sun Cancer with an emphasised Pluto of a radical thinker, and Mars Saturn for a fearful childhood, he was a complex mix.
star4cast.com/king-james-1...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 4d

Actress Patricia Routledge, a UK treasure with an extraordinary range, has died. Best known for playing the social-climbing battleaxe Hyacinth Bucket she also played Shakespeare with aplomb. An Aquarius Sun with a Taurus Moon she had a creative, though oddball chart.
star4cast.com/patricia-rou...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 5d

Garden cheer from the Scottish Highlands

Heather associated with good luck, protection, admiration, and steadfastness, preparing for winter now the purple flowers have gone. It represents dignity, resilience and the enduring connection between people and their ancestral lands

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 5d

Manchester is yet again shaken after a terrorist attack on a synagogue, following the Ariane Grande concert and previous IRA bombings. The 1301 and 1853 charts do flag up violent events.
star4cast.com/manchester-a...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 6d

Garden cheer from the Scottish Highlands.
The last of the Begonias and flouncing Fuschia in pots before the chill sets in.
“In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.” Okakura Kakuzo, The Book of Tea

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 6d

Another government shutdown causing major uncertainty is only one part of a two year patch of mayhem and existential crisis in the US which will run on into 2027. Health and the economy are top worries with Trump sagging under the strain.
star4cast.com/usa-shut-dow...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 6d

Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, a world expert on chimpanzees, was described as "a true hero for the planet" with her scientific work comparable with Einstein’s. A fiery Sun Mars in Aries, she was lucky, brave and ahead of her time.
star4cast.com/jane-goodall...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 7d

Garden cheer from the Scottish Highlands

Another late bloomer the striking dark purple Callistephus chinensis - China aster – beside a radiant rose pair.

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 7d

Patricia Crowther, the spiritual heir to modern Wicca, has died at 97. She regarded witchcraft as wisdom and a promoter of women’s equality. A Sun Mars in Libra, she had determination and a vision for improving society.
star4cast.com/patricia-cro...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 7d

Julie Andrews, is an amazing 90 today. Renowned for Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, she has a surprisingly subversive streak. A Sun Libra with a Scorpio Moon she can be ice cool as well as mischievous.
star4cast.com/julie-andrew...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 8d

Garden cheer from the Scottish Highlands

Cotoneaster, laden with red berries provide an autumn feast for blackbirds and thrushes. Useful as weed supressing groundcover with their white spring flowers attracting pollinating insects. Related to hawthorns, firethorns, photinias and rowans.

marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 8d

Emma Watson, Hermione in Harry Potter has caused merriment by taking to the public airwaves to announce she disliked the attention acting attracted. She’s also been skewered by J.K. Rowling over her attacks on the trans rights issue. star4cast.com/emma-watson-...

marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 8d

Gemini Nicole Kidman and her husband musician Scorpio Keith Urban are to split after 20 years. Her back-to-back filming and his touring schedules put a strain on togetherness. Their relationship and wedding charts are both labouring under separating influences.
star4cast.com/nicole-kidma...

marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 9d

Larry Ellison of Oracle, a giant of the tech world, is expanding with his son David into buying vast expanses of the US media; and via Tony Blair into possible UK government ID and NHS contracts. A Sun Leo with a Virgo stellium, his ambitions appear without limit.
star4cast.com/larry-elliso...

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 10d

Garden cheer from the Scottish Highlands
Fragrant and colourful honeysuckle or woodbine, a twining climber so named because of the sweet nectar from the flowers,

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marjorieorr.bsky.social @marjorieorr.bsky.social · 10d

Selena Gomez, actress, singer, billionairess married record producer Benny Blanco yesterday. She’s a Water Fire Sun Cancer with an Aries Moon, and he is an all-Water Sun Pisces with a Scorpio Moon.
star4cast.com/selena-gomez...

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