Mary Bannister (MaryB)
@maryb2004.bsky.social
If you repost me I’ll probably block. Retired M&A lawyer. Lifelong learner. Reader. Favorite Authors: Dorothy Dunnett, Louise Erdrich, AS Byatt, Iain Pears, Robertson Davies. New France history buff.. http://alonewitheachother.blogspot.com
Gorgeous! I love your posts and you are so knowledgeable I always want even more!
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December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Gorgeous! I love your posts and you are so knowledgeable I always want even more!
(Did you know that there isn’t the same low word limit in Alt text? Let’s you say even more by just saying “see Alt text”).
(Did you know that there isn’t the same low word limit in Alt text? Let’s you say even more by just saying “see Alt text”).
You should make him (her?) a custard pie 😂
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
You should make him (her?) a custard pie 😂
Looks like my Dorothy Dunnett shelves.
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Looks like my Dorothy Dunnett shelves.
Remembering Robespierre.
December 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Remembering Robespierre.
Ruh Roh. Hope you feel better soon.
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ruh Roh. Hope you feel better soon.
Hooray, you found something.
December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hooray, you found something.
Is Buddy a talkative cat? I have a friend with a cat named Steve and every time I visit Steve plants himself in front of me and meows continually.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Is Buddy a talkative cat? I have a friend with a cat named Steve and every time I visit Steve plants himself in front of me and meows continually.
The “regular” exhibition in the normal galleries was fabulous, but then he did these humongous works in the great hall. Never seen anything like it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The “regular” exhibition in the normal galleries was fabulous, but then he did these humongous works in the great hall. Never seen anything like it.
I just saw the Kiefer exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum and it was magnificent. I had never heard of him before.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I just saw the Kiefer exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum and it was magnificent. I had never heard of him before.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of mini penne. I will look for it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of mini penne. I will look for it.
I would get it every year if it would help (and its the worst vax I’ve ever had).
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I would get it every year if it would help (and its the worst vax I’ve ever had).
I went and found the article. Two of the five fiction books were in my favorites of the year - The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny and Stone Yard Devotional.
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I went and found the article. Two of the five fiction books were in my favorites of the year - The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny and Stone Yard Devotional.
Ooh, not for me either even though I love WWI novels. Which one was that?
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ooh, not for me either even though I love WWI novels. Which one was that?
I really enjoyed this book. We don’t often think of gatherings between colonizers and tribes as peace conferences.
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I really enjoyed this book. We don’t often think of gatherings between colonizers and tribes as peace conferences.
I’m so glad you were able to spend that time with her.
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m so glad you were able to spend that time with her.