Mary Ruffin Hanbury
mrhanbury.bsky.social
Mary Ruffin Hanbury
@mrhanbury.bsky.social
Wife, mother, preservationist, Virginian, business owner, Aquarius, singer, voracious reader, gardener, occasional cook, animal adopter, “tweets” are mine alone
Elephant
Giraffe
Puffin
Hippo
Cape buffalo
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Heard an interview with the show runner who said while everyone else had fakes, Nick Offerman actually grew those muttonchops.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Watermelon rind pickle
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Lost Raleigh
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Lost Raleigh
Landmarks with great historical, architectural, and cultural value are often demolished in the name of progress, leaving little but memories behind. In the g...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Happy Monday Beth!
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Murray graduated first in her class at Howard University Law School in 1944, but could not enroll in a Harvard post-graduate program because of her gender. She coined the term “Jane Crow” for gender discrimination. In 1965, she became the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in law from Yale. /3
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM