And you don’t HAVE to be the commander-in-chief! A month after my mother’s death, I looked like crap on a cracker! So startling, I took a selfie and sent it to my BFF who kindly kept her shock to herself. 3 months later, my graying had intensified. But I’m gorgeous now, after that stress passed! 😉

Should you like a deeper dive on an ailing president, Episode 7, “A Strong And Active Faith.”

www.pbs.org/kenburns/the... Episode Guide | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | Ken Burns | PBS

Here is a more flattering photo from July 1944. He was accepting the Democratic nomination.

Here he is in November of 1943

And do let me state the obvious: the man had polio, and there was an effort to keep from the public how physically limited he was. He was also under TREMENDOUS stress, and had been since first taking office in 1933.

Dear Petra!

Frequently, I have help

Others are quieter chaos

Some of my quilts are controlled riots of color.

I mean - THIS is amazing

Radio

Its. Autocorrect should be torched.