Curations from the Human Jungle
[Editor's note: Thank you for all the great pictures of grandkids that you sent. Thanks, too, to those of you who contacted me to say that, despite the published results, their grandkid had REALLY won the contest. Nod, nod, wink, wink. Next week we will be meeting some new Silverbacks. What do calculus, Bitcoin, Reddit,... Continue Reading →
(Some cute grandkids have mysteriously disappeared from previous posts. Apologies to SB John and Silverbelle Colleen of Kiwi SBs. I guarantee your grandkids are cute.) Matthew Fry (4) Kate Fry (9 months) Isaiah Quinney (18 months) with iced coffee leftovers If they disappear again, then I give up. And now, back to our cutest grandkid... Continue Reading →
Kate Fry, 9 months (SB John, Kiwi SBs) The Four Grands (l to r--Rhaine Levesque, Alex Levesque. Tully Goldrick, (front) Cassie Goldrick (Silverbelle Sandy, Gilead Brook SBs) Well, you have to admit that Santa Lena is pretty darn cute/submitted by Silverbelle Mimi and SB Sal (Clam Flat SBs) Hunter Sooji Morris, contributed by SB Patrick... Continue Reading →
Let's kickoff Cutest Grandkid Week with a reminder of how much Silverbelle and Silverbacks resemble their human counterparts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuxVP9AaDaw Elle Laura Morris, born 7:21 am, on March 8 to Silverbelle Whitney and Silverback Jacob (Hudson River SBs) Isaiah Quinney (18 months) - with the iced coffee leftovers. (submitted by SB John, Kiwi SBs) Cassandra Marie... Continue Reading →
Dolly's big break came when she was featured on Porter Wagner's popular TV show. He made her promise to stay with him for five years. She stayed for seven and wrote I Will Always Love You to break the news to him that she was going off on her own. He asked her to let... Continue Reading →
Don't forget to send pics to our "cutest grandkid" contest (final reminder)! Flash ... bulletin. Breaking news Dolly Parton took to social media Thursday to declare that she doesn’t want the Tennessee legislature to approve putting up a statue of her at the state capitol... probably one of the few conceivable things that could have... Continue Reading →
Don't forget to send pics for out "cutest grandkid" contest! The official trailer for 9 to 5. This song and movie matched Dolly with feminist icons Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, doing more to popularize the women's rights movement than any political demonstration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qni6HOyPNBA In 1982 Dolly appears to have taken a step backwards. She... Continue Reading →
Don't forget to send pics for our "cutest grandkid" contest! The Parton Family was raised in a two-room cabin with no running water or electricity. The home, on Locust Ridge Rd. in Sevierville, Tennessee still stands. There were 12 children. Her father farmed tobacco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE8aJEz0MOI These days there is a full-scale replica of the house,... Continue Reading →
Does anyone NOT like Dolly Parton? Country music people love, feminists love her, men love her, gays love her, cross-dressers love her, Silverbelles love her, and Silverbacks love her, too. Hillbillies love her. Presidents love her ... impersonators love her: How can you not love her? Country singer Dolly Parton has revealed she has declined... Continue Reading →
When we can, we like to highlight non-profit organizations whose missions are compatible with ours. SB SM Spring is in the airDear Center for Wildlife Friends,Treehouse Builder and her masterpiece Though we've been enjoying the good snow pack and colder weather that suits our local ecosystem, we can definitely see the days getting longer and... Continue Reading →