dear friends good eveing today at my club we had a crazy hat contest i didd a sun hat i took some decorations my friend sewed on the hat plus elastic ruber bands. and other stuff exc. i came in second. it was fun/ the next is beach party we suppose to go to the club spash party outside we geting wet i think ill stay home im not going to put a swim suit lol. have a good night see you tomrrow, love mary,.
“How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough, shaggy bark of a pine. In spring I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep. I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable convolutions; and something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently on a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have the cool waters of a brook rush through my open fingers. To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. To me the pageant of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips. At times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things. If I can get so much pleasure from mere touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight. Yet, those who have eyes apparently see little. The panorama of color and action which fills the world is taken for granted. It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, but it is a great pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as a mere convenience rather than as a means of adding fullness to life.” — Helen Keller, Three Days to See
Annette Hanshaw - We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye! (1933)
Video clip from "Captain Henry's Showboat" (1933) with Annette
Hanshaw singing "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye!" This is Annette's only
appearance on film.
Catherine Annette Hanshaw was an American Jazz Age singer. She was
one of the most popular radio stars of the late 1920s and early 1930s,
with many of her most notable performances taking place on NBC's Maxwell
House Show Boat. Over four million of her records had been sold by
1934, following the peak of her popularity.
In her ten-year recording career, she recorded about 250 sides. In a
1934 poll conducted by Radio Stars magazine, she received the title of
best female popular singer. Second place went to Ethel Shutta, third
place went to Ruth Etting, and fourth place went to Kate Smith.
Born: October 18, 1901, Manhattan, New York, NY
Died: March 13, 1985 (age 83 years), New York, NY
Albums: Lovable & Sweet, She's Got It, The Twenties Sweetheart, AND MORE!
Genre: Jazz
Spouse(s): Herman "Wally" Rose (m. 1929–1954; his death); Herb Kurtin (m. 1974–1985; her death)
hope you enjoy your coffee, i just finish my zumba class on zoom this is me on my laptop. love mary
good night my dear friends i did what i need to do. see you tomrrow morning. god bless love you all sweet dreams. 
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