Welcome to Litsy!

Buddha will be turning 19 later this month. This old man still gets mini zoomies and loves to cuddle. I can‘t believe he will be 19. Just wanted share a fun little picture of him. He has been my reading buddy for many years. I am thankful for each day I get to have a little longer. Who knew a foster fail 17 years ago, would lead to having the best cuddle bug.
#dogsoflitsy #readingbuddy #seniordog

Chloe Okoye is tired of me. I am still a little behind on Litsy mail. Be prepared to get an influx of mail from me. Happy Birthday to my Fellow July Bdays! To all my Cancer/Leos - have a great month.

#leo #bdaymonth #litsymail #dogsoflitsy

The oppressors only win if we give up hope ✊🏼🦅🌟🇺🇸💖.

Thank You @dabbe 🐝 for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@bellabella 🐝
@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@ImperfectCJ 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
@Jari-chan 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@julieclair 🐝
@kelli7990 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@Mimi28 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Susanita 🐝
@vivastory 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

Just realized that Walmart fired Adrian Andrew Martinez while he was still being held. An American employee who was kidnapped by armed, unidentifiable agents from a Walmart parking lot. (I wrote this in first Highlights From California).

We have only been to Walmart once (for necessities) since the “no corporate shopping“ at the beginning of 2025.

Now I am truly considering how my mom & I could ever again feel safe shopping here.

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My apologies for having not written more Haikus recently. My Haiku's have been on the darker side and political...I figured that I have been posting enough on these topics...

Then @CBee @dabbe & @Chrissyreadit inspired me July 2nd to write this Haiku. Thank You All for your kindness 🥰🫂💝.

This community is made magical by every Litten here 🪄💖💫.

Thank You Litten Friends For Being My Neighbor 🏠📚🏘️📚🏡💝.

Well, this is my mom's reaction to this crazy, disturbing TV show 😂. We only watched two out of the five seasons before we said enough.

Does anyone recall my post about when my mom accidentally purchased this “complete“ series? I will attach a link to that original post.

She had believed this to be a supernatural series from the late 1980s...

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Here goes July!
@TheAromaofBooks #bookspinbingo

This post covers 4th of July and highlights three stories about a child and two women based on news reports.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

#JulyJazz
Day 1. Canada Day
#CanadaDay

#JuneSpecials
Day 30. Sports car
#SportsCar

#JuneSpecials
Day 29. Camera
#Camera

Look, my old stash of pogs and slammers!

Kinda resembles crypto currency...don't they?? Am I rich? Do these make me a billionaire? Do I have extra book bucks?? 😂

LOL Collected these when I was growing up in the 1990s.

#californiananncrystal

#JuneSpecials
Day 28. Foodie
#Foodie

Okay, this is cheating. Greenland food mostly focuses on whale and seal meat, but I don't see myself eating that during my lifetime.

I just came back from Alaska and had Arctic food like salmon, chowder, and crab. This counts, right? 😅

*background: Aialik Glacier

#foodandlit2025 @Texreader @Catsandbooks

#Bookspin I have only knocked out 5 of the 10 picks so far this year, but here we go again. 😁My list is all books I own again, except for 1 library book. Some were gifted from Littens and a couple are from my husband‘s picks.

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#JUNESPECIALS
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: CAMERA

This post highlights the stories of five Americans and two immigrants, and is based on news reports.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates on releases or about if anyone faces charges.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

#JuneSpecials
Day 27. Sunglasses
#Sunglasses

#JuneSpecials
Day 25. Beatles
#Beatles

I've been having an urge recently to spend money because if I buy something that will solve all my problems!

I had to go to a different part of the county today and hit up two libraries. I did not think about it at all and was lugging these books around in 30° heat 🥵

Home now and sitting in a dark room

Watch me not read any of my #libraryhaul but it scratched my itch

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- Littens of Litsy, thank you my friends for your patience and understanding about my political posts ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼.

2- walked into a grocery store the other day (not the mean one that I've posted about) and my teenage soundtrack played from the stores speakers. Ahhh, the strange magic of music 🎶💖.

3- found Organic chocolate 🍫 candy made here in America 😋🍫💝.

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#JuneSpecials
Day 24. Canada
#Canada

Thank you @dabbe for creating #TLT #ThreeListThursday

59/100 · 59% 👏🏼🥳🎬💃💝.

Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever (1995)

😂 Surprise 🦇💝...actually that was difficult, there were so many incredible movies 🤩🎬🤩💝.

#zeal4batman

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

From NBC Los Angeles

...she saw her sister being thrown to the ground before being arrested and forced into an unmarked car by unidentified officers near 9th and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.

“We dropped off my sister to go to work like we always do, all of a sudden, my mom in the rearview mirror she saw how a man went on top of her. Basically, dropped her on the floor and started putting her in handcuffs and trying to arrest her,“ ...

Although this is based on a real life event, I didn't give real life details...I wanted to capture the sum of the scene.

I've caught the news coverage twice, and believe it was a Jacaranda that the poor woman held onto.

If a Jacaranda, it's strangely symbolic. Legend has said that this tree was blessed by a Goddess.

This Legend is in the next comment.

Then following the legend, there is an All Creator prayer. Creators Ancient and modern.

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#JuneSpecials
Day 21. Music
#Music

I'm struggling a bit with staying calm 🥺🤬🤨 during all of June.

First my dad couldn't understand my mom. They had an argument because my dad couldn't understand why my mom or I wouldn't go into the neighboring town to pick up a non-necessary item for him.

My mom and I have been remaining local. Again, we're Americans. But these masked men are kidnapping Americans and immigrates and placing them in unmarked vehicles.

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#JuneSpecials
Day 19. Juneteenth
#Juneteenth

🐻💝📚

#californiananncrystal

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#californiananncrystal

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🐻📚💝

#californiananncrystal

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After all the chaotic reality posts, I feel I should share some happy inspiration to balance things 📚💝. Thank You all for being my Litten Neighbors 🐻📚💝..

#californiananncrystal

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Prayers and Good Vibes Please for the expedite of a new California law that would:

Outlaw bounty hunters and citizens from joining in on immigration sweeps.

Only permit medical masks to protect health. Outlaw other masks on agents.

Require that agents identify their branch, and that they are indeed U.S. agents.

I do not know if this law requires vehicles to be marked.

Or if it protects Americans from being harassed/arrested for filming.

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“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.“ -Wilma Mankiller

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

#JuneSpecials
Day 16. Learning Disability
#LearningDisability

#JuneSpecials
Day 15. Fathers
#Fathers

Another Haiku based on my American Indigenous prospective. Please note that my Ancestral World was made up of many different Tribes with many different prospectives. What I share, is my favorite understandings of these Ancestral teachings.

The medicines of the Bear are among the most powerful. They are potent healers and enduring protectors (esp. kids). The very depiction of the bear or symbol of a bear paw is considered protective.

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