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acporteus.bsky.social
Retired librarian with a whole passel of kids & grandkids. Co-owner of a Christmas tree farm. Loves history, all things Niagara Falls, and indexing history books. Curator of the Niagara Falls Poetry Project niagarapoetry.ca, also @niagarapoetry.bsky.social
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Just added an 1857 romantic #poem, "Lines to Harriet," about a man reminiscing about his first love at the abandoned schoolhouse on Clifton Hill, #NiagaraFalls. Includes a #history of the schoolhouse. niagarapoetry.ca/2025/02/26/h... #poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets

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Please join me in signing the Pledge for Canada. This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient Canada. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...

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That's right! Get out!!!!!

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Had a choice between Starbucks and Timmies dark roast #coffee. Starbucks tastes better, but got Timmies, because #CanadaStrong

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Salon of the Refused - St. Catharines Join us at the Salon of the Refused at the Niagara Artists Centre in S. Catharines on March 20, 2025. Hosted as part of the Phylum Press reading series. phylumpress.ca #poetrycommunity #poetry #readings

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Brock Univ. #UNESCO #Sustainability #Poetry #Contest is open to #Niagara Residents until February 14, 2025. 2 themes - Int'l Year of Peace & Trust & Int'l Year of Glaciers' Preservation. Prizes! Click link to see past winners brocku.ca/unesco.../su... #PoetsOfBluesky #PoetryCommunity #Poets #Poems

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WHO DID THIS!

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Just setting up my #Thestorygraph account. Patiently waiting for my import from the other place to load. I do read some obscure stuff that I added to Goodreads, and work on new #books that were not listed anywhere. Hopefully I'll still be able to do that. @thestorygraph.com #Booksky

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I sometimes wonder how my avatar on #SecondLife is doing, after all these years.

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Just got my first follower on here with a profile pic of her in a lacy negligee and prominently displaying her onlyfans page. Despite my lack of followers, blocked. Got those all the time on other sites.

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Join us for the Poetry Exchange, at the Niagara Falls Exchange, 5943 Sylvia Place, Niagara Falls, Ont., January 16, 5-9 pm. Bring along your #poetry, or your favourite #poem by someone else, to read, and listen to other local poets reading their poems. Light refreshments are provided.

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I took this picture in 2022 in the Dominican Republic - Hispanolian #woodpeckers #woodpeckerwednesday

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My Sibley's guide to #birds has disappeared. I didn't realize how much I use it. I have other guides and apps, but Sibley was my go to. I'm sure if I purchase a new one the old one will show up. Very sad. 😪 #birdwatching www.sibleyguides.com/product/the-...

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Just spent a challenging 2 days adding a long Spanish-language #poem to the website - El Poema del Niágara by Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, written in 1880. Now looking for an English-language translation to add also. niagarapoetry.ca/2025/01/12/b... #poetry #Blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity

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Had a great morning #birding with the Bert Miller Nature Club in Fort Erie, followed by a talk by Marcie Jacklin at Little Red Coffee cafe. Looking at #birds on the upper #NiagaraRiver. #birdwatching bertmillernatureclub.org

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In my memories from 8 years ago a post came up. The tree near my house always reminded me of the giant #grasshopper thing in Andrew Smith's Grasshopper Jungle, which looks like it is being made into a movie. Sadly, the tree is gone now. #books #bookshelf #booksky #yalit

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Watched outtake reel of QI last night. Someone asked what a group of lesbians was called, Sandi Toksvig's answer was "a lick." Electrician at the house today, changed an outlet live, & said "I'm not going to lick it." Wife & I got the giggles & had to tell the electrician about "a lick of lesbians"

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I heard my favourite #booktitle (not my favourite #book, just my favourite book #title) on the radio today - "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept" Don't know why it's my favourite, it just grabbed me. What's your favourite book title? No wrong answers! #booksky #Blueskybooks #books

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Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' is now in the public domain so here's my official Readful Things piece.

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Every #charity I've ever given money to has emailed in the last 48 hours saying there's only a few hours left to donate for a 2024 #taxreceipt. Except 1. The local food bank just needed my mailing address to send the receipt for the #donation I made earlier this year. pbs.twimg.com/media/E_LOvR...

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My guess is that Jimmy Carter died now so that Joe Biden would be mourner-in-chief at the state funeral. RIP Mr. Carter

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Blue birds huddling together for warmth

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Just had a hernia repair done. A conspiracy theory loving relative, after asking how I was, then asked if I had general anesthetic. I quickly replied "yes I did, and I know they implanted microchips in my brain but I don't know which ones. " Gratified to find that was as far as that topic went.

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