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Missing the ocean - landlocked in Edmonton. Last 3 years have been rough so 3yr old pic used to encourage myself to get back to that version of me. 🍀 Loner loves archaeology, rockhounding, trees, books, sketching, creating, old houses, quilting, pets ❤️
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On Sir David's birthday.

Canada is ranked 1 in education, 3 in safety, 4 in justice, 4 in overall best country. We are not a broken country. We have not suffered a lost decade. Our existence is in the balance. Vote.

"It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. . . . If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." - Pope Francis

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

We’ve got an orange banner, y’all! 🥳

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

The original publisher of #birdtherapy is now defunct, so I'm now really keen to get it out to people who may benefit from reading it. If you like birdwatching and struggle with poor mental health, message me and I’ll send you a free PDF copy. Please also consider sharing this post. 💛 #booksky

How about this song (granted it's been slightly Updated but I love it!) youtu.be/dDINKPZ_9-0?... I

Elbows up, Canada.

#booksky it's time for Scratch and Dent at Audreys Books #yeg. Slightly damaged books at crazy low prices. Proceeds to The Centre for Family Literacy. Please do not wrestle fellow customers for the best books (unless you film it for us). #booksale #bookstore #edmontonbookstore

To my #CanadianFriends 🇨🇦 with love.

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O Canada, our hearts beat with yours ❤️ This will hurt. But we'll use our collective pain to become more resilient, creative & innovative. We won't cry about it—we'll learn from it & grow stronger. To friends, we're as sweet as our maple syrup; to bullies, we're as strong as our timber. Read more:

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LOVE THIS 👇....Warning: Language

"It's not so much staying alive, it's staying human that's important. What counts is that we don't betray each other." - George Orwell -

This Liberal Party Ad makes my heart💜sing😅

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

BREAKING: France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain & UK sign a joint statement vowing to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty & demanding a role in the peace talks. This is leadership. It’s also unprecedented. A western alliance is having to form against a new, twin & united threat: Trump & Putin.

Alberta Health Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate contracts for private surgical firms, document shows www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁