Was sad to learn of the passing of Canadian historian Donald E. Graves a few days ago. Graves was a master storyteller and meticulous researcher and his books in the War of 1812 are go-to sources for their respective topics. He will be greatly missed.

Picked up a bit of local history at the church bazaar

Such a rarity. Tim Cook -- passionate ambassador for Canadian military history, and someone who was able to articulate and disseminate so well to so many. His loss is a real blow, made more painful at the young age of 54. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New acquisition.

Latest acquisition. By Paul Myers, writer, podcaster, musician and darned decent person. #books #JohnCandy #biographies #PaulMyers

MAGA MAPLE declared that a youth that asked a question at a public event should be "spanked." Danielle Smith accused the school board of being "viciously compliant" when they released the list of books the MAGA morons were trying to ban. In Alberta, the kids are alright.

The last known surviving veteran of Canada's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment from the Second World War has passed away. Lance Corporal Tony Mastromatteo was 104.#Cdnhistory #WW2Veterans #Canadianhistory www.chch.com/chch-news/se...

New acquisition, bought on a whim. At 800+ pages god only knows when I'll read it.

Exactly the kind of history book I look for. halifax.citynews.ca/2025/09/15/n... #history #Cdnhistory #battleoftheatlantic #navalhistory

In its very short time on the waters the laker "James Carruthers" was the largest Canadian-built ship on the Great Lakes. And then the White Hurricane of 1913 took it and others to the bottom. Now, over 100 years after disappearing with all hands, she's been found. www.npr.org/2025/09/10/n...

Reading Watership Down. Oddly for some reason when General Woundwort speaks I distinctly hear the voice of Sir Alec Guinness from Dr. Zhivago. That is all.

Brilliant

Oh used bookstores. Is there anything you can't do?

Yes, of course I will be getting this. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/08/21/n...

The new Smithsonian museums...the best and the envy of the world!

Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read

You know, this started off kind of dull and turgid, but with time and more reading it really hasn't improved.

Just got this. Continuing my Austro- Hungarian Empire fiction collection...

Just finished one year no alcohol. First completely non alcohol in probably over 50 years.

Okay, next up!

Please stop trying to apply logical and/or reasoning to anything that Trump does. He is an agent of chaos who lives in the moment. Those around him may be steering him in particular directions, but he is like a drunk man at last call, staggering around unpredictably.

@normagraham.bsky.social www.threads.com/@the_tattooe...

why is not legal to randomly punch some guy on the commuter train who either has ear buds that are not noise cancelling or plays godawful music on his phone loud enough to be heard several seats away?

My kids gave me this today for Father's Day! Thanks guys!

Lake Ontario looking nice this morning.

@saturdaynightlive.bsky.social was that the old "Truth Or Consequences" theme played for The Movie Guy during the SNL News?

Found this at a used bookshop yesterday. #navalhistory #greatlakes #canadianhistory

Latest purchase: Oceans of Fate: Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship 'Empress of Asia' by Dan Black. #historybooks #history #merchantnavy #canadianpacific #Singapore #Maritimehistory

Not a headline I was expecting. I guess penguins really *can't* fly after all. www.jalopnik.com/1832390/peng...

#museums Oshawa's Ontario Regiment Museum. Just a small sampling of the collection which dates from the early 20th century to the present day -- and most of these things are fully operational.

Wait the high resolution one is even worse 😩

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Love this

Please don’t share this picture. Apparently the president hates it.

Train is full, people looking for seats and there's this. Stop doing that.

Current read:

YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work

Canada with American hydroelectricity for the next six months.

#Canada 🇨🇦 #Green #NDP #Liberal take note!!! #NeverPierrePoilievre

The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr

RNA xkcd.com/3056

Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺 Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

There's support for it becoming a museum, just not the money. I did restoration work here 2004-2005 and Toronto's Old City Hall had BETTER be saved! www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1...