The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

Pixie and Norma Jean. Yes they're beautiful but they're also both adjunct professors at the University of Vermont offering courses in escape artistry, treat snatching, and Advanced Trouble-Making. 🎓

My heart will never be the same. I’ve loved orcas for as long as I can remember. Yesterday I spent the day on a boat with two orca naturalists, on a special tour in the Salish Sea. We met up with the T123s (Stanley watched us watching him😍) and T100s together- it was breathtaking. ❤️ #orcawhale #orca

It’s been a minute, sky friends. I’ve been busy living in the moment, making art, spring gardening-being distracted by all things gardening & beach + friends time. Sometimes it’s nice to not spend as much time on social media. Filtering. It creates peace. Calliope, mid ear flap, head wubble:

Writer Roald Dahl's daughter dies of measles before the vaccine was available. In 1988, he wrote this essay. time.com/3692439/roal...

Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm

I bet it feels amazing for the book when we flip through all the pages at once

Anyone associated in the medical and health sectors under this administration will be forever remembered as being unethical, immoral, dishonourable, horrific and vile practitioners. You’ve written your legacy. This is how you will go down in history.

There's lots to unpack from this EKOS slide but the one thing I want to highlight is the purple 25% of Conservative voters who would pick the fringe PPC as their second choice. This lines up with other information suggesting that one in four Conservatives are far right and/or MAGA fans. #cdnpoli

This is Nugget. She only met these new friends today, but they have already made her their leader. 13/10

It can often be difficult to tell Sheep (right) and Goats (left) apart, but to the trained eye there's an obvious difference: While both commit Crimes, only Goats are aware that their actions are wrong, and are thus capable of Sin.

(condescendingly) Maybe learn something. Maybe read the wikipedia summary of a book sometime

"Ford is showing his Trumpian instincts - Once upon a time principled politicians would shrink from criticizing the judiciary + promoting their partisan views, but Premier Ford can’t help revealing his instincts aren’t that removed from the autocrat to the south." www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

This pink rhododendron in our yard is _noisy_ right now, full of busy buzzing pollinators doing their thing. 🐝❤️ #amysgardenqb #gardensky #beesofbluesky

New Exhibition Explores the 60 Artists At the Forefront of Contemporary Fiber Art: 👉 mymodernmet.com/the-golden-t... via @mymodernmet - I went to the inaugural edition of "The Golden Thread" last year and it was great. Go if you can, ends May 16th ... #NYC #art #fiberart

There was a “Maker Faire” at my 10yo’s school this morning. Kids made things to sell for anywhere from 25cents to $2. Our purchases: *Sparkle Pom Pom Earrings!* 🤩 yes I will wear these to the studio tomorrow. Also, some cute bee things. It was all really well done. The kids are impressive makers.

Fascism is on the move. Trump boasts of "liberation" by trying to destroy the global economy. Today Canada and the Netherlands ponder what true liberation means. We need to remember the huge cost paid to free people from gangster regimes. Here is my latest: charlieangus.substack.com/p/a-true-lib...

A quick garden update before I head to the studio for another day of felting making. The gorgeous coral rhododendron is blooming in the front yard and is blowing my mind🤩! Calliope has taken to laying beneath the pear tree like the land seal she is. 🥰 #amysgardenqb #gardensky #bloomscrolling

“Give me odorous at sunrise[sunset ;)] a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.” ~Walt Whitman Found: 💚 #amysgardenqb #gardensky

A walk through the east side garden. Yes, I now refer to east and west garden sides because there is just so much to this thoughtfully planned property we bought last September. The spring bloom has made every moving pain lighter. We found paradise. #GardenSky #Gardening #VancouverIsland

There are many people, including children, that have been excluded from society because they are in a group that is known to be more at risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19. Instead of providing safer places and people to interact with, they are mocked and excluded further.

You asked, I listened As an act of civic journalism, I contacted the Privy Council Office and the Speaker of the House of Commons to clarify if Pierre Poilievre can still serve as Leader of the Opposition and if he can continue living in his public mansion The official answers: No and no

In response to the election map of #Canada showing large areas voting Conservative blue, here's a graphic from reddit entitled "Land doesn't Vote, People Do". #Liberals are red. #canpoli #cdnpoli #CanadaStrong Source: www.reddit.com/r/onguardfor... h/t @ianbremmer.com

All kidding aside, the biggest reason to keep Poilievre out of Parliament is to change the tone. We can't operate as a civil nation when one party leader exists only to attack the other. Civil debates and factual discussions, not personal attacks and three-word slogans, please.

Resistance Knitters during T1 knit 🧶 hats for Ukrainians & got them there through Lifting Hands International. They accept knitted items. From experience they stop hats & cold weather stuff around May but you could start knitting for the Fall & their website lists lots of things needed! www.lhi.org

Ramona has a VIB* for you. * Very Important Blep

Does this make us yarn enthusiasts the Jessica Fletchers of the fibre arts?

Back in line at LifeLabs

My daughter Hannah @vhannah.bsky.social lives in Seoul, South Korea, and recently found this cute Korean copy of Anne Of Green Gables. The title translates to “Red Hair Anne” :) Narrator: Hannah also has beautiful red hair, (never dyed green by a peddler’s potion). #BookSky

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Don’t want to appear sore winner BUT Time PP expenditures & donations investigated And a law that - Any candidate running for party leadership passes Top Level #SecurityClearance We dodged a bullet #Canada, let’s make sure to disarm the corruption prior to it being national/international risk

It’s a day to celebrate 🇨🇦! Back to TOSH Arts Centre today to felt flowers, orcas, and ..shawls? I scored an extra long sturdy table to use for felting larger items, and I’m excited to give it a test run in the new studio. Which painting should I turn into wearable art next? #FibreArts 🧶 #art

Poilievre losing his seat is almost Shakespearean: Pretender to the throne riles countrymen with anger, gets defeated by guy with Joy in his name. It’s basically Macbeth.

me listening to music: 🙂 me listening to music that has a saxophone in it: 😀

This pretty rambling azalea is blooming under some other larger rhododendrons. Pale yellow in the shade is perfect. :) #amysgardenqb #gardenysky

We have 8 different rhododendrons in our garden, and the blooms are spectacular right now.The cherry is beginning to sprinkle petals like confetti, and little treasures are filling shady spots with colour. Currents, raspberries, apples, and pears to come. #amysgardenqb #bloomscrolling #gardensky

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” —Vincent van Gogh

This and the replies made me smile:

And above all...he has called us "stupid." "It is not the Americans' fault. It is our fault. We are stupid" We deserve a Prime Minister who believes in Canadians - our potential, our people. Someone who will defend and protect our interests. Canadians deserve better. #cdnpoli

Canada as you vote, here is a reminder of who the Trump, Musk, Netanyahu and Modi ally Pierre Poilievre really is. #cdnpoli

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Wool blooms coming to life in the studio. Love these :) The flowers are part of a bigger sculpture underway. I have many more vines and tendrils to add, plus more and other blooms - which I love making. It’s been a busy week. Now for some weekend knitting. 🧶 #FibreArts #wetfelting #feltedwool

The garden we adopted with our house has huge, mature hostas living safe from island bunnies in large pots around the garden. Some are in the ground, but the ones in pots are massive jungle-like hostas that make my heart explode. I wish I could go back and tell 20something gardener Amy about them.

A weaver in my garden 😍 #amysgardenqb #gardensky

This will be the most important election in our lifetime! #MarkCarney is the only leader equipped 2 protect #CanadianSovereignty and lead Canada into the future while dealing with #Trump. Carney needs a strong Mandate get out and #VOTE! #VoteCarney #VoteLiberal #Never51 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

..and a bumble bee in my pear tree.. #amysgardenqb #gardensky

When I was growing up autistic kids were "hyper" or "had water on the brain" and there was always a raft of "weird kids" who were socially ostracized because they had a hard time people-ing. If you don't think autism existed before it was commonly called "autism," it's because you chose not to see.

It’s time to break out a fresh new olive oil soap for wet felting. 🙌 I’ve been busy making morning glories for a bigger project underway. These are the beginning of many more blooms. My hands feel great after a day of smooshing wool in oily soap. :) #FibreArts 🧶 #WetFelting #BloomScrolling

tired: Kraven the Hunter wired: