Heather Allen
@heatherhfx.bsky.social
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Books. Archives. Halifax. Booze. Sewing. Humour. Outrage. Rarely in that order. she/her
I'm just... exhausted all the time. What a demoralizing time in this province.
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7 days ago
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Toronto Archives
11 days ago
The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History and Toronto Archives have teamed up for a free event exploring some of the City's strangest archival photographs ā from mascots, to spite fences, to Champion Lady Wonder Gal the cat. Join us this coming Monday, June 1!
https://ow.ly/prkz50Z4Hor
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I cannot find vindaloo spice mix. Iāve checked the Indian grocery, Peteās, superstore and Walmart. Like, I thought it was one of the standards? Is it called something else?
12 days ago
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Rogueās Roost nachos hold a forever place in my heart.
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12 days ago
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G. Willow Wilson
13 days ago
People don't long for "inconvenience." They long for permanence. And though streaming services may be convenient, people are waking up to the fact that we are paying rent-seeking middle men month after month for things we will never actually own.
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Unexpected workplace hazard: you can open a random box and come across your grandfathers death.
17 days ago
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Angry People in Local Newspapers
18 days ago
NOT NOW, RADIOACTIVE MUTANT SUPER PIGS.
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Mutant 'super pig' population spirals out of control in nuclear fallout zone
The "super pig" population exploded after domesticated hogs interbred with feral wild boars in areas close to the nuclear fallout zone in northeast Japan
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-tsunami-radioactive-37180117
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Why did I just lose power?!
21 days ago
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I was very confused by the appearance of this sign until I remembered the bluenose is this weekend.
24 days ago
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My eye twitch is back.
26 days ago
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Based on the looks Iām getting on this bus, I suspect the wind has done some interesting things to my hair. At least, Iām hoping thatās whatās going on.
about 1 month ago
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Hey Halifax & NS history pals - did you know students can nominate the next decade of Heritage Day nominees? I just found out and have started sending it to all my teacher friends. Maybe you also have teacher friends you can send it to, bc what a fun student project!
novascotia.ca/heritage-day...
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Heritage Day: Nominate Now
Nova Scotia Heritage Day is more than a holiday. It is a chance for Nova Scotians to learn about the people, places and events that shaped the province we live in today.
https://novascotia.ca/heritage-day-nominations/
about 1 month ago
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Seventeen years ago we packed up the car and left Toronto, headed for Halifax. Itās worked out pretty ok for us.
about 1 month ago
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Ummmā¦. My power is out? Wft?
about 1 month ago
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Bought so many treats at Suda Table the person asked if we were having a party š
about 1 month ago
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GUYS
about 2 months ago
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Feeling very grumpy about the can of soup I brought for lunch :(
about 2 months ago
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If you havenāt listened to the Nick Offerman episode of Good Hang, drop everything and do it now.
about 2 months ago
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Tomorrow might be sunny? Tomorrow might be sunny!!
about 2 months ago
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Iām so angry about being in the office. Iāve been trying not to complain bc I realize itās a small problem in the general scheme of things. But still, if youāll allow me, Iām big mad.
about 2 months ago
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Do I take the bus home because then I can crawl into bed sooner, or do I force myself to walk home for my stupid mental health?
2 months ago
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I'm beginning to take 2026 personally.
2 months ago
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Have yāall heard of sitting? Highly recommend.
2 months ago
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A+ social media content. This is what weāre fighting for.
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2 months ago
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I finished 10 books in March. These two were my favourite.
2 months ago
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I do not understand how people can have so much vacation left that they are scrambling to use it before end of fiscal. Use your vacation! Youāre allowed!
2 months ago
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I was informed that my skirt & shirt colour combo was giving Perry the Platypus vibes. Iāve decided to take it as a compliment.
2 months ago
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We're training the kid to get himself out the door and to school, bc otherwise we're kind of screwed once gov wfh ends. It's going ok so far (this is just day 2)!
3 months ago
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Made a call I've been dreading.
3 months ago
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The Chronicle Herald
3 months ago
Black Loyalists archives now part of Canada Memory of the World Register
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Black Loyalists archives now part of Canada Memory of the World Register
Andrea Davis says the story of the Black Loyalists is a recipe that allows people to see, hear and feel the hardships, but also the hope they had when they landed in Nova Scotia almost 250 years ago.
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/black-loyalists-archives-now-part-of-canada-memory-of-the-world-register
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Watched Pink Panther with the 12 year old, and it was a HUGE hit.
3 months ago
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I am extremely jealous of anyone in Halifax who does not need to leave the house today.
3 months ago
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Greg Pak
3 months ago
Astoundingly well done short film. My god.
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The 1990s were so unkind to women in so many ways, but maybe most egregious* was the gd layered hairstyles (weāre watching Frasier). *it was actually the eating disorders.
3 months ago
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What is todayās reason I canāt get off the couch: 1. The cold that I did not avoid catching from my family after all. 2. The Sads. 3. Both, probably.
3 months ago
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This is who you're expecting to make it through the collapse of society as we know it? She's a mess.
3 months ago
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Kid got a e-card from a friend for his birthday and she called him 'lil brotato chip' and I've been dying about it for days.
3 months ago
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Most of this work week has been checking in with colleagues and friends in the provincial government, and reassuring my team where I can. Friends, it is exhausting.
3 months ago
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The sidewalks are treacherous, Halifax. Go carefully.
3 months ago
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Taco Bell Quarterly
3 months ago
Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix
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Linda Holmes
3 months ago
Milkshake puck
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The buses must be driving into the sea again.
3 months ago
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This constant simmer of rage, frustration and low morale is doing great things for my mental health, I am sure.
3 months ago
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Charge all your doodads, Halifax.
4 months ago
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Whereās our āHowās Work Goingā survey, Houston? Where is it?
4 months ago
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Pretending that I don't have zero patience or that I have any energy to give is getting impossible.
4 months ago
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Fellow elderly nerds, a second Loreena McKennitt show has been added for Halifax.
4 months ago
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Finally able to walk to school again, THANK GOODNESS.
4 months ago
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Tuesdays that are also Mondays are The Worst.
4 months ago
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Cardinals out making laser gun noises. Spring! Spring! Spring!
4 months ago
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