Fishing in Northern Ontario. Vintage postcards. #CanadianCulture canadianculture.substack.com

Did you know chickens can purr? #Chickens youtu.be/HEP9Deg5hZQ?...

@fakegamergirlyt.bsky.social You are here, but not here. I'm following anyway. :)

canadianculture.substack.com/p/finding-th... Finding This and That in the Great White North on Friday #CanadianCulture

#ThisIsWho traveled solo across Canada, twice.

@thesaxbygale.ca What is replicator coffee? Now that I've seen it I just have to know. I've been devoted to the French press a long time - it travels really well and no filters.

Is it Canadian Just Because I Am? canadianculture.substack.com/p/is-it-cana... - I have started a Substack newsletter.

Once upon a time there were dragons in the world... Food got too fast. #FairyTaleFlash #ASCIIartist asciiartist.com

Using WordPress is like asking for a canoe but being given a cruise ship needing a lot of paid staff to run it. #WordPressFrustration I'm using a much better CMS for my own site but help run another (with WP) for a non-profit.

Dying Towns of Southern Saskatchewan - #CanadianHistory youtu.be/Nioh-6SrKyE?...

Architectural detail of some of the ruins of the old Studebaker factory. Closed in 1965. Nikon EM, Kentmere 200, D-76, 1+1 @ 20º C. for 15.5' #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #35mm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin

Sometimes I think life would be simpler if I had a dragon. #ASCIIartist asciiartist.com

Not every toad wants to be kissed... #ASCIIartist asciiartist.com

The Toads of Canada - There are more than five types of toad in Canada. These five are toads you are most likely to see. Other toads are (more) endangered from lost habitat. birdwatchinghq.com/toads-in-can... #CanadianNature

A celebration of the night sky - International Dark Sky Week - idsw.darksky.org

If you are in Barrie, Ontario - Visit the Repair Cafe on April 18th. livinggreenbarrie.com/event/repair... This lets people get help repairing things ( a lot of things, for free). I think it started in Toronto. #BarrieOntario

As Banff’s famed wildlife overpasses turn 20, the world looks to Canada for conservation inspiration canadiangeographic.ca/articles/as-...

something strange and horrible and somehow fitting that we should have a very real threat of madman civilizational destruction at the very moment when we also have humans on the dark side of the moon taking pictures that show how small, precious, and beautiful our world and existence is

Brutal.

I'd like to hear more about that. Can we read more about it online? I can't get to Toronto.

Saturday! A new walking tour all the history of spies in Toronto. Pay what you like! No registration required!

I often look for old history about the Port Union, West Rouge, area I grew up in. Tonight I found a drawing I haven't seen before. - Old Port Union Village, 1865 ccranews.com/port-union-w... I'll post it to my site. Sharing it here mostly for @torontoboris.bsky.social‬

I was looking for an idea to cook frozen brussel sprouts and found this ad on a site. I don't know how they plan to cook on an app. I use a stove, pots, pans, etc. Never thought an app would work without melting or becoming a sticky mess.

Old Photographs of Toronto Corner Stores and Intersections (1900-1982) torontoguardian.com/2018/12/vint... #OntarioHistory

Today is International Beaver Day! Created by Beavers Wetlands & Wildlife, a non-profit organization with members in the United States, Canada, and other countries..

One of these things is not like the others... #OnlineShopping

#CanadaPost I really think Canada Post can shut down entirely, save all that tax payer financial support. Why pay for a service that wants to do less. Instead let Amazon take over mail delivery. If they want it. They already do a better job than Canada Post for packages.

I hope the thing about Canada Post no longer delivering mail to homes was an April Fool's joke. Without home delivery why not just shut the whole thing down and save all that tax payer money. #CanadaPost www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Be careful. Don't be an April Fool!

Dear Pennington's www.penningtons.com (retailer of clothing for plus size women) is this what you think of your customers? Who are you selling to with this ad appearing in the sidebar on Facebook? What are you selling? Not a bra, that one doesn't seem to fit her very well.

Yesterday I found an interesting book, mostly Canadian Native Peoples stories: The New World Fairy Book Canadian Legends and Tales of Imagination, Red and White. - H. A. Kennedy, 1904. #CanadianHistory On Amazon for a lot of money - amzn.to/4bMcRzH or free online - archive.org/details/neww...

Chickens and ducks from a farm in Coquitlam, BC, 1935. archive.org/details/Farm...

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1856 - youtu.be/2kYOBgg2_sY?...

International Day of Forests. - The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012.

Do you know about the SOS hand signal? "Introduced by the Canadian Women’s Foundation in 2020. It’s a single-hand gesture meant to silently communicate distress during a video call, in public, or even behind closed doors". www.igniteher.org/post/signal-... #SOS

Canada's Pirate Legends - Part One and there is a Part Two youtu.be/XnnObrS05jc?... Did you know Canada had pirates?

Although the day is coming to a close... did you know today was International Day of Happiness? I missed it, almost. The concept of International Day of Happiness was introduced by the United Nations in June 2012, as a way to recognize happiness as a fundamental human objective.

@goodenough.us Very creative guestbook! I left a note. goodenough.us/guestbook

Can You Buy and Live in an Abandoned House? thatgrrl.com/blog/?action... #urbanexploration

Have you heard about the Dead Internet Theory? I wonder where the money is going to keep coming from if most people are unemployed and can't keep buying stuff/junk. youtu.be/fnsqKEUKdr0?... thatgrrl.com/blog/?action...

@torontoboris.bsky.social I think you were in my Flickr group, or one of them. www.flickr.com/groups/ontar... The groups are still there, but really quiet now.

@torontoboris.bsky.social Once I got started I got digging for more. I found this page on a site, about New Toronto which is part of Etobicoke now. www.lakeshoregrounds.ca/then-and-now... Might be some photos you haven't already seen.

@adambunch.bsky.social Wish I could support your newsletter torontohistory.substack.com I am going to get your other book when I have a bit to spend on it. Looking forward to reading it. :)

@adambunch.bsky.social I bought your Toronto book years ago. Tonight found out you have another. Here is the short link: amzn.to/40wxiM2 Your book is only there for pre-order. Kind of odd when it has been published a few years now. You might check into that. I like your newsletter too.

"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents." - Andrew Carnegie

Today is International Women's Day. Does it still matter? I'm not feeling either way about it. Our identity has been taken from us. Maybe we need an International Feminist's Day instead. #InternationalFeministsDay

I know sausages are not a great choice for weight management, diabetes, and likely a lot of other things I should be concerned about. But... I love sausages for breakfast, with some ketchup. Its getting harder to find good ones, that aren't mostly filler and grease. Still... yum.

I feel I have finally hit that age when I am "old enough".

Do you want a new hobby? Everyone has something they care about a niche, a hobby, a place. Start adding links to your town's category in the Curlie directory. Update existing links. Tidy up descriptions. Its fun, addicting, and free! curlie.org/docs/en/help...