Goodbye, Jane. Jane Goodall changed my life, she is a role model in so many ways. I drew this portrait of my classroom mascot last year - he's a chimp, not a monkey, but his name is Mr Monkey. . #oilpastel #MrMonkey #JaneGoodall #rolemodel

TRC day ❤️ . #diarycomic #OrangeShirtDay #truthreconciliation #neverforget #neveragain

Oh dad, I wish I could call you to talk about birds ❤️😭 . #diarycomic #hairywoodpecker #urbanbird #birdsighting #MissYouDad

Every year I forget how beautiful autumn gardens can be ... . #diarycomic #neighbourhoodwalk #autumngarden #asters #fallcolourd

Gardening with Grandma! . #diarycomic #teenpower #totherescue #gardening #chores

And after all that, the original hiccup was easy to fix. What a waste ... . #diarycomic #rumination #brainonfire #failuretoShutUp #badday #embarrassingbehaviour

Oops! Nap attack . #diarycomic #napattack #surprisefatigue #OneChoreOnly

Chitchat!! . #diarycomic #chatwithafriend #socializing #travelenvy

Preconceived notions . #diarycomic #moodswings #negativity #takingthingsbadly #fatigue

Three-Monkeys-Mind may not be totally adaptive but it's what I got ... . #diarycomic #seenothinghearnothing #toomuchbadnews #LaLaLa #stoptalkingtome

Saturday was Very Full of Fun Things (a walk with my kiddo! A bike ride! A wander at QWAC!) ... but I really need to learn the signs that my tank is close to empty . #diarycomic #fatigue #overdidit #halfaweekend #crashycrashy

What's this strange feeling ... am I **looking forward** to something??? 😲 . #diarycomic #LMBujold #Penric #novella #fantasyfiction

Kpop Demon Hunters . #diarycomic #kpopdemonhunters #thetigerandthebird #derpykpoptiger #sussiekpopbird

Cute baby videos only . #diarycomic #donothing #bupkis #eveningoff

Sweaty awakening . #diarycomic #perimenopause #hotflashes #uuugggghhhh #sweaty

Look up 🦋 . #diarycomic #🦋 #monarchmigration #monarchbutterflies #urbanfauna #lookup

Thank you all!! . #diarycomic #busydayoff #appointments #thankyou

Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay Everything we do, we do #ForACure, for @alzheimersresearchuk.org and in memory of @terryandrob.bsky.social’s Sir Terry Pratchett. Remember to remember someone when they can’t remember you. Please share our JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/page/m2025 #GoodOmens

STICKERRRRRSSSS!!! 😍 . #diarycomic #newjournal #bulletjournal #stickers #manilovestickers @allusionistshow @moosekleenex @dcorsetto @astrallamb @sabtastic @fugucreamery @designholmen @coraliacries

Make with ethically sourced zucchini (someone at karate gave them to Mike!) . #diarycomic #zucchini #zucchinibread #withchocolatechips! #baking

I love you guys ❤️ . #diarycomic #mydearoldfriends #phonecalls #loneliness #connections

My kids are both athletes - that means injuries happen and treatment is essential. I am so *grateful* for my insurance coverage!! . #diarycomic #goodnews #healthinsurance #goodcoverage #whew!

Adulting fail! An unfortunately familiar experience. At least I've learned how to apologize 😬 . #diarycomic #meltdown #freakout #adultingfail #overtired #donttalktomeafter8pm

Once more unto the breach . #diarycomic #drappt #chronicpain #perimenopause

Singing my Monday commute song 🙄 . #diarycomic #bitchbitchbitch #bleh

Monkeyboy . #diarycomic #rockclimber #newshoes #gearup

A bike ride to the pond on the same day I also did laundry?! I hardly recognize myself! 😁 . #diarycomic #burnoutrecovery #energylevels #chronicpain

Eveything is easier after about 930 am . #diarycomic #morningpain #backpain #physiotherapy #earlymornings

In some improbable fantasy future, I own a used Meyers Manx EV. (And a banana seat Schwinn too!) . #diarycomic #dunebuggy #meyersmanxEV #childofthe70s #nostalgia

I had the place to myself for the evening! Winter squash triangoli with sage fried in brown butter. . #theoriginalpurposeofinstagram #foodphotography #butternutsquashravioli #brownbuttersage #yummy

Misty moonlit teatime . #diarycomic #teainthemoonlight #stayoutside

First day is always the same - I can't remember a single thing until all the tables are back in the right places 😆 . #diarycomic #backtoschool #backtowork #outofpractice

Overall, we have been seeing year-to-year reductions in The Dread. . #diarycomic #justalittledoomcloud #TheDread #burnout #chronicpain

Petunia volunteer . #diarycomic #artasavoidance #colouredpencil #petunia #goodbyesummer

Okra flowers look like hibiscus! . #diarycomic #okraflower #whoknew? #artasavoidance

Spotted knapweed (according to my Seek app!) . #diarycomic #spottedknapweed #wildflower #prettyweed #artasavoidance

Spotted knapweed (according to my Seek app!) . #diarycomic #spottedknapweed #wildflower #prettyweed #artasavoidance

Chickory blossom . #diarycomic #artasavoidance #chickory #chickoryblue

"Like a handful of bitty stars..." . #diarycomic #butterflymilkweed #watercolourpencils #momsgarden #artasavoidance

I collect the seeds every summer 🌸 . #diarycomic #morningglories #watercolourpencils #artasavoidance Why is it so hard to take a decent photo of a drawing 😭

Watercolour pencils as avoidance strategy . #diarycomic #oneweekleft #balloonflower #watercolourpencils #pleasedontmakemethinkaboutit

Big sky country . #diarycomic #longdrive #bigsky #greenbelt #farmland

Big sky country . #diarycomic #longdrive #bigsky #greenbelt #farmland

Bittersweet summer . #diarycomic #familyvisit #goderich #stormyday #MissYouBob

Cattitude . #diarycomic #catsitter #weekendtrip #thanksMom #catsofinstagram

A Mean Green Mother! . #diarycomic #movienight #LittleShopOfHorrors #rickmoranis #ellengreene

Let's GOOOOO!! . #diarycomic #LetsGoToTheEx #familyouting #localattraction

Long overdue! . #diarycomic #chorechoreschores #ToDolist

Laundry, a little cooking, otherwise took the day off (even more than usual) . #diarycomic #heatwave #longishpants #fatigue