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Peggy Blair

@peggyblair.bsky.social

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Retired lawyer, Ottawa-area mystery author, small publisher, level 6 boxer, doctorate in law, Have a TV-watching dog. www.reboundpress.com!

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · Feb 24

"Grieve not nor speak of me with tears
But laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there
Please do not let the thought of me be sad
For I am loving you just as I always have."

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 12h

Why??? We need doctors, damn it.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 12h

"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too.
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You Have to See This Mamdani Ad

I wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this...

www.burnsnotice.com

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 12h

Order yours from reboundpress.com or from Kobo! And if you don't have a Kobo device, you can download the Kobo app online!

Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 13h

A great Hallowe'en read: a psychic scammer's Ouija board sends her to an address with a dead body ... and now she's the main suspect. Order DOUBLE VISION from reboundpress.com or find it on Kobo!

Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 16h

Hahaha!

Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 20h

I've been inside; it's been abandoned for years. Dead raccoon on the main level; lower floor has bars wide open to the outdoors. It's quite something!

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 20h

*Wearing.* Freudian slip.

Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like I should be worrying one of these in solidarity. #halloween

Shirley Jennings 🇨🇦 📎 @canteach.bsky.social · 23h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine that

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 23h

The old Perth jail.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 23h

A Russian soldier boasts about his cool EW.

A few moments later, the situation changes.

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like I should be worrying one of these in solidarity. #halloween

Shirley Jennings 🇨🇦 📎 @canteach.bsky.social · 23h

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 1d

It’s that magical time of the year when we put chocolate eggs in pillowcases of children who scamper about the yard looking for daffodils amidst the piles of red leaves while we open the cottage and remind the kids of the start of the school year.

Merry christmalloween to you and yours.

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 1d

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps. I just wonder if it's ever been tried or if the experts are making decisions based on assumptions on how the beluga population will react if these creatures are returned.

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant review of my Ramirez series!

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 1d

The United Nations has outlined a plan for the next 60 days in Gaza amidst the current ceasefire in the region.

Canadian aid organizations will be there and say they're ready to help.

➡️ Read more about the 60-day plan: futureofgood.co/canadian-aid...

@msf.ca @redcrosscanada.bsky.social

Canadian aid orgs prepare as UN outlines 60-day plan for help in Gaza | Future of Good

Canadian aid organizations are ready and waiting to help deliver needed food, medicine and supplies to Palestinians after a ceasefire was called in Gaza.

futureofgood.co

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Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 1d

How dry is it?

#Ottawa

Anecdotally, I’ve heard of this happening recently in #Wakefield as well
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As drought conditions persist, some wells running dry in rural Ottawa | CBC News

As dry weather persists this fall, some residents living in rural Ottawa say the private wells they rely on for water are running empty.

www.cbc.ca

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 1d

I have heard of some wells going dry in Carp.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuela has called on the UN Security Council for an emergency session over the US military buildup near its waters.

Caracas warned of a possible armed attack “in a very short time.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 1d

For generations, artists have lived at the grace of government-connected grants. Writer and editor @pleasuremotors.bsky.social considers what's gained—and what's lost—when this kind of support becomes an artist's lifeline: thewalrus.ca/how-i-managed-to...

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · 1d

I wish I could ask my question. Since there are 30 of them, if they were released together, wouldn't they form a pod?

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