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Tara Sample

@tarasample.bsky.social

410 followers 330 following 290 posts

Biologist, Agrologist and lover of all things wild. Avid grower of native plants. Beer enthusiast and BJCP judge. Proud Canadian living in Treaty 4. She/her

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Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 15h

And I am not joking about that... Two nurses were almost bitten one year.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 15h

Hopefully we get through the vaccines and nobody gets hurt...

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 15h

Having a child with extreme needle phobia is a bit like the movie Groundhog Day... We have a good session and you think we have turned the corner. Then you get ready for the next set and find you are back at square one.

a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone and says `` well it 's groundhog day ... '' .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone and says `` well it 's groundhog day ... '' .

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Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 5d

Folks that don't keep an extra roll of toilet paper in your bathroom... Why?

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 8d

I let some of my geraniums set seed and them I grow new ones from seed. I think I am going to keep this one for propagation.

Light pink geranium.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 12d

Having all sorts of anxiety over my "phone appointment" to go over my test results with a specialist that can just happen at any random point during the day.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · 12d

Sounds great, but what are the raw numbers that arrive at this %?

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Sep 9

I got ticket for literally being three minutes late on the meter. It took a few minutes longer to check out books from the library. The officer probably stood there waiting for the time to run out. The City of Regina is killing downtown through parking enforcement. #YQR

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wow... That was an absolute mess... I am not deleting it but what I would give for an edit button. Lol!

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Sep 5

It shouldn't be so hard for women just to maintain their preferred identity.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Sep 5

So many times clubs and institutions are not set up yo accommodate partners with different last names and I became Mrs by default. I continue to need to tell the bank they can deposit cheques with addressed to Mrs. so-and-so because a married name is just an assumed name in our province. 2/2

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Sep 5

The adults too. The admin person called me last year to say "Sorry, Mrs so-and-so, but we don't have a criminal records check on file for you and you probably can't get one in time for tomorrow's field trip. I say have you looked under Sample? And they say "Well there it is!" And... 1/2

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Sep 5

My 10 year old daughter recently expressed her disappointment to me that #TaylorSwift would be required to change her name when she gets married and I find this perception wildly interesting as I never never changed my name and I have been married to her father for 17 years.

a woman with long brown hair and bangs is sitting in a crowd of people and looking at the camera .

Alt: a woman with long brown hair and bangs is sitting in a crowd of people and looking at the camera .

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Old School Gentleman @oldschoolgentl1.bsky.social · Aug 31

Science is real

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Aug 10

Reluctantly sat down to watch KPop Demon Hunters with my 11 yr old daughter last night. She has been wanting to watch it with me since it dropped. I am so glad I did because it was fantastic! Looking forward to more Maggie Kang projects!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How Toronto's Maggie Kang created the Netflix smash hit 'KPop Demon Hunters' | CBC News

Maggie Kang's debut animated film 'KPop Demon Hunters' — produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Netflix — has become a global smash, pulling in massive streaming numbers while its songs t...

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Aug 10

Who needs coffee when you have mischievous children? Lifting up the pot this morning sure was a jolt to the system. 🦋

A green wind-up paper butterfly rests beside a coffee maker.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Aug 3

I just got stung on the nose by a bumblebee. Do not recommend.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Aug 2

Picking items up, checking if they are American,and then putting back if they are, has become second nature to this Canadian.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Aug 1

Americans had their last free(-ish) election.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ma déclaration sur le commerce entre le Canada et les États-Unis :

Déclaration du premier ministre Carney sur le commerce entre le Canada et les États-Unis.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Aug 1

My statement on Canada-U.S. trade:

Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Jul 25

Since the second election of Donald Trump, Canadians and Americans have begun to realize the old United States is gone.

What hasn’t sunk in is that it’s never coming back. What will replace it remains to be decided, and that decision will affect us as well.

@crof.bsky.social writes. #uspoli

What Kind of America Survives After Trump? | The Tyee

Crystal ball visions of a new constitution, a new kind of republic, perhaps even a split into two nations.

Tara Sample @tarasample.bsky.social · Jul 23

It wasn't as good as I remembered, but it was still fun to have something a bit different.

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Derick Campbell @certifiable.media · Jul 12

The CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders delayed/cancelled game tonight due to poor air quality seems like a good time to remind everyone of this:

Breaking: Saskatchewan to rebuild its coal fleet, despite federal regulations calling for its demise.
June 18, 2025