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Educator emeritus. Literature, media, music, art, history, environment, food. Banner: view from highway of underside of a girder bridge PFP: person with back to camera standing ankle-deep in water beside a mangrove tree

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 11m

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Where we measure temperature for the weather in Celsius, and the cooking in Fahrenheit. 🦃🍁

Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 16m

Montreal weather: Daytime highs in the teens, turkey temps remain at 350 F

If you burn the cranberry sauce, most grocery stores and public markets will be open Thanksgiving Monday.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 16m

That's good news!

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 31m

Frustrating! Hope you get it fixed soon.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 48m

2C here. 15C inside. Furnace now on. Brrr.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1h

Riches beyond their wildest squirrel dreams!
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #FoodFriday

Photo of squirrel opulence. Last spring in the garden shed, I discovered this plant container stuffed full of black walnut shells that squirrels gathered in the fall and had been dining on all winter.

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 12h

Canada does not have a Banned Books Week, but instead has a Freedom to Read Week. Next one is February 22 – 28, 2026.

Welcome to Freedom to Read - Freedom to Read

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right of all Canadians, and freedom to read is part of that precious heritage.

www.freedomtoread.ca

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 18h

#ThickTrunkThursday

Photo of a trio of foxtail palm trees. Their massive, arching fronds are thicker than their trunks.

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 19h

The diversity of the student body is part of what makes this secondary school one of the best in the city. #LdnOnt

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 22h

From war zone to end zone: London, Ont. teen’s journey to Canada and discovering football

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From war zone to end zone: London, Ont. teen’s journey to Canada and discovering football

Growing up in the Middle East, Abdullah Ashabag referred to soccer as football. However, since moving to Canada he discovered the Canadian version.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of opulence in this tale.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #Booksky

Photo of Canadian author Bryn Turnball's book, The Woman Before Wallis: A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal.

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly.

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

It is!

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

Stop making me watch videos. Just write how to do things.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to @brodiefenlon.bsky.social, the inaugural recipient of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies Alumni Award of Excellence @westernu.ca. #LdnOnt

Western Gazette @westerngazette.bsky.social · 1d

Armed with curiosity, a strong commitment to public interest and hope for the industry, CBC News Editor-in-Chief Brodie Fenlon is the recipient of the FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

It's #CanadianBeerDay today. Here's the local craft brewery's tribute to Robin Scherbatsky's alter ego, played by Vancouver-born Cobie Smulders. It's described as tasting like "a creamsicle in a can."
#BuyCanadian #WaterWednesday

Photo of a can of Robin Sparkles Berliner Weisse beer which includes orange juice and vanilla.

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't recognize her in that photo!

ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 2d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent

Photo taken at Hearst Castle in San Simeon of the indoor swimming pool with its opulent mosaic blue walls, gold trim, and carved ceiling. Called The Roman Pool, one of the Roman marble statues is visible in the corner.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 2d

Your idea of a drivers license exam reminds me of this short story. That final image of the 'two grooves worn into the floor' is always disturbing.

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · 2d

Surely Mr. Giles would appreciate this Lego version of his library workspace.
#BuffyTheVampireSlayer

Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 2d

A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. I’d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...