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Maryanne W 🇺🇦

@uptownone.bsky.social

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Edmontonian, grandma, former Winnipegger, ebike owner, known cookie pusher. Retired & living the dream. I’m nice, not sweet. In a world where you can be anything, be kind. ESTJ🇨🇦

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 15d

Wise words from the doctor last year, still valid today.

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 3h

There’s something particularly satisfying squeezing warm roasted garlic into a bowl for future uses.

Blue gloved hand skwishing roasted garlic bulb into blue bowl with 2nd garlic bulb waiting on foil wrapper for its turn

Blue bowl of freshly roasted garlic with spoon on black counter

Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 5h

Here’s an exchange between Dr M and I from last year.
Still can’t quite believe he’s gone.

A freshly repaired trail in the bush in the river valley with explanation “sorry I was digging.”

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 10h

It’s been so long since we had a good bout of precipitation here in Edmonton, I’d forgotten how rain ringing off the windows sounded like.

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling Dr M’s presence….

Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 1d

Adventure walk with the boys on the single track by Emily Murphy Park. Beautiful day!

Man & 2 boys off in the distance with tire-covered wooden bridge with fall colours abound

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 1d

Hosting 2 small humans while their teachers fight with the Alberta Govt.
They’re not so little anymore (my shoes for comparison.)

3 pair of shoes on colourful mats, 2 kids-size & one grandma size.

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Dr. Larry Mitchell™️ @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 1d

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 2d

Thursday thoughts.

Baby bunny wearing armor holding a book & carrying a spear with a teapot hooked onto it.

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 2d

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Maryanne W 🇺🇦 @uptownone.bsky.social · 3d

Watched a few episodes of Jeffrey Epstein:Filthy Rich on Netflix and not only is it terribly disturbing with regard to his treatment of young girls but how money & power are intermingled with the Justice system which is supposed to protect people from the likes of smarmy predators like him & DJT.