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Aleesha
@charmaine116.bsky.social
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Mom to an agent of chaos.
Super introvert with many solo hobbies.
Force of nature when required.
Strong believer that everyone deserves happiness as long as hurting others isn't what makes you happy.
She/Her
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Reference source. It looks like that conversation actually happened at The Coast.
Screenshot from a news article about Pearl with an image of the original design and text that reads, "Oreskovich (editor at the Coast) asked a member of her team to draw up an initial design for their mascot. Aziza Asat had done other design work for The Coast but nothing quite like Pearl. She says she went all out with her first design, fully expecting to be asked to change some of the weirder things about Pearl."
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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"Did you finish that oysterfest mascot?"

"Sure did, boss. Real fucking sexy. Just like you asked."

#embroidery #WIP #HaliSky
Embroidered image of Pearl, the Halifax Oyster Fest mascost. She's an anthropromorphized oyster with a large shell, layered in multiple shades & textures of grey. Along some of the shell layers she has large light blue eyes that are lined with black and with short black eyelashes. In the center of the shell are voluptuous red lips. She's sitting in a seductive position with arms and legs the colour of oyster meat next to a silver anchor. She's wearing blue fishnet stockings and black stilleto boots. The image is based on the real concept art for the mascot design, first published in The Coast magazine.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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This is a part of a piece I made a few years ago when teaching myself embroidery. I just think it's neat.
A photo of an embroidered bee balm flower and a bee. The bee, petals, and stem are padded to give a 3-d effect and there is lots of texture in the base of the flower & leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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My latest embroidery piece. A little love letter to our city & Joel Plaskett.
An embroidered image of two bridges with a ferry passing below. Song lyrics are written at the top & bottom of the piece that read, "took the Dartmouth ferry into the town" and "Walked home 'cross the bridge when the Marquee shut down."
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Final version on the big night.
Photo of a child dressed as a yiga footsoldier. Their costume is a full body suit in grey & two shades of red with black straps & silver accents. The mask is a white oval that covers the whole face with a red symbol drawn on and a black fringe that looks like a ponytail on top of their head. There are gold bone accents on either side of the mask. They have a bunch of bananas hanging from their belt and a sickle in hand. They are posing in front of a doorstep decorated with spiderwebs and a painted triforce symbol jack-o-lantern. Photo of a child dressed as a yiga footsoldier. Their costume is a full body suit in grey & two shades of red with black straps & silver accents. The mask is a white oval that covers the whole face with a red symbol drawn on and a black fringe that looks like a ponytail on top of their head. There are gold bone accents on either side of the mask. They have a bunch of bananas hanging from their belt and a sickle in hand. They are posing in front of a doorstep decorated with spiderwebs and a painted triforce symbol jack-o-lantern.
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Video taken from behind the mask.
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Pretty proud of this yiga clan footsoldier costume I made for my kid, especially the mask, which has very good visibility (video in next post). IYDK, they're some of the bad guys from the newer Legend of Zelda games.
Photo of a child dressed as a yiga footsoldier. Their costume is a full body suit in grey & two shades of red with black straps & silver accents. The mask is a white oval that covers the whole face with a red symbol drawn on and a black fringe that looks like a ponytail on top of their head. They have a bunch of bananas hanging from their belt. Photo of a child dressed as a yiga footsoldier. Their costume is a full body suit in grey & two shades of red with black straps & silver accents. The mask is a white oval that covers the whole face with a red symbol drawn on and a black fringe that looks like a ponytail on top of their head. They have a bunch of bananas hanging from their belt. Screenshot of a yiga footsoldier. Their costume is a full body suit in grey & two shades of red with black straps & silver accents. The mask is a white oval that covers the whole face with a red symbol drawn on and a black fringe that looks like a ponytail on top of their head.
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Yeah, thats what she told me too, although also said there's no community speakers. I thought that was odd, isnt that the whole point of a townhall meeting?
Email screenshot. The body text reads, "We will not have any community speakers tonight it’s more just to get a general sense of numbers."
October 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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What I imagine every time I see one of these batshit videos. There are many Wormtongues.
An image from a Lord of the Rings movie. Wormtongue, a greasy, sleazy sycophant whispers to a decrepit king who is too disease addled to understand whats real and thus believes Wormtongue whole heartedly.
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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My feed says no.
Screenshot of bluesky feed. Punish the Villains: Does anyone know how to relax Bluesky user, personal info redacted for privacy: I fell asleep too early and now I'm awake again. Heck.
September 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Another backyard boquet in a NS Crystal vase.
A small boquet of zinnia, dhalia, snap dragon, calendula and sweet pea flowers in shades of yellow, orange, pink, red and purple. The flowers are in a small crystal vase on a window sill with knickknacks in the background.
September 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Amazing analogy.
Screenshot from article that reads: In the 1950s, the famous U.S. urbanist Lewis Mumford already understood the futility of trying to fight traffic by adding more car lanes. He likened it to a man trying to cure obesity by loosening his belt.
September 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Look at this sweet little boquet of flowers from my backyard in my tiny Nova Scotian Crystal vase.
@seebo429.bsky.social bought this & other small pieces when NS Crystal was going out of business (Jan '21) & hid them at my parents house until gifting it on our 15th (crystal) anniversary (Jun '25).
A photo of a small boquet consisting of a single pink dhalia, a few dark pink zinnias and some purple sweet peas. They're in a small crystal vase on a sunny windowsill with knickknacks & a house visible in the background.
September 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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I've done it for our school's spring fair. The process is pretty easy, except for new events, you need to collect signatures from all affected property owners. Repeated events dont require signatures.
Screenshot of the Halifax Block Party application describing the process. Text reads: What is a Block Party?A block party is an inclusive event appropriate for all ages that has been organized by community members for their neighbourhood. HRM will give permission for the organizer to close the street in order to provide partygoers with a public space to enjoy together. How to apply for a Block Party:1. At least FOUR weeks before your event: Contact HRM Right of Way Services about your intent to host a block party and your preferred closure date. Staff will check to determine whether there are any conflicts with other planned events or construction projects. 2. At least FOUR weeks before your event: Fill out the Halifax Block Party Application Form. New Events: applicants will be required to collect signatures from property owners within the planned closure area as proof that they have been notified in advance of the block party. Signatures are to be submitted with the application form. Repeat Events: block parties that were approved in the previous calendar year do not require signatures to be submitted with the application form; however, notification must still be provided to affected property owners at least one week before the event. 3. At least TWO weeks before your event:Submit your completed application form to HRM Right of Way Services. If approved, staff will email you an approval letter within 5 business days. 4. At least ONE (1) week before your event: Schedule a time to pick up the municipal barricades at HRM’s City Field depot in Halifax. Appointments must be scheduled in advance over the phone to ensure that staff are available. HRM’s City Field depot is open Tuesday to Thursday from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. 5. Have your block party! 6. Within THREE business days after your event:Schedule a time to return the municipal barricades to HRM’s City Field depot in Halifax (3825 MacKintosh Street).
September 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Weirdo. #Caturday
Photo of a small black cat asleep on a grey cushion. She's curled up with her head resting against her back legs which are drawn together with her tail. One front paw is curled on her cheek and the other is sticking straight out and up in the air. Photo of a small black cat asleep on a grey cushion. She's curled up with her head resting against her back legs which are drawn together with her tail. One front paw is curled on her cheek and the other is sticking straight out and up in the air. Photo taken from the side to show how her front paw is elevated.
August 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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HaliSky book people! Check out this bookmark I found in a used book that I picked up at Otis & Clemintine. According to the article, they moved to Barrington in 1996, so its at least 30 years old. atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca/web-exclusiv...
A photo of a paper bookmark in landscape orientation. There is a drawing of a storefront to the left with the words, "One of Canada’s Oldest and Most Complete Bookstores Established in 1839." under the illustration. On the right side is the following text: THE BOOK ROOM (capitalized in Old english style font), an address at 1660-1666 Granville st in Halifax and World Renowned Bookseller below. A photo of the back of a paper bookmark in landscape orientation. In the center is a drawing of an open book with the following text written in script font on the pages, "Without a Love for Books the Richest Man is Poor". Surrounding the illustration is text describing the types of books they carrying including "Specializing in books on Nova Scotia" and services offered such as "Worldwide mail order service" and "Appointed agent for Federal Government publications."
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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An excerpt from my letter about the Morris street boondoggle.
It was done! We’d finally come to consensus on the best path forward for Morris street which didn’t sacrifice too many trees 5 or on-street parking. Consultation with all stake-holders, including the Port Authority and emergency services agreed to the plan. The facts of the matter is this: Morris street has been studied for way longer than makes sense but still, we’re spending resources to look at it again. My issue is that my tax money has been squandered to study a street that isn’t even a kilometer long so many times and then, when there was a finally a consensus, the province stepped in in to force more of my taxpayer money to study it again, disregarding all the work that has already been done. Everything about this project is problematic from an efficiency standpoint, but the worst of it is that the message that the experts that spend every day working out this stuff know nothing. Let that sink in. The Morris street bike lane has been studied for over a decade and the experts that designed all of the options that were poured over by every council in that time period, their opinion means nothing. The provincial government threw every government employee that ever worked on the Morris Street project under the bus (which, BTW doesn’t go down Morris). Their work all of a sudden meant nothing. That’s hundreds of thousands of taxpayer money that went to paying teams of people to study this thing that all of a sudden didn’t count. That’s a ridiculous waste of taxpayer money. Not to mention the time that’s been spent debating it on council. So much waste. What’s not usually considered is that while council is debating a bike lane that’s been debated ad nauseum, it’s not doing other things. Every other pressing matter before council has been put on hold to deal with 825m of city road space. Look at that objectively and tell me that’s a good use of their tax-payer-funded time.
August 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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An excerpt from "The Twits" by Roald Dahl. The text reads, "If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it." Under the text is drawings of a woman, visible from the shoulders up. From left to right, successive drawings show her becoming more and more ugly and hagard.
August 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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I accidentally ended up with two used copies of The Wee Free Men. Does anyone local want one? I'm working on gathering the Discworld series used, so I know how rare they can be. Didn't want to put it in a free library in case someone else is doing the same. #HaliSky
A photo of a book cover. The book is called "The Wee Free Men" by Terry Pratchett.
July 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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FFS
A Facebook post that reads: Fantastic call by the Premier. He should also give more power to the mayor, like in other provinces, so the person we elected can fulfill his campaign promises and has the power for change and not an unelected council.
July 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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I've been out of the vaccine research & mommy blog worlds for a few years now but today I learned that the goalpost for MMR (specifically measles vaccine) causing autism has moved on from thiomersal/aluminum to extensive new reaches of logical fallacy.
Screenshot of a facebook post from the group "Vaccine Talk: An Evidence Based Discussion". The text reads: Can someone explain why or why not this is to be true: 1. Glyphosate is found in vaccines, including MMR. 2. Glyphosate contamination may come from bovine sources used in vaccine production (e.g., gelatin, calf serum). 3. Glyphosate-containing peptides could lead to autoimmune disease (e.g., MS, autism) via molecular mimicry. 4. Live measles virus may produce glyphosate-containing haemagglutinin that attacks myelin basic protein. 5. This autoimmune attack is “commonly observed in autism.”
July 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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@halifaxexaminer.ca #ExaminerBus Route 7b. Bus 1162
A photo of a Halifax Examiner bus ad.
July 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Not optimal, but pretty close. I fit all of these into my 2019 impreza hatchback in a single trip.
Photo of boxes in a hallway. The boxes take up most of the space. There is a black cat on top of the highest pile.
July 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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My latest embroidery project, inspired by Maude Lewis. Its the first time Ive tried using watercolors to paint the fabric and while not perfect, I'm happy with how it turned out. The cat is tufted by sewing in loops & then cutting off the ends.
Embroidery in a circular hoop frame of a fuzzy black cat with large yellow eyes and prominent gray whiskers. At its sides are simple multicolored tulips and branches of pink white and red clustered flowers, similar to lilacs that frame the top of its head. About 1/4 of the background is painted pale blue, and the rest is bright green. A picture of a painting by Maude Lewis. A fuzzy black cat with large yellow eyes and prominent gray whiskers. At its sides are simple multicolored tulips and branches of pink white and red clustered flowers, similar to lilacs that frame the top of its head. About 1/4 of the background is painted pale blue, and the rest is bright green. Her signature is visible.
June 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Looked it up based on your comment and you are absolutely right. That makes it worse.
A screenshot from Google maps of Brownstone way. Rows of townhouses line the left side of the street with on-street parking in front. Given the parking, the street itself is fairly narrow.
June 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM