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Amy VervoortπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Mom x 3 -1 πŸ’™ 🧢 amyreadsherknitting.blog #knitting #fibrearts Artist in Residence The Old School House Arts Centre Qualicum Beach Vancouver IslandπŸŒ²πŸŒŠπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 😷 #CleanAir Gardenerd🌱 AllyπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ TikTok: amyreadsherknitting

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The β€œproblem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

04.09.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 26702    πŸ” 7803    πŸ’¬ 577    πŸ“Œ 457
Photo of a petite white goat and petite black and brown goat with their noses almost touching, peeking their heads through the metal gates of their pen.

Photo of a petite white goat and petite black and brown goat with their noses almost touching, peeking their heads through the metal gates of their pen.

Pixie and Norma Jean. Yes they're beautiful but they're also both adjunct professors at the University of Vermont offering courses in escape artistry, treat snatching, and Advanced Trouble-Making. πŸŽ“

29.05.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1087    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6
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My heart will never be the same. I’ve loved orcas for as long as I can remember. Yesterday I spent the day on a boat with two orca naturalists, on a special tour in the Salish Sea. We met up with the T123s (Stanley watched us watching him😍) and T100s together- it was breathtaking. ❀️
#orcawhale
#orca

26.05.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Five bunnies sit in a row facing a wall, observing a banana taped to it. The middle three bunnies wear small colored berets.

Five bunnies sit in a row facing a wall, observing a banana taped to it. The middle three bunnies wear small colored berets.

19.05.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11632    πŸ” 1324    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 92

@vhannah.bsky.social πŸ₯° pigeons😍

18.05.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the profile of a basset hound’s face looking out a window toward the left of the photo, shaking her head creating a blur of her ears and jowls. She is a red and white basset. She may have spotted a bunny in the yard. 😱

Photo of the profile of a basset hound’s face looking out a window toward the left of the photo, shaking her head creating a blur of her ears and jowls. She is a red and white basset. She may have spotted a bunny in the yard. 😱

It’s been a minute, sky friends. I’ve been busy living in the moment, making art, spring gardening-being distracted by all things gardening & beach + friends time.
Sometimes it’s nice to not spend as much time on social media. Filtering. It creates peace.
Calliope, mid ear flap, head wubble:

18.05.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read Roald Dahl's Tear-Jerking Letter Explaining Why People Should Vaccinate Their Children Dahl's daughter died from the measles as a child.

Writer Roald Dahl's daughter dies of measles before the vaccine was available. In 1988, he wrote this essay.
time.com/3692439/roal...

15.05.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Image of library book display labeled:

β€œIt's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”

Books on display:
β€’ On Tyranny
β€’ Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
β€’ 1984
β€’ A Handmaids Tale
β€’ Diary of Anne Frank
β€’ Parable of The Sower
β€’ Fahrenheit 451
β€’ Animal Farm
β€’ Brave New World

~TAiLS of a Bookworm

13.05.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 26290    πŸ” 6094    πŸ’¬ 416    πŸ“Œ 235

I bet it feels amazing for the book when we flip through all the pages at once

10.05.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 868    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7

Anyone associated in the medical and health sectors under this administration will be forever remembered as being unethical, immoral, dishonourable, horrific and vile practitioners. You’ve written your legacy. This is how you will go down in history.

08.05.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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There's lots to unpack from this EKOS slide but the one thing I want to highlight is the purple 25% of Conservative voters who would pick the fringe PPC as their second choice. This lines up with other information suggesting that one in four Conservatives are far right and/or MAGA fans. #cdnpoli

09.05.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 15
a light gold cockapoo pup walks toward the camera in a field of grass. behind her is a herd of similarly colored alpacas. it appears as if they are both curious and in awe as they follow the curly pup.

a light gold cockapoo pup walks toward the camera in a field of grass. behind her is a herd of similarly colored alpacas. it appears as if they are both curious and in awe as they follow the curly pup.

This is Nugget. She only met these new friends today, but they have already made her their leader. 13/10

08.05.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8490    πŸ” 642    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 44
A wooly goat, its eyes invisible, two simple horns curling back from its head

A wooly goat, its eyes invisible, two simple horns curling back from its head

A ram in need of sheering, its eyes invisible, its horns curling beside its head.

A ram in need of sheering, its eyes invisible, its horns curling beside its head.

It can often be difficult to tell Sheep (right) and Goats (left) apart, but to the trained eye there's an obvious difference:

While both commit Crimes, only Goats are aware that their actions are wrong, and are thus capable of Sin.

07.05.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2041    πŸ” 537    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 40

(condescendingly) Maybe learn something. Maybe read the wikipedia summary of a book sometime

07.05.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3881    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 11

@vhannah.bsky.social 😍πŸ₯°

07.05.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Ford is showing his Trumpian instincts - Once upon a time principled politicians would shrink from criticizing the judiciary + promoting their partisan views, but Premier Ford can’t help revealing his instincts aren’t that removed from the autocrat to the south."

www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

05.05.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of an orange belted bumblebee covered in pollen, flying between pink rhododendron blooms.

Photo of an orange belted bumblebee covered in pollen, flying between pink rhododendron blooms.

This pink rhododendron in our yard is _noisy_ right now, full of busy buzzing pollinators doing their thing. 🐝❀️

#amysgardenqb
#gardensky
#beesofbluesky

05.05.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Exhibition Explores the 60 Artists at the Forefront of Contemporary Fiber Art Fiber art is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

New Exhibition Explores the 60 Artists At the Forefront of Contemporary Fiber Art: πŸ‘‰ mymodernmet.com/the-golden-t... via @mymodernmet - I went to the inaugural edition of "The Golden Thread" last year and it was great. Go if you can, ends May 16th ... #NYC #art #fiberart

05.05.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of my hand holding my new *sparkle pom pom earrings* made by a young girl for a school faire.

Photo of my hand holding my new *sparkle pom pom earrings* made by a young girl for a school faire.

Photo of my hand holding a small bees wax candle in the shape of a beehive. My garden through the window behind is bright spring green.

Photo of my hand holding a small bees wax candle in the shape of a beehive. My garden through the window behind is bright spring green.

Photo of my hand holding a beaded bracelet made by a child for a school faire. The letter bees spell β€œbumblebee” with the rest being black and yellow beads.

Photo of my hand holding a beaded bracelet made by a child for a school faire. The letter bees spell β€œbumblebee” with the rest being black and yellow beads.

There was a β€œMaker Faire” at my 10yo’s school this morning. Kids made things to sell for anywhere from 25cents to $2.
Our purchases:
*Sparkle Pom Pom Earrings!* 🀩 yes I will wear these to the studio tomorrow. Also, some cute bee things.
It was all really well done. The kids are impressive makers.

05.05.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A True "Liberation Day" "Those who cannot remember their past are condemned to repeat it."

Fascism is on the move. Trump boasts of "liberation" by trying to destroy the global economy. Today Canada and the Netherlands ponder what true liberation means. We need to remember the huge cost paid to free people from gangster regimes.
Here is my latest:
charlieangus.substack.com/p/a-true-lib...

05.05.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 700    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 12

@rohanmillar.bsky.social unacceptable! The poor starving kitty! πŸ₯°πŸ€—

03.05.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s a little flippyfloppy for you πŸ’ž

#DogSky

03.05.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of a beautiful orange/coral/yellow rhododendron blooming.

Photo of a beautiful orange/coral/yellow rhododendron blooming.

Close up photo of a lilac bloom

Close up photo of a lilac bloom

Photo of our pear tree in bloom with our cute wubbly-fubbly land seal basset hound laying beneath it.

Photo of our pear tree in bloom with our cute wubbly-fubbly land seal basset hound laying beneath it.

Photo of bluebells blooming in our garden

Photo of bluebells blooming in our garden

A quick garden update before I head to the studio for another day of felting making. The gorgeous coral rhododendron is blooming in the front yard and is blowing my mind🀩!

Calliope has taken to laying beneath the pear tree like the land seal she is. πŸ₯°

#amysgardenqb
#gardensky
#bloomscrolling

03.05.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

We have a tiny two bedroom house on 1/3 acre in an older area of town. :) much more garden than house.

02.05.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is! I’ve been lucky enough to meet the designer of this garden. I feel so lucky to hear the story of its design first hand. A lots of love and heartfelt meaning created the garden.
He designed it as a Japanese walking garden, with a purposely arranged route.
The garden sold the house :)

02.05.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œGive me odorous at sunrise[sunset ;)] a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.”
~Walt Whitman

Found: πŸ’š

#amysgardenqb
#gardensky

02.05.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A walk through the east side garden. Yes, I now refer to east and west garden sides because there is just so much to this thoughtfully planned property we bought last September.
The spring bloom has made every moving pain lighter. We found paradise.
#GardenSky
#Gardening
#VancouverIsland

02.05.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are many people, including children, that have been excluded from society because they are in a group that is known to be more at risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19.

Instead of providing safer places and people to interact with, they are mocked and excluded further.

02.05.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 349    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

You asked, I listened

As an act of civic journalism, I contacted the Privy Council Office and the Speaker of the House of Commons to clarify if Pierre Poilievre can still serve as Leader of the Opposition and if he can continue living in his public mansion

The official answers: No and no

01.05.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1262    πŸ” 449    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 38
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In response to the election map of #Canada showing large areas voting Conservative blue, here's a graphic from reddit entitled "Land doesn't Vote, People Do". #Liberals are red.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #CanadaStrong
Source: www.reddit.com/r/onguardfor...
h/t @ianbremmer.com

30.04.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 243    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7