A view from the Central Station at the office building and three highrises. The sky has a pleasant pastel blue color.

Waterloo Public Square during snowy night. Beertown pub sign is visible on the left.

Snow covered trees highlighted by the morning sun from the back.

A mural with colorful butterflies on the dark blue background.

Kitchener & Waterloo this winter
#Kitchener #WaterlooRegion #kwawesome

Could be! Especially if the folks are getting a lot of rejections (or are very afraid of getting them). I appreciate your hard work 🙏🏼 Sharing is caring, and it's sooo nice to see people who are willing to show it to others.

Zines Resources & Canadian Artist resource | Litda

I'm hoping to table at a zine event for the 1st time this year & the internet search makes it so hard to find anything local!

Have finally stumbled upon these though!
> Ontario litda.neocities.org/zines by @litda.bsky.social
> Canada & more docs.google.com/spreadsheets... by @cevincy.bsky.social

Kitchener & Waterloo people, if you'd like to see the KW Minizine Machine in person + get some zines, do come to the launch event!

Sat, Aug 30
12-4 pm
📍Whoopsie Daisy Drinks

Some amazing zinesters are tabling as well! It’s gonna be cool!

#Kitchener #WaterlooRegion #kwawesome

I did it in July 2025, my inner performer is happy (and I love seeing her that way).

I love Lavender Fizz Open Mic Comedy at @twbcoop.bsky.social! Invited a friend to the 1st year anniversary show, and she enjoyed it as well which couldn’t have made me happier.

I might even do my own 5 min set sometime. It's such a welcoming space.

Leave The Light On, by SVVOON 10 track album

A 3-piece band SVVOON out of #Guelph and #Kitchener has their 2nd album out. I enjoyed "The Last Thing" and "Get In the Car". Wondering whether the rest of it will grow on me...
svvoontheband.bandcamp.com/album/leave-...

I would love that ☕️

Sending a virtual hug to everyone who is lonely or currently away from their partner, friends or family. Life is no joke, people, be kind to strangers when you can.

Two Canada geese on a snowy riverbank. The one in the rear has its neck coiled and is loudly honking with beak open and tongue out.

Happy Monday #birds 🇨🇦

YouTube video by Visual KW From Daylight to Darkness: Magical Winter Walk in Waterloo Park #Canada

A video of the snowy walk in the morning and evening:
youtu.be/qAicbpDNijQ
#WaterlooRegion #KW #kwawesome

Yellow and black sign that reads "Bike Path. Look Both Ways" against the morning sky.

Snowy paved park path at night. The short yellow lights are illuminating the path on the left.

Snowy winter two-way shared path in Waterloo Park at night next to the inuksuk (indigenous rock sculpture).

Snowy winter two-way shared path in Waterloo Park in the morning next to the inuksuk (indigenous rock sculpture).

The same winter walk in the morning and evening. Both enjoyable. Repetition does not equal boring if you teach yourself to really notice the shifts and fluctuations.

📍 Waterloo Park, ON

Definitely. Dressing accordingly and having a thermal flask with a warm drink makes all the difference.

I'm finaly better (knocks on wood) and this week seems to be good for filming outside (not slippery & not too cold or windy) so hooray! It's camcorder time.

Absolutely!

This common cold was bummer. Got sick right before Christmas and can't wait to be on the other side of it. Hopefully just a couple more days.

YouTube video by Spectra Music Wastelands - Spectra

I have done so many cool things with my band, this is just one of them. youtu.be/ypom2AFeb7c?...

The small town with a big heart ❤️

Is it Creemore, ON? Thank you.

You're welcome! Happy 2025 reading :)

Everyone in Silico by Jim Munroe. It's the world where lots of people choose to migrate their mind into the virtual reality. But some don't. It is set in Vancouver. I think it is pay-what-you can on author's website.

Also, Bluesky is pretty small so just searching for Ontario music and going through accounts it finds could also work.

I think @alyssawrites.bsky.social from Spectra is from Waterloo?

I loved that we had some snow for Christkindl market this year, it definitely helped with setting the festive mood.

So excited for our #MidtownRadio Holiday Extravaganza this Thursday broadcasting LIVE from Midnight Run Cafe in #uptownwaterloo! Want to catch it in person?? Drop by @ 7:30pm! #KW #KitchenerWaterloo

So cool! I was often wondering what's inside.

You're welcome! :)

A Nov 16 show @ TWB was great! Thank you.

YouTube video by Visual KW Best Live Music @ TWB Brewery: I, the Mountain & Tin Constellations

If you ever get a chance to see Tin Constellations or I, the Mountain or better both of them together, DO IT!

📍TWB Co-operative Brewing
300 Mill St, Unit #1
Kitchener N2M 5G8

youtu.be/zBQCA905pNg

#Kitchener #Waterloo

An interesting thing about filming live events is that you're still very much present but it's a different kind of presense.

Similarly to how you're still reading a novel you're translating but it's a different kind of reading.