Andrea Murphy
@andreamurphy12.bsky.social
Lives near that river, in Ottawa 🇨🇦. Has been known to edit & work in arts orgs. Appreciates your book posts.
5 p.m. She’s puffed up all her feathers on this very cold day.
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
5 p.m. She’s puffed up all her feathers on this very cold day.
4:30 PM. And up she goes…
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
4:30 PM. And up she goes…
Can I moan a bit about my ongoing peripheral neuropathy (an effect of the chemo I had)? Nerves were damaged in hands and feet. Feet numb and buzzy, and an unpleasant sensation when my fingertips touch anything, even turning pages of a book. I’m told it may go away eventually, they just can’t tell.
January 30, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Can I moan a bit about my ongoing peripheral neuropathy (an effect of the chemo I had)? Nerves were damaged in hands and feet. Feet numb and buzzy, and an unpleasant sensation when my fingertips touch anything, even turning pages of a book. I’m told it may go away eventually, they just can’t tell.
Ottawa convoy (snow removal version)
January 22, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Ottawa convoy (snow removal version)
More cold turkey.
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
More cold turkey.
Mid-January, last year & this year.
“Hiver, vous n’êtes qu’un vilain.”
“Hiver, vous n’êtes qu’un vilain.”
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Mid-January, last year & this year.
“Hiver, vous n’êtes qu’un vilain.”
“Hiver, vous n’êtes qu’un vilain.”
When I went to pick up my new glasses yesterday, the fellow who'd helped me choose them greeted me with absolutely no recognition at all. And yet a week earlier he'd been looking at my face for maybe an hour, and we'd even chatted about some personal stuff. A possible case of prosopagnosia?
January 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
When I went to pick up my new glasses yesterday, the fellow who'd helped me choose them greeted me with absolutely no recognition at all. And yet a week earlier he'd been looking at my face for maybe an hour, and we'd even chatted about some personal stuff. A possible case of prosopagnosia?
Cold turkey, 3:25 p.m.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Cold turkey, 3:25 p.m.
Happy new year, everyone. 🤍
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Happy new year, everyone. 🤍
Hat number three, made by my sister. 🤍
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hat number three, made by my sister. 🤍
A tree is now in our living room. 🤍
December 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A tree is now in our living room. 🤍
Always think it neat that my mom can see the Peace Tower and my old high school from her apartment.
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Always think it neat that my mom can see the Peace Tower and my old high school from her apartment.
Enjoying this, slowly. On page 123 of 1150 (!).
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Enjoying this, slowly. On page 123 of 1150 (!).
Snowy day with a fellow walking his dog not looking at his phone. ☑️
December 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Snowy day with a fellow walking his dog not looking at his phone. ☑️
Dec. 12.
Hello, cyclamen.
Hello, cyclamen.
December 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Dec. 12.
Hello, cyclamen.
Hello, cyclamen.
The backyard turkey gets up with the sun and returns when it sets. 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM.
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The backyard turkey gets up with the sun and returns when it sets. 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM.
Special mail today from BC: another wool-silk-cashmere blend hat knitted for me by my sister. 🤍 (My hair is just starting to grow again but I am still always wearing a hat!)
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Special mail today from BC: another wool-silk-cashmere blend hat knitted for me by my sister. 🤍 (My hair is just starting to grow again but I am still always wearing a hat!)
Nov. 30. A late-blooming cyclamen on a very snowy day.
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nov. 30. A late-blooming cyclamen on a very snowy day.
Went to Ten Toes café and laundromat this afternoon. Corner of Somerset & Rochester. Nice.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Went to Ten Toes café and laundromat this afternoon. Corner of Somerset & Rochester. Nice.
Pumpkin report: toothless but still smiling.
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Pumpkin report: toothless but still smiling.
Bilingual word game at hospital waiting area.
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Bilingual word game at hospital waiting area.
Sun coming through now is giving me joy.
November 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sun coming through now is giving me joy.
I was only planning to carve the pumpkin tomorrow so the squirrels wouldn’t get at it, but I see they already have.
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I was only planning to carve the pumpkin tomorrow so the squirrels wouldn’t get at it, but I see they already have.