Anne Thériault
@annetheriault.bsky.social
Putting the hag in hagiographer. Formerly @anne_theriault on Twitter. Anne.m.theriault@gmail.com
Had an appointment for a covid vaccine at Loblaws yesterday, only to show up and be told that they’d run out. I said, “but I booked online, they texted to confirm, couldn’t they text to cancel?” The woman said she’d tried to call everyone, did I want to rebook? They’d have more supply in a few days.
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Had an appointment for a covid vaccine at Loblaws yesterday, only to show up and be told that they’d run out. I said, “but I booked online, they texted to confirm, couldn’t they text to cancel?” The woman said she’d tried to call everyone, did I want to rebook? They’d have more supply in a few days.
So! What’s everyone doing tomorrow to observe the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So! What’s everyone doing tomorrow to observe the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
Hanging out with this cuddly 15 lb menace. His father is a large neighbourhood stray named Dirk Moosehead. His mother is a delicate sweetheart who’s named Sabine after one of the dolls in Eloise. Together they’ve created one of the most terrible cats of all time.
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Hanging out with this cuddly 15 lb menace. His father is a large neighbourhood stray named Dirk Moosehead. His mother is a delicate sweetheart who’s named Sabine after one of the dolls in Eloise. Together they’ve created one of the most terrible cats of all time.
I’ve been trying to figure out if there’s a way to spin my trip into an article (or a series of articles). Not sure if there’s an angle that makes it all interesting beyond “North American lady goes to EUROPE”. The only thing I can think of is offering travel tips for parents with teens.
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I’ve been trying to figure out if there’s a way to spin my trip into an article (or a series of articles). Not sure if there’s an angle that makes it all interesting beyond “North American lady goes to EUROPE”. The only thing I can think of is offering travel tips for parents with teens.
I think I’m a good traveller because when I’m on the road I (generally) have a low threshold for being delighted by novelty while at the same time having a high capacity for turning lemons into lemonade. If you need someone to tell you why a holiday disappointment is good, actually, I’m your man.
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I think I’m a good traveller because when I’m on the road I (generally) have a low threshold for being delighted by novelty while at the same time having a high capacity for turning lemons into lemonade. If you need someone to tell you why a holiday disappointment is good, actually, I’m your man.
Will delete this in a hot second, but something I totally forgot about until this week is that when I did a 23 & Me test many years ago (before I realized that the whole enterprise was problematic - I didn’t properly think it through), I learned that I was allegedly part Spanish
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Will delete this in a hot second, but something I totally forgot about until this week is that when I did a 23 & Me test many years ago (before I realized that the whole enterprise was problematic - I didn’t properly think it through), I learned that I was allegedly part Spanish
The North American urge to marvel over the comfort, efficiency, and punctuality of European trains
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The North American urge to marvel over the comfort, efficiency, and punctuality of European trains
A fun fact about the current King of Spain is that he attended an elite boarding school just outside of Peterborough, ON. Extra fun fact: Prince Andrew also went there.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A fun fact about the current King of Spain is that he attended an elite boarding school just outside of Peterborough, ON. Extra fun fact: Prince Andrew also went there.
A friend and I have a running joke that images of St Sebastian are always the gayest, sluttiest works in Catholic art history. Anyway, this 16th c. painting by Luis de Vargas isn’t beating the allegations. Love Sebastian’s crop top paired with the extreme low-rise skirt, plus the gladiator sandals.
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A friend and I have a running joke that images of St Sebastian are always the gayest, sluttiest works in Catholic art history. Anyway, this 16th c. painting by Luis de Vargas isn’t beating the allegations. Love Sebastian’s crop top paired with the extreme low-rise skirt, plus the gladiator sandals.
Belated, because it would have given away our exact location at the time: the view from the deck of our accommodation in Seville. Sunrise and sunset, with the iconic Setas (mushroom-like wooden structure that you can climb) lit up in bright purple. Loved, loved, loved that city.
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Belated, because it would have given away our exact location at the time: the view from the deck of our accommodation in Seville. Sunrise and sunset, with the iconic Setas (mushroom-like wooden structure that you can climb) lit up in bright purple. Loved, loved, loved that city.
Today in emails from my grandmother: I told her that 14yo got a kick out of her swearing and jokingly flicking an elastic at him (while he defended himself with a Coke bottle), and this was her response
(14yo was impressed that his 90yo great-grandmother knew how to use LOL appropriately)
(14yo was impressed that his 90yo great-grandmother knew how to use LOL appropriately)
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Today in emails from my grandmother: I told her that 14yo got a kick out of her swearing and jokingly flicking an elastic at him (while he defended himself with a Coke bottle), and this was her response
(14yo was impressed that his 90yo great-grandmother knew how to use LOL appropriately)
(14yo was impressed that his 90yo great-grandmother knew how to use LOL appropriately)
14yo plans on dressing up for trick or treating but is eschewing wearing a costume to school. My baby, etc.
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
14yo plans on dressing up for trick or treating but is eschewing wearing a costume to school. My baby, etc.
Happy Halloween from the Archdiocese of Toronto, who would like to remind you to pray to St. Michael the Archangel before going trick or treating
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Happy Halloween from the Archdiocese of Toronto, who would like to remind you to pray to St. Michael the Archangel before going trick or treating
Uh not to brag but it’s not even 4:30 am and I’ve already achieved Queen Bee
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Uh not to brag but it’s not even 4:30 am and I’ve already achieved Queen Bee
A week ago I was enjoying 30 degree (Celsius) temps in Córdoba, and the day before we left it was 25 degrees in Málaga. Sunny every day.
Today in Kingston it’s going to be a high of 8 degrees and raining. I suspect the real adjustment won’t be the time difference but the temperature.
Today in Kingston it’s going to be a high of 8 degrees and raining. I suspect the real adjustment won’t be the time difference but the temperature.
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A week ago I was enjoying 30 degree (Celsius) temps in Córdoba, and the day before we left it was 25 degrees in Málaga. Sunny every day.
Today in Kingston it’s going to be a high of 8 degrees and raining. I suspect the real adjustment won’t be the time difference but the temperature.
Today in Kingston it’s going to be a high of 8 degrees and raining. I suspect the real adjustment won’t be the time difference but the temperature.
Got home at 6 pm after an eight hour flight and three hour drive. In bed by 7 pm (midnight, Spain time). Had the best sleep of my life and woke up at 4 am (9 am Spain time) READY TO RUMBLE.
I hate jet lag going east, but I love it coming back west.
I hate jet lag going east, but I love it coming back west.
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Got home at 6 pm after an eight hour flight and three hour drive. In bed by 7 pm (midnight, Spain time). Had the best sleep of my life and woke up at 4 am (9 am Spain time) READY TO RUMBLE.
I hate jet lag going east, but I love it coming back west.
I hate jet lag going east, but I love it coming back west.
Last day in Spain. Again, I didn’t do a great job of taking pictures. We went to the Alcazaba and the Castillo Gibralfaro in the morning. Then we had tapas and 14yo sang the “fine ham abounds” song from Kids in the Hall. Then to the Picasso museum, where I felt very seen by this painting.
October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last day in Spain. Again, I didn’t do a great job of taking pictures. We went to the Alcazaba and the Castillo Gibralfaro in the morning. Then we had tapas and 14yo sang the “fine ham abounds” song from Kids in the Hall. Then to the Picasso museum, where I felt very seen by this painting.
Second-to-last day in Spain: 14yo admiring the view at breakfast in Nerja, and various scenes from the video game museum in Málaga (including a VR slide). Can’t believe tomorrow is our last day here (and the last day of my extended patio season)
October 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Second-to-last day in Spain: 14yo admiring the view at breakfast in Nerja, and various scenes from the video game museum in Málaga (including a VR slide). Can’t believe tomorrow is our last day here (and the last day of my extended patio season)
Three more nights in Spain, and I’m getting excited to see my cats and sleep in my own bed. We’ve had such an amazing time and have done so much that, when we were talking about our favourite parts over dinner, we forgot a bunch of stuff.
My God, the Mediterranean is beautiful.
My God, the Mediterranean is beautiful.
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Three more nights in Spain, and I’m getting excited to see my cats and sleep in my own bed. We’ve had such an amazing time and have done so much that, when we were talking about our favourite parts over dinner, we forgot a bunch of stuff.
My God, the Mediterranean is beautiful.
My God, the Mediterranean is beautiful.
Nothing exciting to report today from Spain. We took the train from Córdoba to Málaga, and then the bus from Málaga to Nerja. I’m drinking wine on a patio. 14yo had a really good croissant with Nutella for breakfast.
October 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nothing exciting to report today from Spain. We took the train from Córdoba to Málaga, and then the bus from Málaga to Nerja. I’m drinking wine on a patio. 14yo had a really good croissant with Nutella for breakfast.
Córdoba day 2: the archeological museum of Córdoba (free, fascinating, and built on the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre), Casa de Sefarad (pictured: 14yo with a statue of Maimonides, who was born here), and a pair of linked museums about alchemy and medieval Islamic life in the city. I’m beat.
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Córdoba day 2: the archeological museum of Córdoba (free, fascinating, and built on the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre), Casa de Sefarad (pictured: 14yo with a statue of Maimonides, who was born here), and a pair of linked museums about alchemy and medieval Islamic life in the city. I’m beat.
I didn’t do a very good job of taking pictures today, but here’s 14yo with a statue of Athena at the Casa de Pilatos in Seville, the interior of the Mosque-Cathedral in Córdoba, 14yo pulling a face at dinner, and my current view while I read before bed
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I didn’t do a very good job of taking pictures today, but here’s 14yo with a statue of Athena at the Casa de Pilatos in Seville, the interior of the Mosque-Cathedral in Córdoba, 14yo pulling a face at dinner, and my current view while I read before bed
Seville day 3 part 1: the museum of navigation, where we got to climb this many-storeyed viewing tower and I learned that Magellan’s expedition departed from here, Virgin of the Good Books Street, and this excellent tree I saw
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Seville day 3 part 1: the museum of navigation, where we got to climb this many-storeyed viewing tower and I learned that Magellan’s expedition departed from here, Virgin of the Good Books Street, and this excellent tree I saw
Do your parents walk too slowly through palaces, monuments, and other places frequented by tourists? Do they stop to read every plaque while you’re trying to hustle them into the next room so you can see some cool stuff? You may be entitled to compensation.
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Do your parents walk too slowly through palaces, monuments, and other places frequented by tourists? Do they stop to read every plaque while you’re trying to hustle them into the next room so you can see some cool stuff? You may be entitled to compensation.