April Sparkles 💛🍁
@aprilsparkles.bsky.social
🇨🇦
Lover of sparkles and yellow hearts.
Games night enthusiast.
Quilter.
Seeker of solace.
Renowned raisin influencer.
Down syndrome advocacy.
It’s always time for a cup of tea.
Lover of sparkles and yellow hearts.
Games night enthusiast.
Quilter.
Seeker of solace.
Renowned raisin influencer.
Down syndrome advocacy.
It’s always time for a cup of tea.
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Must watch. The world will miss you Dr. Jane. 🌎
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Must watch. The world will miss you Dr. Jane. 🌎
The Great Library Holiday Raffle
Tickets: $2 each or 3 for $5
Available: October 1 – December 15 at the library
Draw Date: December 15
1st Prize: Beautifully crafted quilt
2nd Prize: Festive goodies basket (valued at $100)
3rd Prize: Hand-knitted shawl
Tickets: $2 each or 3 for $5
Available: October 1 – December 15 at the library
Draw Date: December 15
1st Prize: Beautifully crafted quilt
2nd Prize: Festive goodies basket (valued at $100)
3rd Prize: Hand-knitted shawl
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My friends @danismashingit.bsky.social and @liznisherenow.bsky.social reminded me this is the season to begin looking for fun advent calendars.
Here are some good Canadian options. 💛
www.shoplocalcanada.ca/advent-calen...
#Canadasky #Christmas
Here are some good Canadian options. 💛
www.shoplocalcanada.ca/advent-calen...
#Canadasky #Christmas
Best Advent Calendars In Canada 2025 - Shop Local CANADA
If you're looking for the best advent calendars in Canada 2024, we've gathered them in this guide. Support local Canadian businesses!
www.shoplocalcanada.ca
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
My friends @danismashingit.bsky.social and @liznisherenow.bsky.social reminded me this is the season to begin looking for fun advent calendars.
Here are some good Canadian options. 💛
www.shoplocalcanada.ca/advent-calen...
#Canadasky #Christmas
Here are some good Canadian options. 💛
www.shoplocalcanada.ca/advent-calen...
#Canadasky #Christmas
Reminder:
Blow cinnamon into your home at the start of a new month for abundance and prosperity. It also smells wonderful.
Happy October!
Love,
April 💛🍁🍂
Blow cinnamon into your home at the start of a new month for abundance and prosperity. It also smells wonderful.
Happy October!
Love,
April 💛🍁🍂
October 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reminder:
Blow cinnamon into your home at the start of a new month for abundance and prosperity. It also smells wonderful.
Happy October!
Love,
April 💛🍁🍂
Blow cinnamon into your home at the start of a new month for abundance and prosperity. It also smells wonderful.
Happy October!
Love,
April 💛🍁🍂
Thinking of some friends today as we recognize a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
@ironbow.bsky.social
@brysonthegaytive.bsky.social
@sassymetischick.bsky.social
@beec4240.bsky.social & family
May each year be better.
Love,
April 💛
@ironbow.bsky.social
@brysonthegaytive.bsky.social
@sassymetischick.bsky.social
@beec4240.bsky.social & family
May each year be better.
Love,
April 💛
September 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thinking of some friends today as we recognize a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
@ironbow.bsky.social
@brysonthegaytive.bsky.social
@sassymetischick.bsky.social
@beec4240.bsky.social & family
May each year be better.
Love,
April 💛
@ironbow.bsky.social
@brysonthegaytive.bsky.social
@sassymetischick.bsky.social
@beec4240.bsky.social & family
May each year be better.
Love,
April 💛
“Evil is always unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.”
- Auden
💛
- Auden
💛
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Evil is always unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.”
- Auden
💛
- Auden
💛
Dear Friends and most especially @markkubert.bsky.social ,
This is a reminder #Fall, #Autumn, #SweaterWeather & #PumpkinSpice season begins promptly on September 21st and not a single day sooner.
We do not rush time.
We do not wish time away.
Are we clear??
Love,
April 💛
* In Summer.
This is a reminder #Fall, #Autumn, #SweaterWeather & #PumpkinSpice season begins promptly on September 21st and not a single day sooner.
We do not rush time.
We do not wish time away.
Are we clear??
Love,
April 💛
* In Summer.
August 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Dear Friends and most especially @markkubert.bsky.social ,
This is a reminder #Fall, #Autumn, #SweaterWeather & #PumpkinSpice season begins promptly on September 21st and not a single day sooner.
We do not rush time.
We do not wish time away.
Are we clear??
Love,
April 💛
* In Summer.
This is a reminder #Fall, #Autumn, #SweaterWeather & #PumpkinSpice season begins promptly on September 21st and not a single day sooner.
We do not rush time.
We do not wish time away.
Are we clear??
Love,
April 💛
* In Summer.
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WATCH: Aerial footage of the massive haboob near Chandler, Arizona. Video by Trenton Hooker.
August 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
WATCH: Aerial footage of the massive haboob near Chandler, Arizona. Video by Trenton Hooker.
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August 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
August 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
August 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Feeding can be a bit more complex for children with Down syndrome. In the most recent issue of 3.21: Canada's Down Syndrome Magazine, DSRF SLP Riley Rosebush shared some tips for navigating feeding development.
Read Now: bit.ly/3GZONyb
Read Now: bit.ly/3GZONyb
August 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“I try to stay vigilant because everybody’s health and safety depends on it and, also, if I relax now I will fall asleep for the entire rest of my life and wake up dead.”
- from the book Sandwich, by Catherine Newman.
I feel this deeply.
🥹💛
- from the book Sandwich, by Catherine Newman.
I feel this deeply.
🥹💛
August 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“I try to stay vigilant because everybody’s health and safety depends on it and, also, if I relax now I will fall asleep for the entire rest of my life and wake up dead.”
- from the book Sandwich, by Catherine Newman.
I feel this deeply.
🥹💛
- from the book Sandwich, by Catherine Newman.
I feel this deeply.
🥹💛
Capitulation 🟰 surrender
*No one goes to the movies to cheer on capitulation, ever. 💛
#AprilsSaturdayMorningMusings
*No one goes to the movies to cheer on capitulation, ever. 💛
#AprilsSaturdayMorningMusings
August 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Capitulation 🟰 surrender
*No one goes to the movies to cheer on capitulation, ever. 💛
#AprilsSaturdayMorningMusings
*No one goes to the movies to cheer on capitulation, ever. 💛
#AprilsSaturdayMorningMusings
These are the days of revisionist history, aren’t they? 🥺
July 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
These are the days of revisionist history, aren’t they? 🥺
Rhianna's newest cinematic venture had me singing the blues!!
*Smurfette has serious pipes. 🫢💛
*Smurfette has serious pipes. 🫢💛
July 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rhianna's newest cinematic venture had me singing the blues!!
*Smurfette has serious pipes. 🫢💛
*Smurfette has serious pipes. 🫢💛
I was excited to receive correspondence from the cinema exclaiming their excitement at my recent visit.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I was excited to receive correspondence from the cinema exclaiming their excitement at my recent visit.
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#Reading #Books
There are eight days left in the Summer/Winter Smashwords eBook sale. Have you found your next favourite author?
www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom... all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords
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There are eight days left in the Summer/Winter Smashwords eBook sale. Have you found your next favourite author?
www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom... all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords
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Smashwords – Sitewide Sale
www.smashwords.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#Reading #Books
There are eight days left in the Summer/Winter Smashwords eBook sale. Have you found your next favourite author?
www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom... all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
There are eight days left in the Summer/Winter Smashwords eBook sale. Have you found your next favourite author?
www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom... all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
July 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Just a reminder for all visible minority members working for ICE that in the end the kapos in nazi concentration camps didn't fare any better than those they oversaw.
And as a means of survival it proved to be temporary at best.
And as a means of survival it proved to be temporary at best.
July 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Just a reminder for all visible minority members working for ICE that in the end the kapos in nazi concentration camps didn't fare any better than those they oversaw.
And as a means of survival it proved to be temporary at best.
And as a means of survival it proved to be temporary at best.
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For all the book nerds, one of my favorite You Tube channels:
I Bought a Dead Bookstore's 2,000 Book Collection📚 E2
YouTube video by Black Lit Geek
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
For all the book nerds, one of my favorite You Tube channels: