Balaquina
balaquina.bsky.social
Balaquina
@balaquina.bsky.social
47 year old horse mom with diverse interests. Left of centre.

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ELBOWS UP
I was literally just saved by my sister's #dog Ollie. I was out taking a walk when a strange dog charged me very aggressively. Ollie saw what was happening, and violently defended me, chasing the other dog off, and then insisted on escorting me the rest of the way home.

#dogsky #dogsofbluesky
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Feeling down? Depressed at the state of the world? Are you in desperate need of some #brainbleach ?

Well I present to you, a man teaching an #octopus to play the #piano. Uplifting, entertaining, delightful. Give it a watch

youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Surgery went well. I still need to get more details on what the recovery period is going to look like, but it looks like I could be driving again in a month. I'm sore, but this is 100 times better than having abdominal surgery which is a VERY nice surprise. This will be much easier than anticipated.
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Setting up my recovery station, and I appear to have solved the "how to read with one hand" problem. Gotta make sure I can see those letters from space.

#books #booksky #oneArmedWonder
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Shoulder surgery tomorrow. Wish me luck 😬
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My roommate just gifted me a box of #tea from #theTeaGirl and I am SO EXCITED! With names like "Tea-rrero Rocher" "Fuzzy Peach" "Maple Pumpkin" I have no idea where to start. This is gonna be fun 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

@rosieqparker.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy Halloween everybody :)
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I made delicious parsley pesto! I grew 5 of those monsters and originally thought it was way too much, but between my sister's amazing tabouli and the popularity of this pesto, I will 100% grow this again next year.

#food #foodie #foodsky #cooking #gardening #gardensky #vegetablegarden #growyourown
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I didn't take a photo, but I made caramelized onions from my garden onions. It was so damned delicious. I swear to God, these days my food is tasting so good that I feel like crying from happiness every time I sit down for a meal.

#food #foodie #cooking #gardening #vegetablegardening #growyourown
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Two days off in a row. Got a lot of sleeping and movie watching in 😂 Time to start being more productive.
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Apparently #KieferSutherland wrote a song about #Toronto and it is making me feel extra patriotic right now 👍😀🍁

#Canada

kiefersutherland.com/js_videos/bl...
Bloor Street (Official Video) - Kiefer Sutherland Official Site
kiefersutherland.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just watched Knock At The Cabin. FANTASTIC movie, but I must say my favourite part was watching M. Night Shyamalan try to sell air fryers on TV lol.

#knockatthecabin #movies #mnightshyamalan
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
With everything going on in the world and in my life, it can be hard to summon enough emotional energy to care about the world series, but Canada overall could really use a morale boost.

So...

#bluejays #letsgobluejays #baseball #worldseries
a man wearing a blue jays jersey holds a canadian flag
ALT: a man wearing a blue jays jersey holds a canadian flag
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Damn, Mark Hamill has got some abs.

#starwars #markhamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I made this kitchen apron at the library. I love that place 😃

#crafts #crafting #makeyourown #craftsky #cooking #cooksky #foodie #foodsky
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I just watched Inside Out 2, where Anxiety makes an appearance, and I am feeling very called out right now.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I am EXTREMELY pleased with my hot sauce. It is absolutely nuclear, and absolutely not for beginners.

#hotsauce #growyourown #foodie
October 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oh man, took a shower after a morning of prepping hot sauce and got tear gassed AGAIN in the shower as all those volatile oils mixed with the steam.

#WhyGodWhy #hotsauce
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#hotsauce

My OCD tendencies wanted me to blend until everything was completely smooth and uniform, but getting teargassed in the kitchen told me this was a bad idea.

Chunky sauce it is then.

#fermentation #growyourown #foodie #foodsky #spicy
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
October 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Garden potatoes + garden leeks = garden potato leek soup 😃

#garden #gardening #gardensky #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #growyourown #food #foodie #foodsky #farmlife
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Watching "Not Just Bikes" on Nebula as the edible is kicking in. Who knew urban planning was this mind blowing?

#edibles #urbanplanning

#ediblesWhileUrbanPlanning
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A big bowl of garden broccoli, and a pot of soon to be apple butter. I missed the boat harvesting apples this year. The horses wound up eating most of them before I got out there. I'll have to be more proactive next year lol.

#food #foodie #foodsky #gardening #gardensky #growyourown #farmlife
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM