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Rowena M.
@rowenamonde.bsky.social
Art, literature, culture, language, nature and textile arts.

Vancouver, BC.

"Nevertheless, live. Conduct your blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind."- Gwendolyn Brooks
Speaking of Portunhol, I also learned that there are quite a few hybrid languages in South America, some that incorporate German too!
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I’m also planning to go to Brazil and Paraguay afterwards, for a few weeks. Getting read to work on my Portunhol😆
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Off to the Bahamas in a few weeks, I haven’t been there since 2009! It’s going to be a special trip, a milestone birthday for an uncle.
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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no. that can't be 5 years ago. impossible.
October 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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He did it again for the 5 year anniversary
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My friend and I just re-watched The First Wives’ Club a month ago. Diane Keaton was so good in that movie. What a career, RIP.
October 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This news broke my heart😭😭😭😭😭
October 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'm curious: has anyone ever started a GoFundMe for people in another country where GoFundMe isn't supported? I'd love some guidance.
October 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@timrichards.aus.social.ap.brid.gy Thanks Tim, now I'm craving cheddar cheese crackers😄
September 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Rabbit hole kind of reading day. The essay by Anna Watz in the new edition of The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social has prompted me to revisit her other works.
September 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Today we’re celebrating the birthday of Beatrix Potter - author, conservationist & lifelong lover of the Lake District.

As well as dreaming up Peter Rabbit and friends, Beatrix played a huge role in preserving the Lakeland landscape and its native Herdwick sheep💚

𝙋𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩: 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙭 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮
July 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Don’t know about ewe… but we can SMELL the weekend!

#LakeDistrict #FridayFeeling 💚
July 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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@rowenamonde.bsky.social I often notice tourists taking photos of city buildings here that I've never looked twice at. I usually stop and have a look myself.
September 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Was walking in Gastown today and a lady, definitely a local, was rolling her eyes at tourists waiting to hear the steam clock play its tune. She said something snarky about why would people waste their time waiting on something so “stupid.”
September 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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The Owl of Notre Dame in Dijon. Follow the owl path and make a wish here :)

#France
September 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Graham Greene also pushed against typecasting and believed that Native actors could play any role; that we don't have to be segregated, or limited, to the "Indigenous section." This interview with Readers Digest:

You recently appeared in Te Ata, a…
September 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This is such sad news😪 RIP
September 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Yo come over! We got some of the master's tools and we're gonna wreck his shitty house hahaa
August 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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I can't stop laughing at this amazing painting
August 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Photo folks, please join us on September 2! The VII Foundation presents a virtual discussion about photography, community, and digital culture. Learn more and register: www.flakphoto.news/p/please-joi...
Please join us on September 2
The VII Foundation presents a virtual discussion about photography, community, and digital culture
www.flakphoto.news
August 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is 100% my cat🤣
August 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Today I learned that Peter Ustinov had some Ethiopian ancestry and had ancestry connections to the Ethiopian royal family.
a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
ALT: a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
media.tenor.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Dahlia we grew from seed we collected. Keeper?
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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It's one of the most famous rock songs ever — Bohemian Rhapsody — and now, for the first time, it's been translated with Queen's blessing into Zulu.
Queen's Classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' finds a new voice in Zulu
It's one of the most famous rock songs ever — Bohemian Rhapsody — and now, for the first time, it's been translated with Queen's blessing into Zulu.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM