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
Vancouver, BC.
"Nevertheless, live. Conduct your blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind."- Gwendolyn Brooks
Seen in Mexico City
February 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Seen in Mexico City
On the coach from Cuernavaca to Mexico City a few days ago I was watching Beetlejuice 2. I just learned that Catherine O'Hara passed away and I'm stunned! Truly sad 😭
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
On the coach from Cuernavaca to Mexico City a few days ago I was watching Beetlejuice 2. I just learned that Catherine O'Hara passed away and I'm stunned! Truly sad 😭
Thanks Cate! I still have a Twitter account but I'm so lost there because I don't see anyone I used to interact with.
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Thanks Cate! I still have a Twitter account but I'm so lost there because I don't see anyone I used to interact with.
True, I don't know too much about her to be honest but that's pretty commendable. Well, now I'm thinking about art and artists in different ways, which is one of the many reasons I love the arts. And thank you:)
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
True, I don't know too much about her to be honest but that's pretty commendable. Well, now I'm thinking about art and artists in different ways, which is one of the many reasons I love the arts. And thank you:)
Thanks! I appreciate your insight. If I can get a ticket easily I'll visit.
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Thanks! I appreciate your insight. If I can get a ticket easily I'll visit.
You're welcome! Nice to see you too! I've been ill on and off for a few months so I haven't been on here much.
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
You're welcome! Nice to see you too! I've been ill on and off for a few months so I haven't been on here much.
I meant shallow for thinking I like her work just because I like her as an icon. I totally agree that not everything is for everyone. It just hit me while talking about her that her work doesn't really appeal to me but I like her story.
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I meant shallow for thinking I like her work just because I like her as an icon. I totally agree that not everything is for everyone. It just hit me while talking about her that her work doesn't really appeal to me but I like her story.
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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It’s the anniversary of Hogarth’s birthday. The dog you have is always the best, but Hogarth was a special guy.
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
It’s the anniversary of Hogarth’s birthday. The dog you have is always the best, but Hogarth was a special guy.
I'd considered going to the new Frida Kahlo museum but then I remembered I don't really like her work, I like her as an icon though, which is pretty shallow for an art-lover. I do think I'll go to see some Remedios Varo artwork because she is an artist I do like.
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I'd considered going to the new Frida Kahlo museum but then I remembered I don't really like her work, I like her as an icon though, which is pretty shallow for an art-lover. I do think I'll go to see some Remedios Varo artwork because she is an artist I do like.
Going back to Mexico on Thursday but this time for 10 days. I love that my new phone plan gives me free data and calling in Mexico.
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Going back to Mexico on Thursday but this time for 10 days. I love that my new phone plan gives me free data and calling in Mexico.
Aww, it's nice to see photos of him again. He is missed, I always loved the photos you shared <3
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Aww, it's nice to see photos of him again. He is missed, I always loved the photos you shared <3
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Watching James Baldwin documentary I Heard it Through the Grapevine. He has a talk with legendary poet Sterling A. Brown.
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Watching James Baldwin documentary I Heard it Through the Grapevine. He has a talk with legendary poet Sterling A. Brown.
I'm going back to Mexico on the 23rd! This time I will not be sick, lol!
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I'm going back to Mexico on the 23rd! This time I will not be sick, lol!
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'The Granary at Charleston,' was painted by Vanessa Bell in 1940, one of the coldest and most severe winters in nearly 50 years.
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
'The Granary at Charleston,' was painted by Vanessa Bell in 1940, one of the coldest and most severe winters in nearly 50 years.
Embroidery-wise? Currently nothing but I always had this idea to replicate one of my travel photos into embroidery. Maybe I'll start with a scene from Patagonia, I'll keep you posted!
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Embroidery-wise? Currently nothing but I always had this idea to replicate one of my travel photos into embroidery. Maybe I'll start with a scene from Patagonia, I'll keep you posted!
Aww, thanks Tim! I used to share my embroidery on Twitter, I definitely want to get back to it:)
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Aww, thanks Tim! I used to share my embroidery on Twitter, I definitely want to get back to it:)
Embroidery, easily!
January 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Embroidery, easily!
Thank you so much! ❤️
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Thank you so much! ❤️
Please do! Happy reading:)
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Please do! Happy reading:)
This is a Hardy I haven't heard of. Adding to my list, thanks!
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This is a Hardy I haven't heard of. Adding to my list, thanks!
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Batter up! T Hardy w glowing rec from V Woolf
![It enchants me as Hardy does-another refuge in time of headache-his Trumpet Major [1880]-the worst book in the language-I finished without stopping t'other night.
Virginia Woolf to Ethel Smyth,
t1 January, 1936'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:clnbplxqeizq53334ska4dr7/bafkreifi5lxahrvos5yy4flicdbxpetfis6ei452jwlabwa67xgtwvryaq@jpeg)
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Batter up! T Hardy w glowing rec from V Woolf
🤣 I wish! I was in Mexico in Nov with family and was supposed to go to Paraguay and Brazil afterwards but I was too ill to travel.
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🤣 I wish! I was in Mexico in Nov with family and was supposed to go to Paraguay and Brazil afterwards but I was too ill to travel.
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We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.
~Carl Jung
~Carl Jung
![[The Lost Path by Frederick Walker (1863)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:radq5ea3mto23ckpk7qe4j4v/bafkreifrhtnaid2jm6hawlrijfcgm7j33m4h2jbx4qcxx2rnjrbyutkrqy@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.
~Carl Jung
~Carl Jung