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Susanne Spence Wilkins
Writer, Podcaster
Barn Quilt Painter, Gardener
Check out my podcast of original short stories of rural Canadian life:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monterey-from-memory-to-salvage/id1813471804?i=1000707004938
Writer, Podcaster
Barn Quilt Painter, Gardener
Check out my podcast of original short stories of rural Canadian life:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monterey-from-memory-to-salvage/id1813471804?i=1000707004938
Let's just be grateful. He would only add hate to a horrible tragedy. Sending love to all those hurting and struggling. I can't imagine the depth of their sorrow.
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Let's just be grateful. He would only add hate to a horrible tragedy. Sending love to all those hurting and struggling. I can't imagine the depth of their sorrow.
The Charlie and Stephen Resistance Tour is forming up ...
Stephen Harper says the US is a "hostile" regime and Canada must urgently reduce its economic ties and hit back with counter tariffs.
He says business leaders are fooling themselves if they think things will go back to normal.
When I find myself in the same trench as Stephen Harper it's serious.
He says business leaders are fooling themselves if they think things will go back to normal.
When I find myself in the same trench as Stephen Harper it's serious.
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Charlie and Stephen Resistance Tour is forming up ...
I learned last week about Hay on Wye. I discovered it after stumbling onto a reel about Wigtown, Scotland. And then I wrote last week's email newsletter about book towns.
I believe I'm now in some heavenly algorithm so I'll see lots and lots about booktowns.
#booktowns
#hayonwye
#wigtown
I believe I'm now in some heavenly algorithm so I'll see lots and lots about booktowns.
#booktowns
#hayonwye
#wigtown
It's always a delight getting to visit Hay on Wye - the world's first book town. Here's my haul from today. #booksky
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I learned last week about Hay on Wye. I discovered it after stumbling onto a reel about Wigtown, Scotland. And then I wrote last week's email newsletter about book towns.
I believe I'm now in some heavenly algorithm so I'll see lots and lots about booktowns.
#booktowns
#hayonwye
#wigtown
I believe I'm now in some heavenly algorithm so I'll see lots and lots about booktowns.
#booktowns
#hayonwye
#wigtown
I think we have a Harrier cruising through the gully behind our house amidst every day, but I haven't been able to positively identify him.
#harrier
#harrier
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I think we have a Harrier cruising through the gully behind our house amidst every day, but I haven't been able to positively identify him.
#harrier
#harrier
Heck yea
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Heck yea
WTF Doug? Get on a bike if want to keep that figure ... instead of just one slice of pizza.
Bike lanes are a safe route for many. I wish we had more in our rural areas.
Stop waiting or tax dollars on lawyers.
#bikelanes #dougonabike
Bike lanes are a safe route for many. I wish we had more in our rural areas.
Stop waiting or tax dollars on lawyers.
#bikelanes #dougonabike
Ontario is heading back to court to try again to remove bike lanes from Bloor, Yonge and University — after a judge ruled the plan would violate Charter rights. Cycling advocates say the stakes go far beyond Toronto. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/28/n...
Ford’s war on bike lanes heads back to court
This week, the province will return to court to challenge a decision that ruled that taking out bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue in an effort to reduce traffic congestion...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
WTF Doug? Get on a bike if want to keep that figure ... instead of just one slice of pizza.
Bike lanes are a safe route for many. I wish we had more in our rural areas.
Stop waiting or tax dollars on lawyers.
#bikelanes #dougonabike
Bike lanes are a safe route for many. I wish we had more in our rural areas.
Stop waiting or tax dollars on lawyers.
#bikelanes #dougonabike
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“To you this is murder?”
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
“To you this is murder?”
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
Sounds like it's the right thing to do. With our eyes wide open.
Do not go along to get along.
Do not go along to get along.
Unfortunately right now we have to rely on either the Supreme Court or spineless Republicans in Congress to end this shit.
This also proves to every country that whatever “deal” you make with Trump is utterly worthless.
This also proves to every country that whatever “deal” you make with Trump is utterly worthless.
January 24, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Sounds like it's the right thing to do. With our eyes wide open.
Do not go along to get along.
Do not go along to get along.
“So, we have to say, no. To confront this like Carney did … with his impressive speech, as a lesson for the whole world,”
PM Carney’s speech was “in tune with the current times,” said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, during her morning news conference Wednesday, in response to a Davos-related question from a journalist.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...
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Carney's Davos speech strikes a chord in Mexico | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, resonated in Mexico, a country which, much like Canada, has also been forced to grapple with the mercuria...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“So, we have to say, no. To confront this like Carney did … with his impressive speech, as a lesson for the whole world,”
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Right now, in this moment of geopolitical volatility, we will stand on guard for our country by diversifying trade partnerships and bolstering national defence and security. The work is urgent and we will not retreat.
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Right now, in this moment of geopolitical volatility, we will stand on guard for our country by diversifying trade partnerships and bolstering national defence and security. The work is urgent and we will not retreat.
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We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
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I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
Birchbark Books & Native Arts / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Owned by author Louise Erdrich, Birchbark Books is a full range bookstore specializing in Indigenous American books, arts & gifts. Our books are lovingly chosen. Our store is tended with care. We are ...
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January 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM
I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
Hey Doug Ford.
When you're on Team Canada, you don't always get to be on the ice.
But when one of us scores, we all win.
Don't be a puck hog.
When you're on Team Canada, you don't always get to be on the ice.
But when one of us scores, we all win.
Don't be a puck hog.
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Hey Doug Ford.
When you're on Team Canada, you don't always get to be on the ice.
But when one of us scores, we all win.
Don't be a puck hog.
When you're on Team Canada, you don't always get to be on the ice.
But when one of us scores, we all win.
Don't be a puck hog.
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For anyone wanting to understand a bit more about the discord between rural and urban or for those with a narrow view of Albertans. A good listen for all Canadians especially those who would like a true voice rather than a party one. Great interview!
#BattleRiverCrowfoot
#BattleRiverCrowfoot
@thebreakdownab.bsky.social did a really great interview with #BonnieCritchley. It would be amazing if she beat the endlessly corrupt conman, #PierrePoilievre.
The message it would send would be phenomenal. #NeverPoilievre #BattleRiverCrowfoot #Abpoli #cdnpoli
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The message it would send would be phenomenal. #NeverPoilievre #BattleRiverCrowfoot #Abpoli #cdnpoli
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Episode 7.26 - Independent Candidate Bonnie Critchley!
Podcast Episode · The Breakdown With Nate Pike · 2025-07-28 · 55m
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August 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For anyone wanting to understand a bit more about the discord between rural and urban or for those with a narrow view of Albertans. A good listen for all Canadians especially those who would like a true voice rather than a party one. Great interview!
#BattleRiverCrowfoot
#BattleRiverCrowfoot
Border Collie glamor pic.
#bordercollie
#bordercollie
June 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Border Collie glamor pic.
#bordercollie
#bordercollie
We always stop for lunch at Jelly Bakery in Shelburne, Ontario whenever we travel nearby.
#pierogies
#jellyisasurname
#pierogies
#jellyisasurname
June 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We always stop for lunch at Jelly Bakery in Shelburne, Ontario whenever we travel nearby.
#pierogies
#jellyisasurname
#pierogies
#jellyisasurname
I'm glad he was my teen idol.
RIP Bobby Sherman.
RIP Bobby Sherman.
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s with bubblegum pop hits like “Little Woman” and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” has died. He was 81.
Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s with bubblegum pop hits like “Little Woman” and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” has …
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June 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I'm glad he was my teen idol.
RIP Bobby Sherman.
RIP Bobby Sherman.
He forgot to add "Thank you for your attention to this matter."
President TACO got suckered by Netanyahu into bombing Iran.
Now he's hiding in the White House issuing retractions via social media. The world is on fire. Canada has to stop enabling the arsonist from Mar-a-Lago.
Now he's hiding in the White House issuing retractions via social media. The world is on fire. Canada has to stop enabling the arsonist from Mar-a-Lago.
June 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
He forgot to add "Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Delpiniums. Remind us that we can reach the sky,even after we have been laid low by the cruelest of months.
June 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Delpiniums. Remind us that we can reach the sky,even after we have been laid low by the cruelest of months.
A morning bicycle ride can be the setup for a really good day.
#ontariobybike
#ontariobybike
June 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A morning bicycle ride can be the setup for a really good day.
#ontariobybike
#ontariobybike
These firefighting women made history in St. John's with the first all-female shift
'I get goosebumps when I think about it,' said Capt. Gina Burke #Newfoundland #Labrador
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'I get goosebumps when I think about it,' said Capt. Gina Burke #Newfoundland #Labrador
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
These firefighting women made history in St. John's with the first all-female shift | CBC News
A recent shift at the St. John's Regional Fire Department had just about everything a firefighter could ask for, but the group of eight women on deck at Kent's Pond Station had a little added signific...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM