Della Ratcliffe
@badasscrone.bsky.social
Exploring the wild, wise and creative side of my crone years. Living in Vancouver on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples: sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
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“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite – only a sense of existence.”
~ from Letters to Various Persons
Happy Thanksgiving weekend Canada!!!!
🌞🍷🍃🍂🍁🍎🍴🎃
~ from Letters to Various Persons
Happy Thanksgiving weekend Canada!!!!
🌞🍷🍃🍂🍁🍎🍴🎃
October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite – only a sense of existence.”
~ from Letters to Various Persons
Happy Thanksgiving weekend Canada!!!!
🌞🍷🍃🍂🍁🍎🍴🎃
~ from Letters to Various Persons
Happy Thanksgiving weekend Canada!!!!
🌞🍷🍃🍂🍁🍎🍴🎃
Today’s experiment. I applied a W/C wash onto each paper strip (1 pink, 1 blue, 2 different yellows), then left to dry. I then topped with soap suds, dabbing various W/Cs onto the suds. I wonder how they’ll look once the bubbles have dried? The last image was taken accidentally by my iPhone ❤️🤩
September 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Today’s experiment. I applied a W/C wash onto each paper strip (1 pink, 1 blue, 2 different yellows), then left to dry. I then topped with soap suds, dabbing various W/Cs onto the suds. I wonder how they’ll look once the bubbles have dried? The last image was taken accidentally by my iPhone ❤️🤩
I would love to know what Tom Smothers would have said about the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert… I still remember the shock of CBS cancelling The Smothers Brothers Comedy hour in 1969, clearly for political reasons.
July 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I would love to know what Tom Smothers would have said about the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert… I still remember the shock of CBS cancelling The Smothers Brothers Comedy hour in 1969, clearly for political reasons.
The City of Vancouver has finally announced the long overdue intention to plan and build a replacement for the Kitsilano Pool. If you care about the plans for the development, please read on (and complete the survey) at vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
June 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The City of Vancouver has finally announced the long overdue intention to plan and build a replacement for the Kitsilano Pool. If you care about the plans for the development, please read on (and complete the survey) at vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
Finished the organic garlic scape sea salt today, yield 1kg - dried, hand ground, packed and labeled. Should last a while!
June 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Finished the organic garlic scape sea salt today, yield 1kg - dried, hand ground, packed and labeled. Should last a while!
Everything smells like garlic 🧄🤣 I just processed 4 bundles of garlic scapes (about 850 grams after trimming) with coarse sea salt, and scooped onto 4 trays in the dehydrator. I much prefer this to the oven drying method, especially as our oven runs hot: a more vibrant colour and even dehydration.
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Everything smells like garlic 🧄🤣 I just processed 4 bundles of garlic scapes (about 850 grams after trimming) with coarse sea salt, and scooped onto 4 trays in the dehydrator. I much prefer this to the oven drying method, especially as our oven runs hot: a more vibrant colour and even dehydration.
Hurray! Kitsilano Pool opens Saturday June 21…my summer hangout!
June 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hurray! Kitsilano Pool opens Saturday June 21…my summer hangout!
The #ArbutusGreenway is so lush at the moment… in just a few steps I came across meadow crane's-bill aka meadow geranium, St John’s Wort (always a sign that Summer Solstice is nigh!), salmon berry (TBC!), some opportunistic blackberries, and yarrow, some of which were entwined with bindweed.
June 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The #ArbutusGreenway is so lush at the moment… in just a few steps I came across meadow crane's-bill aka meadow geranium, St John’s Wort (always a sign that Summer Solstice is nigh!), salmon berry (TBC!), some opportunistic blackberries, and yarrow, some of which were entwined with bindweed.
Today’s culinary adventure: a chive blossom infused herbal labneh (yoghurt cheese). So easy to make and so delicious! Recipe + method in link.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Today’s culinary adventure: a chive blossom infused herbal labneh (yoghurt cheese). So easy to make and so delicious! Recipe + method in link.
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It’s Int’l Nature Journaling Week, June 1-7. This year’s theme is Conversations with Nature. The daily prompts (1st 2 in pic) on the website include how to participate, access live free zoom events, and resources (including other languages).
#naturejournalingweek
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#naturejournalingweek
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June 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s Int’l Nature Journaling Week, June 1-7. This year’s theme is Conversations with Nature. The daily prompts (1st 2 in pic) on the website include how to participate, access live free zoom events, and resources (including other languages).
#naturejournalingweek
www.naturejournalingweek.com/home
#naturejournalingweek
www.naturejournalingweek.com/home
True to form, "Don" Trump seems to think that threats and extortion = negotiation.
May 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
True to form, "Don" Trump seems to think that threats and extortion = negotiation.
My first two FREE Harvard online courses! I have a busy few weeks ahead so chose these short 1-week humanities courses. Next up, likely “Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media”
May 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
My first two FREE Harvard online courses! I have a busy few weeks ahead so chose these short 1-week humanities courses. Next up, likely “Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media”
Is #throwbackthursday still a thing? Spanish Banks at low tide two years ago today. My favourite Vancouver beach.
May 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Is #throwbackthursday still a thing? Spanish Banks at low tide two years ago today. My favourite Vancouver beach.
My first haiku, inspired by spending some time with a local silver birch tree.
from chartreuse catkins
Silver birch shares an ancient
promise of new life
from chartreuse catkins
Silver birch shares an ancient
promise of new life
May 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My first haiku, inspired by spending some time with a local silver birch tree.
from chartreuse catkins
Silver birch shares an ancient
promise of new life
from chartreuse catkins
Silver birch shares an ancient
promise of new life
Spanish Banks Beach at sunset, Vancouver
May 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Spanish Banks Beach at sunset, Vancouver
Some random iPhone pics of today’s stroll through the Laburnum (aka Golden Chain) Walk at the #vandusengarden in Vancouver 🇨🇦 They should be blooming for roughly another week. Worth a visit!!! And there is so much more to see.
May 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Some random iPhone pics of today’s stroll through the Laburnum (aka Golden Chain) Walk at the #vandusengarden in Vancouver 🇨🇦 They should be blooming for roughly another week. Worth a visit!!! And there is so much more to see.
I have been known to use many of these words, and I’m sure many of us would recognize a few. Original source unknown (seen on FB).
May 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I have been known to use many of these words, and I’m sure many of us would recognize a few. Original source unknown (seen on FB).
Working on some ideas for a handmade chapbook… 1st mock-up.
May 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Working on some ideas for a handmade chapbook… 1st mock-up.
May 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am so looking forward to tomorrow night’s FREE event / interview at #upstartandcrow: Kate Braid reading from her latest book, “The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections from a Well-Loved Life”, a memoir about some of the highlights (and lowlights) of aging.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I am so looking forward to tomorrow night’s FREE event / interview at #upstartandcrow: Kate Braid reading from her latest book, “The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections from a Well-Loved Life”, a memoir about some of the highlights (and lowlights) of aging.
upstartandcrow.com/event/the-er...
upstartandcrow.com/event/the-er...
Still my favourite quick lunch… celery soup topped with sautéed celery leaves and a few nigella seeds, recipe by #feastingathome
www.feastingathome.com/celery-soup/
www.feastingathome.com/celery-soup/
May 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Still my favourite quick lunch… celery soup topped with sautéed celery leaves and a few nigella seeds, recipe by #feastingathome
www.feastingathome.com/celery-soup/
www.feastingathome.com/celery-soup/
Walking on the #ArbutusGreenway in Kerrisdale this afternoon, I saw this charming piece of art on a pole. I don’t know the history, but thank you to whomever shared it!
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Walking on the #ArbutusGreenway in Kerrisdale this afternoon, I saw this charming piece of art on a pole. I don’t know the history, but thank you to whomever shared it!
Our local Queen of the May — hawthorn — was not quite ready for Bealtaine but is getting close… so fragrant (and medicinal!).
May 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Our local Queen of the May — hawthorn — was not quite ready for Bealtaine but is getting close… so fragrant (and medicinal!).
Such a lovely day yesterday, perfect for Bealtaine! I enjoyed my Gaelic class at #brockhousesociety and then enjoyed a walk along Jericho Beach.
May 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Such a lovely day yesterday, perfect for Bealtaine! I enjoyed my Gaelic class at #brockhousesociety and then enjoyed a walk along Jericho Beach.
If Danielle Smith thinks Ottawa doesn’t like Alberta — complaining that Trudeau “overtly attacked” their economy for the past 10 years — can she tell us why he purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline (unpopular + costly) from KinderMorgan to export Alberta crude?
Image source CBC News
Image source CBC News
April 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If Danielle Smith thinks Ottawa doesn’t like Alberta — complaining that Trudeau “overtly attacked” their economy for the past 10 years — can she tell us why he purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline (unpopular + costly) from KinderMorgan to export Alberta crude?
Image source CBC News
Image source CBC News