Barbara Douma 🇨🇦 🇳🇱
@bdouma.bsky.social
Canada (Nova Scotia) is home of the heart, Netherlands is physical home, and I worry about the state of the world. Single cat lady, music lover, choral singer, wannabe pianist, embroiderer, pretty good home cook, former technical writer.
Depeche = autocorrupt for "speech"
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Depeche = autocorrupt for "speech"
It's an obvious AI version of you. The voice and eyes are recognizable, but the mouth and Depeche patterns are wrong. Very creepy.
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's an obvious AI version of you. The voice and eyes are recognizable, but the mouth and Depeche patterns are wrong. Very creepy.
AI is going to kill us. 🙄
October 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
AI is going to kill us. 🙄
He does amazing work!
September 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
He does amazing work!
What a loss. My sincere condolences to his friends and loved ones.
September 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
What a loss. My sincere condolences to his friends and loved ones.
What a great idea! Lovely.
September 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What a great idea! Lovely.
I find it hard to choose a favourite, but Going Postal is up there among my faves.
September 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I find it hard to choose a favourite, but Going Postal is up there among my faves.
Nope. It's an Eastern Blue Jay.
August 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Nope. It's an Eastern Blue Jay.
Embroidered bags that can hold a pair of shoes.
August 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Embroidered bags that can hold a pair of shoes.
Good luck! I learned to sew at school (Home Economics mandatory for girls, and Inudustrial Arts mandatory for boys🙄) and have never regretted it. Maybe check out continuing ed classes for sewing courses. They can be really helpful.
August 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Good luck! I learned to sew at school (Home Economics mandatory for girls, and Inudustrial Arts mandatory for boys🙄) and have never regretted it. Maybe check out continuing ed classes for sewing courses. They can be really helpful.
I agree. Paprika is really great and I've been using it for years. It makes scaling recipes really easy, and I use it to keep notes on changes I made or would make the next time. I just wish the editor didn't jump to the end of the recipe with every minor edit.
July 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I agree. Paprika is really great and I've been using it for years. It makes scaling recipes really easy, and I use it to keep notes on changes I made or would make the next time. I just wish the editor didn't jump to the end of the recipe with every minor edit.
We had it when I was a kid in the original Dutch: Kabouters
July 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We had it when I was a kid in the original Dutch: Kabouters
Oh dear. Where do you stand on Twigz pretzels? I can't get them here and I love them even more than Hawkins cheezies (which I also can't get here.)
July 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Oh dear. Where do you stand on Twigz pretzels? I can't get them here and I love them even more than Hawkins cheezies (which I also can't get here.)
I used counted cross stitch embroidery for the same purpose. Less healthy but quite meditative.
June 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I used counted cross stitch embroidery for the same purpose. Less healthy but quite meditative.
I have a few seed packets and an envelope with self collected tomato seeds in the cutlery drawer, but never get organized to sow stuff early indoors and transplant. 🤭
June 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I have a few seed packets and an envelope with self collected tomato seeds in the cutlery drawer, but never get organized to sow stuff early indoors and transplant. 🤭
Good for you! I have never been organized enough, but my balcony tomato plants are also doing really well this year and have started setting fruit.
June 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Good for you! I have never been organized enough, but my balcony tomato plants are also doing really well this year and have started setting fruit.
I'm so sorry. Cuddles from my cats.
June 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm so sorry. Cuddles from my cats.
I know, but lots of people only read headlines, unfortunately.
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I know, but lots of people only read headlines, unfortunately.
Misleading headline. The article itself states "The ban was brief, as the vice president’s account was reinstated just minutes later."
June 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Misleading headline. The article itself states "The ban was brief, as the vice president’s account was reinstated just minutes later."