@crystalsmusings.bsky.social
She/Her-Intersectional Feminist & Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✊
🇨🇦 Reader, reviewer, & book hoarder—115/150 🎧 Katabasis
I also write & make quilts & other sewn goods. Newbie knitter. 🧶
M.A. in English Literature - Medievalist & Educator in a former life - Independent Scholar
🇨🇦 Reader, reviewer, & book hoarder—115/150 🎧 Katabasis
I also write & make quilts & other sewn goods. Newbie knitter. 🧶
M.A. in English Literature - Medievalist & Educator in a former life - Independent Scholar
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These types of evenings are some of my favourites after a busy day of yard work & other tasks.
Asha is so completely relaxed on my lap, that she’s let her back leg dangle. She’s in a deep sleep.
I’m reading an interesting anthology of Canadian poetry.
#SpeechDriesHereOnTheTongue
BookSky📚🦋
Asha is so completely relaxed on my lap, that she’s let her back leg dangle. She’s in a deep sleep.
I’m reading an interesting anthology of Canadian poetry.
#SpeechDriesHereOnTheTongue
BookSky📚🦋
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
These types of evenings are some of my favourites after a busy day of yard work & other tasks.
Asha is so completely relaxed on my lap, that she’s let her back leg dangle. She’s in a deep sleep.
I’m reading an interesting anthology of Canadian poetry.
#SpeechDriesHereOnTheTongue
BookSky📚🦋
Asha is so completely relaxed on my lap, that she’s let her back leg dangle. She’s in a deep sleep.
I’m reading an interesting anthology of Canadian poetry.
#SpeechDriesHereOnTheTongue
BookSky📚🦋
Why is it so hard to find an athletic jacket/hoodie that covers your rear end?
It’s cold here in SW Ontario — I want my butt covered from the chill when I’m walking on my treadmill in the garage at 5:30am. 🥶
It’s cold here in SW Ontario — I want my butt covered from the chill when I’m walking on my treadmill in the garage at 5:30am. 🥶
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Why is it so hard to find an athletic jacket/hoodie that covers your rear end?
It’s cold here in SW Ontario — I want my butt covered from the chill when I’m walking on my treadmill in the garage at 5:30am. 🥶
It’s cold here in SW Ontario — I want my butt covered from the chill when I’m walking on my treadmill in the garage at 5:30am. 🥶
35 books to go to meet my 2025 reading goal of 150 books.
I think I might set a lower goal next year as I find these last couple of months that I’ve been skipping the 500+ page books that are on my TBR.
#BookSky📚🦋
I think I might set a lower goal next year as I find these last couple of months that I’ve been skipping the 500+ page books that are on my TBR.
#BookSky📚🦋
November 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
35 books to go to meet my 2025 reading goal of 150 books.
I think I might set a lower goal next year as I find these last couple of months that I’ve been skipping the 500+ page books that are on my TBR.
#BookSky📚🦋
I think I might set a lower goal next year as I find these last couple of months that I’ve been skipping the 500+ page books that are on my TBR.
#BookSky📚🦋
Holding my most recent publication in my hands — it finally arrived today!
I contributed a book chapter to this fantastic scholarly edited collection.
#Published #Scholar #AcademicResearch #Writer #BookSky📚🦋
I contributed a book chapter to this fantastic scholarly edited collection.
#Published #Scholar #AcademicResearch #Writer #BookSky📚🦋
October 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Holding my most recent publication in my hands — it finally arrived today!
I contributed a book chapter to this fantastic scholarly edited collection.
#Published #Scholar #AcademicResearch #Writer #BookSky📚🦋
I contributed a book chapter to this fantastic scholarly edited collection.
#Published #Scholar #AcademicResearch #Writer #BookSky📚🦋
Seasonal flu shot & Covid vaccine for 2025/2026 acquired. ✅
October 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seasonal flu shot & Covid vaccine for 2025/2026 acquired. ✅
Jane Goodall inspired my daughter to study evolutionary anthropology at uni—& it all started with this book I gifted her over a decade ago.
She texted me tonight absolutely gutted that her idol had passed.
RIP Dr. Goodall. You made a difference. 💔
#DrJaneGoodall #InspirationalWomen
She texted me tonight absolutely gutted that her idol had passed.
RIP Dr. Goodall. You made a difference. 💔
#DrJaneGoodall #InspirationalWomen
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Jane Goodall inspired my daughter to study evolutionary anthropology at uni—& it all started with this book I gifted her over a decade ago.
She texted me tonight absolutely gutted that her idol had passed.
RIP Dr. Goodall. You made a difference. 💔
#DrJaneGoodall #InspirationalWomen
She texted me tonight absolutely gutted that her idol had passed.
RIP Dr. Goodall. You made a difference. 💔
#DrJaneGoodall #InspirationalWomen
Is this not the cutest ruler? 🐈⬛😻📏
I got this for my 2026 Hobonichi Hon.
#Hobonichi #PlannerStuff #CatSky
I got this for my 2026 Hobonichi Hon.
#Hobonichi #PlannerStuff #CatSky
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Is this not the cutest ruler? 🐈⬛😻📏
I got this for my 2026 Hobonichi Hon.
#Hobonichi #PlannerStuff #CatSky
I got this for my 2026 Hobonichi Hon.
#Hobonichi #PlannerStuff #CatSky
I would 💯 watch this 🎦
“Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home and back into their former convent, defying diocese.”
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
“Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home and back into their former convent, defying diocese.”
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home and back into their former convent, defying diocese
Three octogenarian nuns have defied their diocese, run away from their nursing home and returned to their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, which they are now occupying.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I would 💯 watch this 🎦
“Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home and back into their former convent, defying diocese.”
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
“Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home and back into their former convent, defying diocese.”
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Just finished Grady Hendrix’s, audiobook of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. Surprisingly enjoyable—even though it’s over 16 hrs & I winced through many graphic descriptions of body horror. 😖
📚: Horrorstör; My Best Friend’s Exorcism; & The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires.
#BookSky💙📚
📚: Horrorstör; My Best Friend’s Exorcism; & The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires.
#BookSky💙📚
September 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just finished Grady Hendrix’s, audiobook of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. Surprisingly enjoyable—even though it’s over 16 hrs & I winced through many graphic descriptions of body horror. 😖
📚: Horrorstör; My Best Friend’s Exorcism; & The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires.
#BookSky💙📚
📚: Horrorstör; My Best Friend’s Exorcism; & The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires.
#BookSky💙📚
Hey book friends—Have you been to the new Indie bookstore in St. Jacob’s, Ontario? It’s called, The Book Loft, & they’ve curated a nice selection of books. I don’t believe they’re on BlueSky, but they are on TikTok.
I went for the first time today, but it certainly won’t be my last!
#BookSky 💙📚
I went for the first time today, but it certainly won’t be my last!
#BookSky 💙📚
September 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey book friends—Have you been to the new Indie bookstore in St. Jacob’s, Ontario? It’s called, The Book Loft, & they’ve curated a nice selection of books. I don’t believe they’re on BlueSky, but they are on TikTok.
I went for the first time today, but it certainly won’t be my last!
#BookSky 💙📚
I went for the first time today, but it certainly won’t be my last!
#BookSky 💙📚
Okay, I was drawn in and purchased my first Hobonichi Techo planner. I got the Hon. it’s got everything the Cousin has, but comes in hardcover. I also bought the 5-year journal. Thought it would be fun to try.
Got to get back to my planner game in 2026—I let it slide for the last couple of years.
Got to get back to my planner game in 2026—I let it slide for the last couple of years.
September 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Okay, I was drawn in and purchased my first Hobonichi Techo planner. I got the Hon. it’s got everything the Cousin has, but comes in hardcover. I also bought the 5-year journal. Thought it would be fun to try.
Got to get back to my planner game in 2026—I let it slide for the last couple of years.
Got to get back to my planner game in 2026—I let it slide for the last couple of years.
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My dream is for it to happen like it does to vampires.
When the leader kicks the bucket, the rest of them burst into flames.
When the leader kicks the bucket, the rest of them burst into flames.
a black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie
ALT: a black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie
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August 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My dream is for it to happen like it does to vampires.
When the leader kicks the bucket, the rest of them burst into flames.
When the leader kicks the bucket, the rest of them burst into flames.
August 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I’m taking the plunge and making the switch from a Passion Planner to a Wonderland222 All-In-One Planner for 2026.
What are some of your favourite planner spread ideas for W222?
#Planner2026
What are some of your favourite planner spread ideas for W222?
#Planner2026
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m taking the plunge and making the switch from a Passion Planner to a Wonderland222 All-In-One Planner for 2026.
What are some of your favourite planner spread ideas for W222?
#Planner2026
What are some of your favourite planner spread ideas for W222?
#Planner2026
Guess who’s got tickets to see Kamala Harris in Toronto in November? 🎉🎉🎉 🙌🏼🙋♀️
August 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Guess who’s got tickets to see Kamala Harris in Toronto in November? 🎉🎉🎉 🙌🏼🙋♀️
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Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
August 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
I despise the RBC AI on both telephone and online banking.
All I had was a simple question about whether or not a service was still provided.
Why can I not talk to a customer service rep in my small town branch anymore on the phone?
All I had was a simple question about whether or not a service was still provided.
Why can I not talk to a customer service rep in my small town branch anymore on the phone?
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I despise the RBC AI on both telephone and online banking.
All I had was a simple question about whether or not a service was still provided.
Why can I not talk to a customer service rep in my small town branch anymore on the phone?
All I had was a simple question about whether or not a service was still provided.
Why can I not talk to a customer service rep in my small town branch anymore on the phone?
July was my lowest reading month so far this year, but I still managed to finish 10 books. The three pictured in the graphic were the best 3 of the bunch.
#BookSky 📚🦋
#JulyReadingStats
#BookSky 📚🦋
#JulyReadingStats
August 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
July was my lowest reading month so far this year, but I still managed to finish 10 books. The three pictured in the graphic were the best 3 of the bunch.
#BookSky 📚🦋
#JulyReadingStats
#BookSky 📚🦋
#JulyReadingStats
Got some fun #BookMail 📖📬 today!
Arcana Academy by Elisa Kova
I was lucky enough to read an ARC of this from @netgalley.bsky.social in Dec 2024
It was a 5-star read for me. I liked it so much, I bought the hardcover. It’s just been published.
#BookSky 📚🦋 #DarkAcademia
Arcana Academy by Elisa Kova
I was lucky enough to read an ARC of this from @netgalley.bsky.social in Dec 2024
It was a 5-star read for me. I liked it so much, I bought the hardcover. It’s just been published.
#BookSky 📚🦋 #DarkAcademia
July 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Got some fun #BookMail 📖📬 today!
Arcana Academy by Elisa Kova
I was lucky enough to read an ARC of this from @netgalley.bsky.social in Dec 2024
It was a 5-star read for me. I liked it so much, I bought the hardcover. It’s just been published.
#BookSky 📚🦋 #DarkAcademia
Arcana Academy by Elisa Kova
I was lucky enough to read an ARC of this from @netgalley.bsky.social in Dec 2024
It was a 5-star read for me. I liked it so much, I bought the hardcover. It’s just been published.
#BookSky 📚🦋 #DarkAcademia
I just got approved on @netgalley.bsky.social for the audiobook edition of T. Kingfisher’s Hemlock & Silver!
Love me a T. Kingfisher audiobook 🎧🥰—I just started reading her books this year & she’s become my favourite author of 2025. I’ve finished 6 of her books so far.
Love me a T. Kingfisher audiobook 🎧🥰—I just started reading her books this year & she’s become my favourite author of 2025. I’ve finished 6 of her books so far.
July 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I just got approved on @netgalley.bsky.social for the audiobook edition of T. Kingfisher’s Hemlock & Silver!
Love me a T. Kingfisher audiobook 🎧🥰—I just started reading her books this year & she’s become my favourite author of 2025. I’ve finished 6 of her books so far.
Love me a T. Kingfisher audiobook 🎧🥰—I just started reading her books this year & she’s become my favourite author of 2025. I’ve finished 6 of her books so far.
My husband sent me this link questioning why I’m not on the list—I think this is a challenge. 😂
I have over 1K books 📚🫣 so I’m 1/4 of the way to their “lucky number” & I think my collection would be considered a small library.
Challenge Accepted. 💪
#BookSky 📚🦋
getpocket.com/explore/item...
I have over 1K books 📚🫣 so I’m 1/4 of the way to their “lucky number” & I think my collection would be considered a small library.
Challenge Accepted. 💪
#BookSky 📚🦋
getpocket.com/explore/item...
10 Famous Book Hoarders
Karl Lagerfeld had more books than you.
getpocket.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My husband sent me this link questioning why I’m not on the list—I think this is a challenge. 😂
I have over 1K books 📚🫣 so I’m 1/4 of the way to their “lucky number” & I think my collection would be considered a small library.
Challenge Accepted. 💪
#BookSky 📚🦋
getpocket.com/explore/item...
I have over 1K books 📚🫣 so I’m 1/4 of the way to their “lucky number” & I think my collection would be considered a small library.
Challenge Accepted. 💪
#BookSky 📚🦋
getpocket.com/explore/item...
July 2025 Shop Hop is complete!
I’ve driven all over S-W Ontario to 12 different quilt stores in the last 2 weeks to collect each store’s quilt block.
Now it’s time to start assembling my quilt!
I’ve driven all over S-W Ontario to 12 different quilt stores in the last 2 weeks to collect each store’s quilt block.
Now it’s time to start assembling my quilt!
July 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
July 2025 Shop Hop is complete!
I’ve driven all over S-W Ontario to 12 different quilt stores in the last 2 weeks to collect each store’s quilt block.
Now it’s time to start assembling my quilt!
I’ve driven all over S-W Ontario to 12 different quilt stores in the last 2 weeks to collect each store’s quilt block.
Now it’s time to start assembling my quilt!
Kerisl — “the sorrow of imagining the wealth of knowledge forever lost to history.”
Love this word—I feel this in my bones.
(Definition from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)
Love this word—I feel this in my bones.
(Definition from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)
July 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Kerisl — “the sorrow of imagining the wealth of knowledge forever lost to history.”
Love this word—I feel this in my bones.
(Definition from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)
Love this word—I feel this in my bones.
(Definition from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)