Elizabeth
@elizabeth65barter.bsky.social
I am 60 years old, Life is still throwing curveballs at me. However every so often, I am able to catch them and roll them back.
Still learning everyday, sense of humour intact ,hope keeps me sane .
Still learning everyday, sense of humour intact ,hope keeps me sane .
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This beautifully designed clamshell book features famous works by the outstanding Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci. 💡
Inventions: Pop-up Models from the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, 2008.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
#books #inventions #history
Inventions: Pop-up Models from the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, 2008.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
#books #inventions #history
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
This beautifully designed clamshell book features famous works by the outstanding Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci. 💡
Inventions: Pop-up Models from the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, 2008.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
#books #inventions #history
Inventions: Pop-up Models from the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, 2008.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
#books #inventions #history
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#TwelfthNight • Hunting of the Wren 🐦
"In Pembrokeshire, they called the period of the wren-hunt custom ‘Twelfth-tide’.
There, the wren-house was a little wooden cottage dressed with ribbons and the wren was inside."
www.trac.cymru/hunting-the-...
#Wales #History
"In Pembrokeshire, they called the period of the wren-hunt custom ‘Twelfth-tide’.
There, the wren-house was a little wooden cottage dressed with ribbons and the wren was inside."
www.trac.cymru/hunting-the-...
#Wales #History
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
#TwelfthNight • Hunting of the Wren 🐦
"In Pembrokeshire, they called the period of the wren-hunt custom ‘Twelfth-tide’.
There, the wren-house was a little wooden cottage dressed with ribbons and the wren was inside."
www.trac.cymru/hunting-the-...
#Wales #History
"In Pembrokeshire, they called the period of the wren-hunt custom ‘Twelfth-tide’.
There, the wren-house was a little wooden cottage dressed with ribbons and the wren was inside."
www.trac.cymru/hunting-the-...
#Wales #History
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#OnThisDay, 6 Jan 1907, Maria Montessori opens her first Casa Dei Bambini in Rome. Her aim was to improve the lives of the 50 working class children in her care.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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January 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 6 Jan 1907, Maria Montessori opens her first Casa Dei Bambini in Rome. Her aim was to improve the lives of the 50 working class children in her care.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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#OnThisDay, 7 Jan 1955, Marian Anderson becomes the first Black soloist to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
#WomenInMusic #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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#WomenInMusic #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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January 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 7 Jan 1955, Marian Anderson becomes the first Black soloist to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
#WomenInMusic #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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#WomenInMusic #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
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48 years ago today
Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Nashville Rooms, London, on 7 January 1978.
Photograph: Ray Stevenson
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Nashville Rooms, London, on 7 January 1978.
Photograph: Ray Stevenson
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
48 years ago today
Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Nashville Rooms, London, on 7 January 1978.
Photograph: Ray Stevenson
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Nashville Rooms, London, on 7 January 1978.
Photograph: Ray Stevenson
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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#FolkloreThursday 🏒❄️🍁
Shinny Hockey is Canada's ultimate childhood favorite—raw pond hockey rooted in Mi'kmaq lore from 1600s Nova Scotia.
Their Tu'aqn ritual involved hurled balls and curved sticks on icy lakes, channeling ancestral spirits to guide the puck.
From sacred play to backyard legend.
Shinny Hockey is Canada's ultimate childhood favorite—raw pond hockey rooted in Mi'kmaq lore from 1600s Nova Scotia.
Their Tu'aqn ritual involved hurled balls and curved sticks on icy lakes, channeling ancestral spirits to guide the puck.
From sacred play to backyard legend.
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#FolkloreThursday 🏒❄️🍁
Shinny Hockey is Canada's ultimate childhood favorite—raw pond hockey rooted in Mi'kmaq lore from 1600s Nova Scotia.
Their Tu'aqn ritual involved hurled balls and curved sticks on icy lakes, channeling ancestral spirits to guide the puck.
From sacred play to backyard legend.
Shinny Hockey is Canada's ultimate childhood favorite—raw pond hockey rooted in Mi'kmaq lore from 1600s Nova Scotia.
Their Tu'aqn ritual involved hurled balls and curved sticks on icy lakes, channeling ancestral spirits to guide the puck.
From sacred play to backyard legend.
Listen to Dickens' Women by Charles Dickens, Miriam Margolyes on Audible. www.audible.ca/pd/B07JZL2G7...
Marvelous production. Ms Margolyes is older now ,but this production is a gem. Everyone should give this play another listen.
Marvelous production. Ms Margolyes is older now ,but this production is a gem. Everyone should give this play another listen.
Dickens' Women
Check out this great listen on Audible.ca. From Little Nell to Miss Havisham, Dickens’ Women tells the story of Charles Dickens’ life through his beloved characters. Cowritten and performed by Miriam ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Listen to Dickens' Women by Charles Dickens, Miriam Margolyes on Audible. www.audible.ca/pd/B07JZL2G7...
Marvelous production. Ms Margolyes is older now ,but this production is a gem. Everyone should give this play another listen.
Marvelous production. Ms Margolyes is older now ,but this production is a gem. Everyone should give this play another listen.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu visits Halifax ahead of Lunenburg tree cutting www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu visits Halifax ahead of Lunenburg tree cutting
Michelle Wu visits Halifax ahead of tree cutting, highlighting the friendship between the cities despite federal conflicts.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu visits Halifax ahead of Lunenburg tree cutting www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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After 18 years banding 600 tiny owls in Nova Scotia, this researcher's first has been recovered alive in Massachusetts www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
After 18 years banding 600 tiny owls in Nova Scotia, this researcher's first has been recovered alive in Massachusetts
Over the past 18 years, Lauff has caught, collected health data on and then banded over 600 saw-whet owls behind his Antigonish County home.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
After 18 years banding 600 tiny owls in Nova Scotia, this researcher's first has been recovered alive in Massachusetts www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Lobster pot Christmas trees becoming more and more popular in southwest Nova Scotia
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Lobster pot Christmas trees becoming more and more popular in southwest Nova Scotia
Christmas trees constructed from lobster traps, fishing buoys, and even wooden trawl tubs, are increasingly becoming traditions in coastal communities along the southwestern shores of Nova Scotia.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Lobster pot Christmas trees becoming more and more popular in southwest Nova Scotia
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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!["You look happier"
Thanks...
I just bought a book I already own, but the cover was prettier this time.
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What’s pink, pretty and packs a punch? This rosy riff on sangria. "Can’t wait to make this again." nyti.ms/4ohIpSG
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
What’s pink, pretty and packs a punch? This rosy riff on sangria. "Can’t wait to make this again." nyti.ms/4ohIpSG
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Did you know that one of the greatest trials in history took place 290 years ago on Wall Street? Revisit the epic story of John Peter Zenger and dramatic events which laid the groundwork for the modern freedom of the press. It's the latest podcast in the Bowery Boys feed:
The Trial of John Peter Zenger: New York and the Birth of the Freedom of the Press - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
A long, long time ago in New York — in the 1730s, back when the city was a holding of the British, with a little over 10,000 inhabitants — a German printer named John Peter Zenger decided to print a f...
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May 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Did you know that one of the greatest trials in history took place 290 years ago on Wall Street? Revisit the epic story of John Peter Zenger and dramatic events which laid the groundwork for the modern freedom of the press. It's the latest podcast in the Bowery Boys feed:
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The Bowery Boys Ghost Stories of Old New York live show at Joe's Pub is almost sold out. But there are a few tickets left for each night. If you're interested in going, I highly recommend you get your seats today:
The Bowery Boys: Ghost Stories of New York
What spirits will they conjure this year? Will the ghost of Peter Stuyvesant again join them on stage?
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October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Bowery Boys Ghost Stories of Old New York live show at Joe's Pub is almost sold out. But there are a few tickets left for each night. If you're interested in going, I highly recommend you get your seats today:
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Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
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“I just always assumed, despite the fact that the US hadn’t sent any women up there, or people of color, that I was going to go.”
Dr. Mae Jemison was born #OTD in 1956. Doctor, peace corps volunteer, first Black woman in space, and first astronaut on Star Trek. 🧪 🔭 👩🏾🔬
Dr. Mae Jemison was born #OTD in 1956. Doctor, peace corps volunteer, first Black woman in space, and first astronaut on Star Trek. 🧪 🔭 👩🏾🔬
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“I just always assumed, despite the fact that the US hadn’t sent any women up there, or people of color, that I was going to go.”
Dr. Mae Jemison was born #OTD in 1956. Doctor, peace corps volunteer, first Black woman in space, and first astronaut on Star Trek. 🧪 🔭 👩🏾🔬
Dr. Mae Jemison was born #OTD in 1956. Doctor, peace corps volunteer, first Black woman in space, and first astronaut on Star Trek. 🧪 🔭 👩🏾🔬
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The chrysanthemums made it and now blooming despite the big temperature drop! Soon will be brought to shelter.
🌱🌿 #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #dailyflowers #gardening #nature
🌱🌿 #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #dailyflowers #gardening #nature
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The chrysanthemums made it and now blooming despite the big temperature drop! Soon will be brought to shelter.
🌱🌿 #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #dailyflowers #gardening #nature
🌱🌿 #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #dailyflowers #gardening #nature
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